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Transforming health benefits through new executive leadership
The willingness and ability to transform are critical not only to an organization's success but also to the customers it serves. Transformation...
ICHRA in the real world: What is a defined contribution plan?
Let’s answer the question “What is a defined contribution plan?” without the jargon, corporate speak, and compliance terminology. By the end of this...
Top 5 Defined Contribution Blog Posts Every Broker Should Read
Defined contribution was one of the biggest benefits storylines of 2025, and brokers who can explain it clearly are earning more trust during...
3 Ways Nexben Makes Defined Contribution Benefits Easy for Brokers
Nexben makes defined contribution benefits easy by streamlining reimbursement, giving employees freedom of choice, expanding benefit options, and removing administrative burdens.
Don’t Let ICHRAs Spook You: 5 Truths About ICHRA to Put Your Fears to Rest
ICHRAs aren’t scary! In reality, much of what holds brokers back from offering ICHRA to their clients is based on misconceptions. If you’re feeling spooked by ICHRAs, we have 5 comforting facts to put your fears to rest.
How Defined Contribution Health Benefits Give Brokers, Employers, and Employees More Control
How defined contribution models, like ICHRAs, are reshaping the benefits landscape: more control over cost, more freedom for employees, better opportunities for brokers.
4 Ways to Drive Success in Employee Health Benefits in 2026
Discover how to leverage ICHRAs in 2026 to help clients cut costs, recruit talent, improve employee satisfaction, and simplify benefits administration
The 2026 Health Benefits Landscape: What Employers and Brokers Need to Know
Learn more about the changes to the health benefits landscape as new regulations transform employer-sponsored health plans for 2026.
A Broker’s Guide to ICHRA Defined Contributions: Strategies, Affordability, and Examples
Learn how to help clients set ICHRA defined contributions, meet ACA affordability rules, and offer flexible, cost-controlled benefits.
ICHRA Reporting Requirements: Details to Know & How Nexben Helps
Stay on top of ICHRA reporting requirements with this quick overview of important forms and learn how Nexben supports the process.
Health Benefits Costs Hurting Your Clients? Consider a Midyear Switch to ICHRA
Help your clients control health benefits costs now. Learn how a midyear move to an ICHRA can protect budgets and strengthen employee benefits.
Flexible Health Benefits for Part-Time Employees? It’s Possible. Here’s How.
Offer health benefits to part-time employees? With ICHRAs, you can. Flexible, cost-controlled plans to attract and keep essential talent.
The Social Contract of Group Benefits Reimagined with Joy
The social contract of group health insurance is complicated and strained. Learn how defined contribution health plans are reshaping group health benefits.
Why Defined Contribution Health Plans Are Transforming Benefits For the Better
Imagine a world where offering health benefits feels exciting, empowering, and full of possibilities—for you, as the broker, and your employer clients. It might sound too good to be true, but it’s exactly what defined contribution health plans promise.
Group Health Plan Buyer’s Remorse? Offer Your Clients Defined Contribution Solutions Like ICHRA
As a broker, you’re breathing a sigh of relief that open enrollment has ended. But many of your clients now feel the pain of buyer’s remorse. After yet another year of high group rate increases, they had to make tough decisions about their employee benefits. These choices came at a cost—either to their budget, employees, or both.
The Power of an ICHRA: ICHRA Benefits for Employees, Employers, and Brokers
ICHRAs — Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements — are an employer-provided group health benefit changing how employees get health insurance.