Open Enrollment Readiness Benchmark

By understanding the social determinants of her company's healthcare work, Compassus's CPO has been able to construct a more impactful benefits package.

A quiet but important shift in health policy just became permanent, and it's causing employers to rethink benefit plans.

Zorana Milovanovic, MBA, is a senior accountant specializing in ERP implementation, financial systems optimization and compliance in high-growth, regulated environments. She has supported end-to-end system transitions, often acting as a liaison between accounting, IT and audit teams. With business degrees from both the U.S. and Europe, she brings a cross-cultural perspective to internal controls, SOX readiness and policy design.

Open communication boosts employee retention and satisfaction by building trust, engagement, and offering essential resources like childcare support.

Business leaders looking to improve management skills or get up to speed on new technology have shelled out for expensive in-person and online courses.

Medtronic partnered with InStride to design customized skills-based opportunities for workers, offering over 800 pathways to college degrees, courses and certifications.

Flexibility and quality are essential elements of a child care program that will boost ROI for organizations.

When deciding to make a career move, never underestimate the importance of networking for opportunities. Know your 'why' and don't wait on your ambition.

Rod Branch is the CHRO at ARCXIS Builder Services.

Benefit leaders need to rethink their approach to leave policies and whether they're providing the support their workforce actually needs.

Employees are turning to tech before their colleagues to solve work problems. Can work still foster opportunities for socialization?

Rikard Bandebo is the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist of VantageScore

Deepankar Mathur, is associate director of Searce, a tech consulting firm.

More than a third of employees plans to postpone their retirement. What can benefit managers do to ease this transition?

For three benefits industry leaders who lost a loved one, calls to action included a need for advocacy, medical power of attorney and getting care wishes in writing.

There are solutions that can improve the health of mothers and their babies. Benefits leaders can help make them available in the workplace.

Shyamali Choudhury is Chief Commercial Officer at Pomelo Care, the national leader in evidence-based maternity care. 

Shyamali was one of Pomelo's first employees, joining the company to lead its commercial strategy and execution after a career in policy, global health, and mission-driven health tech.

Before joining Pomelo, Shyamali spent nearly six years on the Business Development team at Flatiron Health, where she led new business initiatives and forged key partnerships to advance the company's work reimagining cancer care.

The new law could impair young talent's ability to save for retirement, making it leaders' responsibility to act proactively.

Martin Kleinbard is the founder of Granular Fintech LLC, which advises fintech lenders and vendors on processes and strategies. He previously helped stand up new consumer credit products and teams at American Express and Bread Finance (acquired by Alliance Data Systems in 2020) before leading the CFPB's market research in fintech topics such as BNPL and solar financing.

Astrid Malval-Beharry is the Founder and President of StratMaven, a boutique strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm specializing in the intersection of P&C Insurance and Technology. With over 20 years of experience in growth strategy and M&A, she partners with insurance providers, solution vendors, and private equity firms to drive innovation and value creation in the InsurTech sector.

Suzanne M. Holl, CPA, is executive president of Loss Prevention Services with CAMICO. With more than 30 years of experience in accounting, she draws on her Big Four public accounting and private industry background to provide CAMICO's policyholders with information on a wide variety of loss prevention and accounting issues.

Lyra Health shares the latest trends shaping the mental health benefits space, and why employees still need support.

Leaders from Hyatt, Patagonia, Hubspot and more made this year's list.

By blocking legitimate data-sharing between employers and carriers, underwriters are being pushed into murkier and more dangerous waters.

Kurt Schacht is the executive director of the CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council. During his tenure he has overseen CFA Institute's global policy research, standards and government relations in New York, London, Brussels and Hong Kong. He managed the activities of the Global Investment Performance Standards, the CFA Institute Asset Manager Code and the Financial Analysts Journal.

Olivier Fines, CFA, is head of advocacy and policy research for EMEA at the CFA Institute. He leads the effort in researching and commenting on the major trends that affect the investment management industry as well as changes to the profession and policy and regulatory developments. 

As BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, it's a good time for benefit managers to ensure their wellness benefits are inclusive.

Eric Ludwig is assistant professor of retirement income and RICP program director at The American College of Financial Services, as well as CEO of Stockbridge Private Wealth Management. His research focuses on retirement income planning strategies and behavioral finance.

Many degrees allow graduates to earn good money while working to make AI-related technology better.

New permanent tax exclusions and expanded funds usage give benefit leaders the opportunity to bolster their financial wellness strategies.

Scott Smith is co-founder and chief operating officer at Fizz, a money app for students. He previously studied finance, economics, accounting and real estate at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.

AI may not be replacing people leaders, but they will need more expertise if they want to be effective in their roles.

Thirty-nine percent of millennials and 35% of Gen Z say access to weight loss drugs would improve their job satisfaction or productivity.

The CEO of Aligned Marketplace offers a blueprint for employers to better understand the upcoming changes to primary care access.

Patrick Nelli is the CEO & Founder of Aligned Marketplace. Prior to Aligned Marketplace, Patrick spent a decade at Health Catalyst (HCAT), a data and analytics company focused on supporting some of the largest healthcare organizations in the country, where he was President and Chief Financial Officer and helped take the company public. At Health Catalyst, he helped build value-based care analytics for some of the largest ACOs in the country in pursuit of Health Catalyst's mission to deliver data-informed improvement. Patrick's passion is to drive as much healthcare improvement as possible through innovation.

TD became the latest Canadian bank to inform employees on new hybrid work arrangements.