The Broker Edge

Hear Kristy Helkenn, Head of Absence and Disability Practices, Group Benefits at Guardian discuss why employers need both STD and PFML. She will address how to have productive conversations with your clients, strategies for addressing common objections, and why just having an STD program might not be enough.

Hear Ryan Nelson, Senior Regional Absence Practice Leader discuss why using a private plan for paid family leave may be a better option than the state plan for your clients. He’ll cover how using a private plan can help control costs as well as improve your clients’ and their workers’ experiences.

Hear Katie Mace, Product Lead, Dental & Vision Wellness, Guardian, discuss why clients should have a separate tobacco cessation solution over and above what might be included in their medical coverage, the between oral health and overall wellness, and how Guardian’s partnership with Pelago can be leveraged to improve an employer’s benefit portfolio.

Hear from Brian Morin, MBA, Head of Disability and State Programs, Product & Digital Strategy at Guardian on advising clients on the expanding PFML landscape.

Join our speaker, Craig Stubler, Principal at OneDigital, as we discuss how to help clients regularly re-assess their benefits strategy

Guardian talks with Mark Rybal, Regional Vice President at Guardian, as he shares insights into helping your clients go beyond matching existing benefits and providing enhancements that can better support teachers

Guardian sits down with Dayton Hoffman, Sales Executive at Guardian, to talk about how schools and school districts cope with budget cuts, and the latest in-demand benefits he’s seeing districts offer.

Kaley Doherty, Sales Representative at Guardian, joins us to discuss how school districts make benefits decisions, the importance of mental health benefits, and how employee well-being has changed in the past few years.

Guardian chats with Reese Davidson, Client Executive, Education Practice at MMA, about teachers’ unique needs, why benefits are especially important in the education sector, and guiding employers toward the most impactful benefits for teacher attraction and retention.