Employer Strategies

As more sectors of the workforce adopt high-deductible plans, advisers should ensure employees are aware of income-protecting voluntary benefit choices.

Financial incentives are one of a number of tools employers can use during a merger or acquisition.

The perk, which is growing in popularity, can decrease real estate costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover.

With nearly half of retirees saying medical costs is their biggest concern, employers are beefing up voluntary benefits and promoting HSAs to help employees prepare for their post-work years.

Employers should reach employees where they are by incorporating solutions to current financial problems into the retirement saving process.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

Long-term care insurance is a blind spot for most consultants, but neglecting it leaves employees open to huge financial risk, says adviser William Upson.

The importance of increasing plan member payment contributions is cited as a driving factor in stemming rising costs by benefit insurance brokerage and consulting firm EPIC.

Financial incentives are one of a number of tools employers can use during a merger or acquisition.

First seen as a silver bullet to cut costs, consultants now know the true value of the platform, Willis Towers Watson mid-market exchange head Rob Harkins says.