How private benefit exchanges could evolve
Employers and advisers continue to evaluate the best-use scenarios for PBEs, says exchange head James Harmon.
Dig|Benefits
FINRA vows close oversight of digital advice tools
A new FINRA report warns firms they should be ready for reviews on their use of digital investment advice tools.
Goldman Sachs buying online retirement plan company
The investment firm announces plans to acquire Honest Dollar, an Austin, Texas-based benefits vendor that targets small and mid-sized businesses.
Dealing with rapid advancements in technology and its industry disruption
Expert Michael Lujan provides insights on how advisers can deal with the technology advances changing the market
Is student debt the next area of benefits innovation?
Some employers are exploring student loan repayment as a way to attract talent and differentiate themselves from the competition.
Benefits Think Using online enrollment to cut through wellness clutter
How Quizzify makes learning about healthcare fun, delivering information to clients and employees in a game-show contest format.
Linda K. Riddell
Validation Institute
Employee use of health apps, wearables sees big growth
The market for wearable wellness is growing but workers are still reluctant to share the data from the devices with their employers.
Student loan debt repayment area of benefits innovation
As companies strive to find new and better ways to attract and retain skilled workers, some are exploring student loan debt repayment as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Employees use of health apps and wearables has doubled since 2014
But when it comes to sharing the medical data collected by these technologies, they are keeping their employers at arm’s length.
Benefits Think Top 5 HR mistakes commonly made by startups
With dozens of state and federal agencies enforcing hundreds of employment and benefits-related laws, advisers can help new employers avoid common administrative missteps.
David Edelson
TriNet
Benefits Think Online education tool cuts through wellness clutter
Quizzify makes learning about medical care fun and interesting, delivering information to employees in a fun, game-show contest format.
Linda K. Riddell
Validation Institute
Benefits Think Is a private exchange the right fit for your company?
Before going down this path, employers should understand what’s involved in moving workers to a benefits marketplace.
Paul Rooney
EBS Capstone
Defined contribution plans in need of makeover
Since 401(k) plans were never designed to be the sole source of retirement income for workers, it may be time to upgrade them so they serve a more similar purpose to DB plans.
How Hixme’s exchange offers big employers new options
The private marketplace provides a group insurance alternative and promises benefit cost cutting.
Captain401 gains traction with new funding
Firm’s founders Roger Lee and Paul Sawaya use technology to make it easier for small businesses to start and operate a 401(k) plan.
Hixme’s private exchange offers big employers options
New marketplace says it provides a group insurance alternative and helps plan sponsors fix their benefits costs.
Benefits Think Top 5 HR mistakes commonly made by startups
With dozens of state and federal agencies enforcing hundreds of employment and benefits-related laws, the administrative burden of running a company can be overwhelming.
David Edelson
TriNet
How to better engage women in financial wellness
Carla Dearing, CEO of SUM180, a planning service designed for women, shares her insight on how to create a successful program that best reaches female employees.
Benefits Think Telemedicine, robo-advice will become ‘standard’ benefits
Cynthia Loh, head of Betterment for Business, discusses benefit trends in advance of the firm’s panel discussion on the future of work.
Andrea Davis
Employee Benefit News