With fall open enrollment rapidly approaching, employee benefit advisers should consider offering their clients a benefit that can help employees cope with one of the fastest-growing problems in the U.S.: Identity theft.
As employee benefit professionals, we long ago embraced catastrophic illness coverage and life insurance as sensible protection for the hard-working employees we serve. Yet these days, our employees are more likely to be hit by other challenges — including ID theft, or the illegal use of personal information to steal money or credit.