Employer Strategies

Leaders at the country’s fastest growing large-group brokerages, such as Aon, share ways their businesses are evolving to stay ahead.

The principal at Buck Consultants/Xerox HR Consulting has developed a sophisticated modeling tool to help employers manage their pension risk.

The Willis Towers Watson company responds to a growing request from employers for timely benchmarking as CDHPs continue to gain popularity.

The CEO of PlanSource advances the use of benefits technology through the development of new tools, including a mobile benefits app for employees.

No longer a benefit available only to academics, paid programs are making inroads at organizations in many industries, including companies such as convenience store and gas retailer QuikTrip.

Insurers frequently offer incentives intended to move employers to new models, networks and platforms, but they can be very confusing for clients, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.

Benefit advisers can play a critical role in ensuring summer hiring compliance by communicating proper rules and classifications to employers, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

Health plan sponsors have a valuable role to play in preventing avoidable deaths from medical mistakes, says Joe Kiani, president of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.

In this low-return, low-interest rate environment, there’s a new set rules for offering a list of retirement plan funds, according to wealth management adviser Robert Lawton.

Almost half of U.S. consumers are prepared to share biometric data with health insurers to receive discounts on premiums, according to a new wearables survey by Troubadour Research & Consulting.