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Other 2027 Benefit stakeholder cheat sheet
Get the inside track on CEOs, CFOs & HR in 2027—speak their language, solve their challenges, and win more accounts.
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Web Seminar 6 spending controls for employee benefit design
Today's benefits leaders are under pressure to deliver programs employees value while keeping costs, compliance, and administration under control. Yet most benefit programs have evolved over time across vendors, account types, and policies.
By will2 hours ago -
Report What new data reveals about ICHRA adoption at large employers
ICHRA adoption among employers with 1,000+ employees jumped 178%. What benefits leaders should know.
By will2 hours ago -
What employees really want from their benefits during open enrollment
Employees say cost, complexity and relevance are getting in the way of benefits value, according to Prudential's latest research, which outlines what that means for employers.
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The expanding role of AI in open enrollment, part 1
As artificial intelligence continues to move into the mainstream, opportunities abound for eliminating confusion, personalizing content and improving outcomes.
By Bruce Shutan5 hours ago -
Getting the best ROI out of your benefits
Rising healthcare costs are forcing employers to reevaluate which benefits are worth the cost. One Pass CEO Tom Wiffler says engagement can reveal which programs deliver real value.
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What the 2027 ACA marketplace proposal means for employers
While the legislation's future is still unclear, there are many important things for leaders to know.
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The absence conversation advisers can’t afford to outsource
Advisers who treat absence as a strategic discipline, not a vendor handoff, will have a stronger story to tell and a more valuable role to play.
By Kevin Curran1 day ago -
White Paper Supporting working parents through maternal mental health challenges
For employers looking to better support employees through pregnancy, postpartum, and maternal mental health challenges.
4 days ago -
Playbook Unlocking value: Addressing benefits, AI, investment and workforce challenges
Healthcare is no longer a once-a-year benefits renewal—it's becoming a CFO-grade risk that can disrupt forecasts, force trade-offs, and limit investment in wages, growth, and workforce transformation.
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Infographic Leave compliance just became employers’ #1 benefit priority… is your program keeping up?
Not long ago, leave and time-off policies were among the most stable parts of an employee benefits program — slow to change, easy to administer, rarely a source of legal risk. That era is over.
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Infographic Some employers are quietly cutting paid parental leave — should yours?
Over the last decade, paid parental leave went from a perk to a standard — offered by just 25% of employers in 2015 to nearly 75% today. But recently, some high-profile companies have reversed course, trimming or eliminating their policies as benefit budgets come under pressure.
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Planning Guide Absence and disability: Addressing the top concerns and trends for employers
In a fast-changing workplace, leave policies are a defining part of the employee experience—shaping culture, supporting wellbeing, and strengthening engagement and productivity.
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Childcare is a growing workplace problem. Here’s what employers can do
Childcare issues are putting pressure on working parents and employers alike. Here's what benefit leaders should know about costs, tax credits and care.
4 days ago -
With healthcare costs jumping 9%, employers are shifting strategy
Employers face another steep rise in healthcare expenses in 2027, prompting a closer look at GLP-1 coverage, pharmacy spending and high-cost conditions.
5 days ago -
Guide 5 Strategies for well-being engagement that lasts
The HR and benefits leaders' guide to improving participation, reach and sustained engagement in workplace well-being.
5 days ago -
How this nonprofit built award-worthy healthcare benefits
In addition to finding success with a self-funded model, an in-house program gives Fello's employees access to cost-free primary and urgent care.
By Lee Hafner5 days ago -
Web Seminar The insomnia blind spot: Why first-line care is still out of reach
CBT-I is recommended as first-line treatment for chronic insomnia. So why are nearly 97% of treated patients receiving prescription medication instead?
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Improving Pharmacy Cost Management
How PBM partners can help employers manage increasing costs while simplifying the pharmacy benefits experience
5 days ago -
More workers expect 401(k)s to carry the weight of retirement
Transamerica Institute finds more middle-class workers expect to fund retirement through 401(k)s and other savings, but financial pressures could derail those plans.
