Exchanges

Brokers are using tech tools to help model benefit plans and ease enrollment and communications for employers.

Employees signing on to the PBE through their employer gain access to a unique package of discount coupons for movies, amusement parks, car rentals and sporting events.

Despite early successes, many large employers are reluctant to move employees to an online benefits marketplace.

The robo advisory firm will use the capital for investment in its 401(k) business, says Jon Stein, the company’s founder and CEO.

Increased demand and use of technology are among the insights revealed by Chestnut Global Partners in its analysis of employee assistance programs.

Movie, restaurant and theme park discounts are among the incentives being offered by the marketplace operator.

Despite early successes, many large employers still reluctant to move employees to an online benefits market.

The telecommunications firm partners with WebMD for a weight loss program that helped nearly two-thirds of its employees shed unwanted pounds.

The directory provides information that employers, advisers, brokers and other benefit decision makers can use to research and compare online benefit marketplaces.

Some of the early entrants to the PBE market may plateau because their strategy to selling exchanges is flawed, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.