Open Enrollment Readiness Benchmark

If employers want employees to be happier, healthier and more productive, then they have to actually measure each of those areas.

Offering more comprehensive support may be the only way to retain marginalized communities.

When fathers feel empowered to utilize their parental benefits and embrace caregiving roles, the entire family thrives.

The company's handling of employee accommodation requests is under question as workers allege violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, among other issues.

Markus Infanger is the senior vice president of RippleX.

Inclusive language and multiple touchpoints are just two of the things that capture employees' attention and increase benefits engagement.

Hybrid work environments offer a unique chance for innovation. Supporting well-being in hybrid work models requires creating inclusive and effective programs.

Adopting most-favored-nation pricing could save hundreds of billions of dollars along the way to holding PBMs more accountable and eliminating 340B program abuse.

Organizations' orientation efforts need to go further if they want to keep employees engaged and productive from day one.

With the right level of planning and communication, annual renewals don't have to be stressful.

Brian Feeley is Senior Vice President of Marketing for Corporate Synergies and provides messaging on the firm's ability to deliver unique services focused on group employee benefits and P&C insurance. He leads a skilled in-house marketing and communications team focused on client education and industry thought leadership.

CEO and mom Danaya Wilson shares why benefit leaders should design offerings and policies with employee appreciation in mind.

Todd Greenbaum is the President and CEO of Input 1, a leading insurance technology provider. With more than 40 years of experience, he is a recognized expert in digital transformation and insurtech innovation. Under his leadership, Input 1 currently manages $16B+ in annual premiums and serves +two million users.

Craig Walker is Head of Product Strategy at Digits, where he's helping to reimagine accounting in the age of AI. A seasoned industry leader, Craig was co-founder and founding CTO for online accounting and small business software, Xero. Craig is bringing that experience to building the next generation of accounting software in Digits.

Dr. David A. Wood is passionate about understanding new technologies and implementing them into the curriculum of Brigham Young University, where he works as the Glenn D. Ardis professor of accounting. He has published over 200 articles in a combination of respected academic and practitioner journals, monographs, books, and cases, including a recently released book on AI titled, "Rewiring your Mind for AI: How to Think, Work, and Thrive in the Age of Intelligence". He has helped companies and organizations around the world learn about and implement GenAI and other tech topics. He was previously named by Accounting Today as one of the 100 most influential people in accounting. He is a cocreator of a free generative AI governance framework (see http://genai.global/), and of two companies related to GenAI training and reviewing Excel workpapers (http://skillabyte.com/ and https://hiddenhawkai.com/).

Dr. Becca Baaske is an Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa. She brings practical experience from both public accounting, having worked as an auditor at PwC Chicago, and corporate accounting, where she served as staff at the former John Marshall Law School. Her research primarily contributes to the auditing and accounting information systems (AIS) judgment and decision-making literature, with a focus on experimental methodology. Specifically, much of her work examines how auditors may overlook risks or audit issues due to insufficient skill sets related to data or limitations in skeptical cognitive processing. Additionally, she contributes to the accounting education literature, exploring topics such as motivation, learning, and initiatives aimed at strengthening the accounting pipeline. She has published in academic journals such as Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Information Systems, and Accounting Horizons. 

Adapting to a post-career life requires planning out a new day-to-day routine, which can be more challenging than most people think, says an expert.

Bright Horizons found that 87% of working parents will face disruptions to work due to summer child care needs.

Paid time off is a vital benefit for employees, yet many feel work obligations and peer pressure prevent them from using it. Here's why that needs to change.

Benefits consultants who prioritize process over results will not only improve their own business outcomes but also deliver greater value to their clients.

Colin McNamara is an editorial intern at American Banker via the Dow Jones News Fund. He recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and minor in general business from the University of Maryland, where he covered politics at Capital News Service and college sports as the managing editor of Testudo Times. He interned or freelanced for a variety of other publications, including The Baltimore Sun.

Jarrod Barry is a summer reporting associate at National Mortgage News through the Dow Jones News Fund. He is currently studying at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

The right management tool doesn't just keep costs low, it keeps employees productive and engaged.

A global benefits survey from Insurope reveals that while employers are offering wellness benefits, the results aren't panning out.

Alex Walters is an intern at The Bond Buyer via the Dow Jones News Fund. He is a rising senior at Michigan State University, where he writes for the student newspaper, The State News.  Last summer, he interned at The Chronicle of Higher Education. His work has appeared in outlets including the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Michigan.

Benefit advisers who transitioned to healthcare from the retirement space are bullish about the future of price transparency and fee disclosure.

With the right leave strategy, employees and employers alike can enjoy the summer months stress free.

The impacts of menopause aren't just affecting women, they're also hurting organizations.

Urvashi Patel, Ph.D., is the vice president of data and analytics at the Evernorth Research Institute. In her role, she is responsible for Evernorth product and market analytics, data science, and research. Her career has focused on the evaluation of clinical programs and services, including condition management, complex case management, quality improvement, and provider performance programs. As a health services researcher, she has led studies using a broad set of methodological techniques to evaluate the impact of programs for disease states such as diabetes, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and behavioral health.

Tahan Menon is a senior behavioral designer at ideas42, a nonprofit that applies behavioral science to improve lives and drive social change.

In addition to benefits, the company's office features areas that help employees reset and recharge while they're at work.