Benefits booklets are ‘worthless’ — and 9 other takeaways from Workplace Benefits Mania

Innovative and entertaining enrollment tips, employee engagement and hot workplace offerings: Benefits experts, brokers and other professionals talked about it all at Employee Benefit Adviser ’s Workplace Benefits Mania conference, held last week in Phoenix. Couldn’t make it this year or miss the excitement and knowledge exchange already? Here are 10 key takeaways from the annual event.

Is it time to retire the classic (and costly) benefits booklet for open enrollment? Perhaps, suggested Chad Schneider, director of channel sales at software firm Jellyvision. “Nobody reads the booklets. They are a waste of time and energy and money for both [brokers and employers],” he explained. “Brokers and advisers should challenge employers who rely solely on benefits booklets to inform employees about benefit offerings during open enrollment.” Read more here.