Archived Webcasts and Podcasts

Discover how to lose guilt and feel better easily through using the groundbreaking Active Energy System. In this talk Adam Shaw explains the role of guilt in wellbeing and how it can inhibit health and wellbeing. If you want to feel better easily, lose guilt and learn a system that can make you and those who you know feel better easily then this event will show you how.

Through a set of steps that you can do as you walk it is possible to easily increase your wellbeing, energy and motivation easily and effortlessly, saving you time and eradicating the need to find extra time for gyms, diets and strenuous exercise routines.

Staying Ahead of the Curve is designed to provide defined contribution plan fiduciaries, committee members, plan administrators, human resource, and compensation & benefits specialist with the latest trends in retirement plan management. Our presentation provides insight into how the current legal and regulatory environment is driving changes in plan design. These changes include how plan fees are allocated to participants, the use of plan investment options to pay recordkeeping expenses, and the processes utilized to ensure plan fees are reasonable and competitive. We will provide an overview of the steps required to monitor plan expenses and determine their reasonableness. We detail the fact and fiction of regarding benchmark, vendor RFP, and targeted renegotiation projects.

With the Form 5500 season upon us, this presentation will address basic reporting requirements, provide practice tips, highlight areas the DOL and IRS are focusing on, and walk through how to avoid the top five Red Flags your filings may have.

This presentation will guide HR professionals through the Form 5500 filing to help them gain a better understanding of the information required to be reported and Find out what is new for 2012, how to simplify indirect (Schedule C) service provider compensation reporting, what is and how to report ‘nonmonetary compensation’ and how to perform an effective manager review of each filing before submission.

There are three developments that have made communicating benefits harder than ever:

• The increasing complexity of benefits, especially health benefits
• The general difficulty in getting anyone's attention
• The need to master multiple communications channels

Fortunately, there are new ideas and methods for communicating during the open enrollment period that will help you battle past these challenges.

This webinar will look at the thinking that lies behind successful open enrollment communication programs and shares some specific tips and techniques. Among the techniques we will explore are the use of video, social media, and “federated” creation of content. We can do better communication than ever, but we have to embrace the right tools and right mindset.

The Importance of Benefit Communication will be discussing all aspects of open enrollment from: 1) Employee and Employer needs and trends and ways to save cost to bottom line. 2) Benefit selection including: product lines, differention, and how to ask the right questions to achieve the best overall plans 3) Different styles of benefit communication to fit different learning needs. 4) Questions to ask to choose a communication company that works best for your needs. 5) Different benefits available and how to choose the best ones for your needs. 6) Products and services that can help maximize your enrollment at little or no cost to your bottom line.

You have a benefits program. Your employees have smartphones. Now what? Attend this presentation to learn how mobile technology will change insurance and employee pensions and benefits forever. Discover what lies ahead for mobile technology, and how your benefit program and mHealth will come together. Organizations and human resources will learn about this new platform for program management, and how to lower administration overhead by using and effectively deploying not just Apps to smartphones but components of a fully integrated health system. Learn about the potential for a fully integrated health records systems encompassing Government health plans and private health insurance.

Now, more than ever, it's important to know how health care reform will affect you, your employees and your business. Don't miss this interactive webinar discussing the sweeping transformations involving health care changes and employee benefits. In this webinar, our expert on compliance, Penny Boyd, will guide you through topics such as: W2 reporting, uniform summary of coverage, open enrollment checklists, dependent issues, and focusing on how grandfathered, non-grandfathered and self-insured plans must comply with new regulations. Our speaker, Penny Boyd, is CBP's compliance specialist. As Compliance Coordinator, she brings over 25 years of experience in Employee Benefits, Compensation and Human Resources to the team. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and a longtime member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits. Penny's most recent work experience was at The Dannon Company, Inc., as Manager of Employee Benefits. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Anthropology and studied Law after graduating.

As an employer, you understand the challenges of running a successful company. In today’s competitive economy it is critical to stay on the cutting edge in all aspects of business to grow and thrive. One area that businesses need to focus on are benefits. An often misunderstood and overlooked component of a benefits offering is long term care insurance. While many large corporations have already implemented long term care benefits for employees, the vast majority of business owners have not.•A study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute estimates that long term care issues cost American industry 29 billion annually in lost productivity, over 50% of caregivers are full time employees. •43% of those needing long term care are working age adults between the ages of 18 and 65. •The average annual cost of care in the US is $70,000.•The Tax “Triple-Play” •Premiums can be 100% tax-deductible to a business •Premiums are not considered income to the employee •Benefits received are generally tax-free •Selective Offering – not subject to discrimination testing •Relaxed Health Screening – can be offered with significantly reduced health questions •Work site Discounts – coverage can be discounted from standard rates

Business Protection Needs - Whether the business is just starting out or has been operating for decades, the owner will always have protection needs. As a new establishment, one of the main goals may be protecting the key employees who significantly contribute to it's operations. Down the road, the owner may want to focus on protecting the transfer of the business by ensuring that it is passed on according to his/her wishes. We support multiple business protection strategies that can be designed according to your business client at hand. Business Retirement Needs can be broken into two different solutions: Qualified strategies and Non-Qualified strategies. While both solutions offer both employee benefits and owner retirement solutions, each are structured to work differently. We support multiple business retirement strategies, both qualified and non qualified - each with the ability to be designed to meet the needs of your business owner client.