Benefits Think

Your clients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

An IRS notice, still in development, could allow companies to avoid penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage through an employer-sponsored HRA.

Pregnancy, childbirth and making the best benefits decisions can be overwhelming. But HR managers can help make the process a little easier with the right communication tools.

The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.

Independent Davids are winning accounts by using strategies and techniques they call NextGen benefits. Here’s how it works.

Many workers overlook the importance of diversification, but employers have tools to guide them in a better direction — including financial wellness programs.

Without an efficient, cost-effective way to transfer 401(k) account balances from plan to plan, participants are more likely to strand their accounts — or worse, prematurely cash out their savings.

One helpful hint: Prioritize employee retention over recruitment when designing your benefits package.

The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.

To compete effectively, prudent benefit advisers need to be more innovative in new benefits plan designs that have meaningful impacts on employees.