Employer Strategies

The number of employers contributing to their employees’ HSA or HRA continues to grow, reaching a record high in 2013, according to a new Employee Benefit Research Institute report. However, the dollar amount of employer and employee contributions is slipping.

Commentary: Innovative technology is eliminating payroll deduction as the method of choice for collecting voluntary benefits premium, sounding the death knell for payroll deduction, says Nelson Griswold.

Accounting for barely 1% of enrollment in all employer-sponsored benefits plans, private exchanges are currently a dimly lit bulb on the radar for group health insurance delivery. But there’s little doubt that number will rise.

President Barack Obama said a delay until 2016 in his health care mandate for mid-sized employers is an adjustment that doesn’t undermine the law.

Employees fear the financial impact of a critical illness more than dying from one. Take advantage of the growing popularity of this voluntary benefit today.

Commentary: There are murky new ACA liabilities for your benefit agency. Craig Davidson shares how these potential liabilities lie with insurance protection coverage that you may need.

After more private exchange launches last week, and one of the first by a carrier, EBA continues the conversation with brokers and insurance companies alike.

The Bright Choices Exchange is designed to offer ancillary benefits and access to mid-sized and large employers nationwide.

A majority of private company executives say that hiring is still at the top of their “to-do” lists for 2014 despite concerns over the skills available in the workforce, according to a study released by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The adoption of tax-sheltered benefits accounts – including, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, and Flexible Spending Accounts – are predicted to reach nearly 90 million accounts by 2017.