Healthcare

Medtronic’s senior benefits director relied on technology to provide benefits support for a growing number of employees after a recent company acquisition.

Insurers frequently offer financial incentives designed to move employers away from historic plan designs, networks and platforms, but they can be very confusing unless plan sponsors know what to look for, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.

Acrisure, AssuredPartners and other brokerages take advantage of ‘unstoppable momentum’ in firm acquisitions

Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.

Employers should start by establishing a registration and testing process for the Affordable Care Act’s mandated documents, says lawyer Carl C. Lammers.

Medtronic’s senior benefits director relied on technology to provide benefits support for a growing number of employees after a recent company acquisition.

More than half of large employers offer the investment vehicle, yet only a small fraction of employees are using them, finds research from Willis Towers Watson.

The founder of Strive Benefits is trying to change the small-business benefits landscape by empowering employees to take control of their healthcare.

If employers can’t find solutions to their benefit challenges, they should look for new providers and technologies, says adviser Joe Markland.

Successful plans depend on a willingness to mix up normal tactics to reach all generations, says Hodges-Mace’s Emily Dobbins.