Employer Strategies

In the wake of its Starmount acquisition, the insurer is expanding into new supplemental coverage, which it calls ‘a boost for brokers.’

Recent Mercer acquisition of Thomsons Online Benefits cements broker requirement to be comfortable with technology or be left behind.

Plan providers must find ways to differentiate their services to be part of advisers’ go-to lists.

Optimism in the U.S. economy is inspiring the new push to reward employees for their hard work.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

Benchmarking tool in a new study demonstrates reduced workplace distress, increased engagement in ways not previously measured.

Employee engagement isn’t about the financial rewards employers provide; it’s about the intrinsic motivators that drive people at the company.

With an ever-changing benefits landscape, having an inside look from industry experts is crucial to best strategize how to tackle any oncoming challenges. Over the course of the year, these were some of the top blog contributions received at EBN.

Employers are slowly moving toward the benefit as a millennial attraction tool but a tax treatment is the real boost it needs, experts say.

Keeping up with changing regulations and growing insurance costs dominated professional concerns for advisers in 2016.