Securing affordable, quality health insurance for your employees is crucial for attracting top talent and retaining satisfied staff. Yet employer-sponsored health coverage comes with many questions, from what your obligations are to keeping costs sustainable. At Conner Insurance, we understand the complexity around providing company health benefits. As a mission-driven organization that values the relationships […]

Prior Authorization and Your Program – A Benefit. Not A Burden. While obtaining approval for medical treatments or medication can feel like a burden, imagine taking a medication that produces serious side effects when taken with another drug you are already on, or receiving treatment for a condition only to find out you were diagnosed […]

Misalignment in the Healthcare System – A Journey Through the Eyes of Experts. United States healthcare can be a confusing, complicated and expensive system, producing slightly different experiences for each person who navigates it. Both good and bad.This year Conner Insurance has produced an important documentary that takes a deep dive into the healthcare industry. […]

Reevaluate Your Benefits Plan: Affordable Changes for Long-Term Success. Your employee benefits plan directly affects the lives of your people, their loved ones and your business. They can boost morale, increase productivity, provide support to employees and improve recruitment and retention efforts. To maintain these advantages your benefits plan must be monitored and reviewed frequently.Workforce […]

Transform your benefits with a direct primary care model. Many employers recognize the importance of employee benefits, but with rising costs and the perceived value of traditional health plans diminishing, some employers — and employees — are searching for alternative solutions.With a traditional healthcare model, patients are rarely seen by the doctor for more than […]

Operating a business comes with inherent risks, and for small business owners, these risks can have an outsized impact. Something as routine as a customer slipping and falling in your store can quickly spiral into expensive legal fees and damage your company’s public image. General liability insurance is essential coverage that protects your business assets […]

Growth and Change — Is Your Benefits Program in Compliance? As an employer and top leader in your industry, your time is likely focused on growing your company and making necessary changes. And while success is hard to quantify, determination and hard work often pay off. The same is true of your employee benefits program.Once […]

The proposed class action against Johnson and Johnson has shed light on the importance of the ERISA fiduciary duty of your benefits program. The recent lawsuit accuses the company of mismanaging prescription drug benefits, which cost some employees millions of dollars.The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) includes strict standards of conduct for those who […]

Weight loss drugs and your benefits – what employers should know. For the millions of Americans who are overweight or obese, the ability to lose weight could feel as likely as the chances of winning the lottery — next to impossible, until recently. Headlines across America are highlighting new weight loss drugs, which may create […]

Errors in Medical Billing When an employee or their loved one becomes ill or has an accident, the main focus should be on getting answers, treatment and care. The last thing an employee should have to think about is their bill, and although many employers have attempted to contain costs for employees, medical costs can be […]