6 days ago -
Benefits Think The most practical healthcare innovation in America isn’t coming from Silicon Valley
Public sectors are approaching chronic disease support out of necessity, leading to benefits that build a stronger workforce.
6 days ago -
Employees need more financial support from their short-term disability policies
While there has been a lot of state and federal headway in leave expansion, qualifying employees are still facing steep costs.
6 days ago -
Benefits Think Moving to a top-down diagnostic of program value
A financial spreadsheet alone cannot capture the total value and performance of a benefits program, nor can numbers on a ledger guarantee long-term operational success.
By Donovan Pyle6 days ago -
Web Seminar Rethinking health insurance with self-funded captives
Self-funding 101: The case for taking control of costs
6 days ago -
How Bank of America helps employees handle life’s biggest events
The company's Life Event Services team guides colleagues through resources and benefits that make major milestones easier to manage, and has worked on more than 700,000 cases over 12 years.
By Lee Hafner7 days ago -
Q&A: BMO’s Melissa Dal Vecchio outlines 3 key benefit trends
The health and welfare leader and 2026 Excellence in Benefits honoree is guiding the bank in navigating them all.
By Danielle Lee1 week ago -
The compliance risks to watch out for this back-to-school season
Establishing policies that help with stressors like commuting logistics and finding after-school care can avoid disruption of in-office expectations.
1 week ago -
Forging stronger broker-TPA partnerships
Collaboration between employers, brokers and third-party administrators will be essential to developing customized, cost-effective and employee-friendly solutions.
By Bruce Shutan1 week ago -
Benefits Think Predictive analytics become essential as high-cost claimants surge
As costs to treat serious conditions surge, employers must plan how to absorb budget-altering expenses ahead of time.
1 week ago -
The benefits that make office life more enticing
At AI-powered security company Verkada, offerings like backup care, commuter assistance and lots of in-office perks make it less complicated and more appealing to come into work.
By Lee Hafner1 week ago -
Web Seminar Countdown to unbundling: What you need to know for 2027
If you're trying to plan your 2027 renewal, benefits and health spend around a rule that isn't finished being written, you're not alone.
1 week ago -
Benefits Think The demographic wave you can’t ignore
A growing number of childless and "solo agers" in the workforce need care navigation benefits that don't require a family member to make the calls.
1 week ago -
Q&A: Aflac’s Matthew Owenby is watching burnout closely
The 2026 Excellence in Benefits winner is leading the insurance company's efforts to close the preventative care gap and personalize the employee experience.
By Danielle Lee1 week ago -
How procurement services can lighten healthcare spend
Bringing a procurement partner into the benefits planning process can offer greater insight and negotiation power, helping to reduce overall costs.
By Lee Hafner2 weeks ago -
Web Seminar Affordability is a long game. Payability delivers today.
Healthcare affordability has been the organizing principle of benefits strategy for decades — and that work matters. But there's a gap no negotiated rate can close: 38% of insured employees delayed or skipped care last year because they couldn't pay when it was needed. Not because they lacked coverage. Because they couldn't pay.
2 weeks ago -
3 ways women are still struggling in the workplace, and what benefits could help
The needs of women continue to outpace organizations' inclusion efforts, which will be costly if unaddressed.
2 weeks ago -
Benefits Think Healthcare costs are rising. Here’s how brokers can help employers respond
Gap coverage, supplemental benefits and options for various types of workers can help avoid cost shifting and still provide support.
2 weeks ago -
When and where you send open-enrollment information matters
Research shows a well-timed email is critical when seeking a quick turnaround, and that is especially true with urgent benefits documentation.
By Lee Hafner2 weeks ago -
Case Study How employers can improve retention and lower healthcare costs
See how one employer took a more connected approach to supporting employees and improved retention, pregnancy outcomes, and healthcare costs along the way.
2 weeks ago -
White Paper Supporting working parents through maternal mental health challenges
For employers looking to better support employees through pregnancy, postpartum, and maternal mental health challenges.
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