Companies failing to use advisers for employee benefits - Denplan

The dental cash plan provider's 2011 benefits survey of 600 employee benefit decision makers and 3,106 UK adults, found only 34% of companies see the importance of using a broker to impart expertise that was not available from within the company. In general, the cost of engaging a broker was viewed as the main barrier (30% of companies overall) but 21% of companies didn't feel they understood the benefit of using a broker, suggesting that further education is required. The most valued service a broker brought to the table is negotiating power (30%), a service that increased in value a...