Keys to Evaluating your COBRA Administrator by Jennifer Whitney, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefit News, December 2, 2009

Proven Employer Strategies for Battling Obesity by Kristie Z. Howard, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, Risk & Insurance, November 1, 2009

Healthcare Reform - Employer Lessons from the Massachusetts Experiment, by Patrick Haraden, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits, Workspan, October 2009

Seeking Bids May Lower Healthcare Costs, Patrick Haraden, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits was featured in this article on HRWire, August 19, 2009

Chaning the Rules, Larry Karle, MBA, Senior Consultant, Retirement Services, was featured in this article on Human Resource Executive Online, October 5, 2009

Boosting Employees' Financial Health Pays Off for Employers, Kristie Howard, CEBS, CWPM, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, Longfellow Benefits, Compensation.BLR.com, September 2009

The Changing Landscape of Retirement Plans, Larry Karle, MBA, Senior Consultant, Retirement Services, Longfellow Benefits, HREOnline, July 2009

Recession and Regs Complicate Benefits Environment,  Kevin Ryan, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits, Longfellow Benefits is featured in the Boston Business Journal, July 10-16, 2009 Issue.

10 Tips for Success with Voluntary Benefits by Patrick Haraden, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits  Employee Benefit News, June 2009

Pandemic Planning - The Hard Truth About Pandemics and How Businesses Can Prepare by Meghan Cooper, Senior Consultant, April 2009

Invest Your Time To Find The Right 401(k) Consultant  David P. Boucher, CFP®, AIF®,  Vice President, Retirement, Longfellow Benefits, was featured in an article in the Boston Business Journal, April 17-23, 2009 Issue.

A 2009 Benefit Plan Even a CFO Could Love by Kevin M. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefit Plan Review, January 2009

How a 401(k) Plan Can Affect a Merger or Acquisition by David P. Boucher, CFP®, AIF®,  Vice President, Retirement, Longfellow Benefits, Employee Benefit Plan Review, February 2009

New Proposed 403(b)(2) Fee-Disclosure Requirements Have the Potential to Kill 401(k) Plans As We Know Them:  What Plan Sponsors  Should Do Now by David P. Boucher, CFP®, AIF®,  Vice President, Retirement, Longfellow Benefits, Employee Benefit Plan Review, February 2009

Wellness As A Business Management Strategy Takes Proper Planning, Execution by Meghan Cooper, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, Boston Women's Business, February 2009

How to Get the Most From Your Benefits Program Through Communication by Meghan Cooper, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, HR Factfinder, January 1, 2009

Wellness Can Be A Powerful Business Management Strategy - But It Takes Intelligent Planning And Execution by Meghan Cooper, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefit Plan Review, November 2008

Five Common Mistakes in Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans by Lisa Silva, Senior Vice President, Executive Benefits, Employee Benefit News, November 1, 2008

The New Invincibles  Meghan Cooper was featured in an article in the October issue of Best Review concentrating on The New Generation:  Agents and Their Customers

Key Person Insurance:  Why It Matters and How Much You Need
by Kenneth P. Stanger, CLU, ChFC, Principal, Longfellow Benefits
Benefit & Compensation Solutions, July/August 2008 Ediction

Benefit Advisors Becoming Integral Part of HR Team
by Meghan P. Cooper, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits
National Underwriter, September 1, 2008

Exit Signs:  What Advisors Should Do During a Wave of Recordkeeping Consolidation
Interview with David P. Boucher, CFP®, AIF®,  Vice President, Retirement, Longfellow Benefits
Plan Advisor, August 2008

Dependent Eligibility - What Massachusetts Employers Should Know, June 2008
By: John F. Galvin, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefit Services, Longfellow Benefits

May 2008  Kevin Gazda, VP, Employee Benefits, provides tips before embarking on a voluntary benefit program in article Opt-In Coverage in Chain Store Age. Read Article

May 2008  "The tracking of [401(k)] loans, the managing of the repayments, the fallout if..the payments get off schedule -- it all becomes a hassles," ays Kendall Storch, SVP of Retirement Services in CFO magazine's article The Loan Danger, Borrowing from 401(k) accounts can be a bad deal all around.  Read article

M & A Due Dilligence:  Planning a Business Combination?  Make Sure Workers; Benefits Won't Be a Deal Breaker.  Grocery Headquarters, January 2008, by Patrick Haraden, Director, Employee Benefit Services   Read Article

A Health Balance:  Convenience Store Chains Can Overcome Obstacles To Create a Successful Wellness Program. Convenience Store News, January 14, 2008, by Kristie Z. Howard, Account Executive, Employee Benefit Services  Read Article

Benefits:  A Key Player in Mergers, H&HN (Hospitals & Health Networks), March 2008   Employee benefits are often one of the last areas evaluated in hospital merger and acquisitions—if they’re considered at all—despite the potential landmines, Patrick J. Haraden of Longfellow Benefits writes in Hospitals and Health Networks.  Read Article

Services to Expect from an Employee Benefits Broker, Employee Benefit Plan Review, November 2007 by Joseph M. Gray, CLU, REBC, LIA, Managing Partner, Longfellow Benefits 
An employee benefits broker should do a lot more for clients than shop for a good price...Read Article

The True Costs of 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefit Plan Review, September 2007
by Kendall B. Storch, CFP®, AIF®, Director, Retirement Services, Longfellow Benefits

401(k) fees and expenses continue to grab headlines and a series of lawsuits allege that several of the nation's largest companies have breached their fiduciary duty...Read Article

Sealing the Deal - Ensuring Benefits Success with Mergers and Acquisitions, Employee Benefit News, September 1, 2007, By Patrick Haraden, CEBS, CLU, ChFC, REBC, Director, Employee Benefit Services, Longfellow Benefits
In most mergers, acquisitions or divestitures, benefits usually are one of the last areas to be evaluated. However, if not properly reviewed and considered, benefits could have major cost and employee relations consequences - perhaps even affecting the price of the transaction. Although benefits programs should receive significant due diligence, COBRA, medical, dental, life and disability are the most pressing potential liabilities. Download Article

Why Consider Voluntary Benefits?
By Kevin Ryan, Director, Employee Benefit Services, Longfellow Benefits
The challenging world of managing employee benefit cost does not appear to be getting any easier. Almost ten years of double digit increases on medical plans and significant rate increases on dental plans coupled with cutbacks on benefit design and greater employee cost share have been cause for the question: What next?   How are employees able to fill the void created by high deductibles, greater co-payments, less disability coverage and an overall trend in decreasing corporate paid benefits? Read Article

Why are you hiring an employee benefits consultant?  Boston Business Journal, December 15-21, 2006
Patrick Haraden, CEBS, CLU, ChFC, REBC, Director, Employee Benefits Services, Longfellow Benefits, was quoted when asked what employers should look for when choosing an employee benefits consultant..

"The initial meeting between the employment benefits consultant and the employer is usually a fact-finding meeting," said Pat Haraden, director of Longfellow Benefits in Boston.  "The consultant needs to know what the employer does.  Where is it located?  How mature is it"  What industry is it in?  What other companies and industries does the employer compare itself to?  We find out what the competitive landscape is and suggest a benefits program for the employer to select from, how much the employer should subsidize it, and so forth."