Employee benefit cost sharing rises five percent
Renewal rates in 2017 exceed five-year average, suggest employees shouldering greater cost-shifting burden, according to UBA.
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Bruce Shutan
Bruce Shutan
Contributing writer
Employers prefer paper-based approach for open enrollment
Colonial Life white paper examines resistance and acceptance of digital technology for annual benefit registration.
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Bruce Shutan
Limeade’s wellness ROI measure shifts focus to wellbeing
The holistic approach examines metrics in five areas: participation, engagement, satisfaction, turnover and achievement.
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Bruce Shutan
Wamberg Genomic Advisors predicts employees’ propensity for diseases
The company is working with advisers to bring genomic testing to the workplace to determine risk for certain conditions and effectiveness of prescription medicine.
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Bruce Shutan
CVS’s PBM shined ahead of Aetna deal talk
In the face of specialty drug cost increases, drug chain has created a program to help its sickest customers.
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Bruce Shutan
CVS’s PBM shined ahead of Aetna deal talk
In the face of specialty drug cost increases, drug chain has created a program to help its sickest customers.
By
Bruce Shutan
Great workplaces for women are more welcoming
Ranking shows high marks across gender and demographic groups, but true equality is still elusive.
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Bruce Shutan
How employers can improve life insurance education
Most employees learn about the product on their own or from family members and many know little about it, Lincoln Financial finds.
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Bruce Shutan
Digital HR’s biggest challenge
Bersin by Deloitte’s Christa Degnan Manning says mastering change management is critical for today’s human resource execs.
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Bruce Shutan
Despite price dip, specialty Rx still huge cost driver
Employers cite managing this category of drugs as their top expense-containment strategy for the coming plan year.
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Bruce Shutan
How advisers can improve life insurance education
Most employees learn about the product on their own or from family members and many know little about it, Lincoln Financial finds.
By
Bruce Shutan
Despite price dip, specialty Rx still huge cost driver
Employers cite managing this category of drugs as their top expense-containment strategy for the coming plan year.
By
Bruce Shutan
EBSA nominee’s deep industry knowledge likely to spur impactful retirement regulations
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
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Bruce Shutan
EBSA nominee’s deep industry knowledge likely to spur impactful retirement regulation
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
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Bruce Shutan
Consumer-centric benefits revolutionizing war for talent
In a new book, private exchange pioneer Alan Cohen touts advantages of choice in the employer-sponsored healthcare market.
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Bruce Shutan
Telecommuting cuts could alienate top talent
Cutting work-at-home ability can be a short-sighted option in candidate-driven job market.
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Bruce Shutan
Group life policy sales surpass individual market plans
Despite milestone, LIMRA notes decline in workplace benefits that poses communication challenges
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Bruce Shutan
Telecommuting cuts could alienate top talent
Cutting work-at-home ability can be a short-sighted option in candidate-driven job market.
By
Bruce Shutan
AI’s brave new world of insurance apps
Emerging technology aims to augment human roles, improve efficiency and streamline automation.
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Bruce Shutan
9 benefit trends to watch in 2018
Industry experts weigh in on a range of pain points facing employees, such as managing student debt, and the products that are designed to address them.
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Bruce Shutan