Benefits Think Rethinking open enrollment: Why plan design needs provider performance data
Better plan design gives employees the ability to be confident in receiving quality care when they need it.
Open enrollment 2025
Benefits Think 5 financial health design principles for workplace retirement plans
Considering expansion of employee access to retirement savings can help millions of Americans have a better chance at a financially secure future.
Matt Bahl
Financial Health Network
Benefits Think How HR leaders can engage Gen Z employees during open enrollment
The head of benefits at The Hartford shares advice on how to educate younger workers about their offerings.
Mike Fish
The Hartford
4 open enrollment tactics from a benefits veteran
Matt Eurey shares how the right strategy can help employees go from bystanders to informed, active participants in their benefits selection and usage.
Benefits Think What not to do at open enrollment
The key to success is to trade in-person meetings for a virtual approach, texts over emails, avoid starting on a Monday, shorten the window and skip 1/1 effective dates.
Eric Silverman
Voluntary Benefits
Benefits Think Open enrollment 2025: 4 tips to boost your benefits strategy
An expert from Morgan Stanley at Work shares detailed ways to maximize communication and the impact of employer offerings.
Craig Rubino
Morgan Stanley at Work
3 free HSA tools to use during and beyond open enrollment
Health e-Commerce's monthly calendar with reminders and links, along with the learning centers and savings calculators, are valuable supplements for benefit communication.
Benefits Think How smart companies are revolutionizing benefits enrollment
With November 1 fast approaching, here is a guide to making sure benefit offerings and communication are set up for maximum engagement.
Preparing for open enrollment: Growing demands give rise to fiduciary advising
Pressure continues to mount on producers to deliver more customized benefit packages and consultative services to satisfy the needs of more demanding clients.
Preparing for open enrollment: Rx benefits redesign holds promise for cost control
Key to cost containment lies in partnering with transparent PBMs, a more thoughtful approach to prescribing GLP-1s and encouraging the uptake of biosimilars.
Preparing for open enrollment: This adviser backs hyper-personalized messaging
Brown & Brown's Erika Illiano suggests finding the right decision-support tool and constructing a compelling narrative around various coverage options.
Preparing for open enrollment: Benefits literacy a linchpin for success
Advisers can do a better job equipping employees with the knowledge they need to make better benefit choices.
Benefit managers share their 7 open enrollment best practices
From generational insights to AI-powered tools, benefit managers share their strategies for running a smooth and impactful open enrollment.
Preparing for open enrollment: Generational tipping point shaping adviser strategies
Communication challenges will include personalizing benefit messaging to five generations working side by side, and designing affordable healthcare coverage.
Benefits Think 5 steps to bolster outcomes this open enrollment
Moving beyond transactions to position benefits as a prevention system doesn't just slow medical inflation; it builds healthier, more engaged and productive teams.
Flimp’s new tool helps spouses compare their health plans
The platform's AI-powered comparison feature makes selecting the right plan easier for people when they each have access to employer-sponsored healthcare.
How leaders can prevent 2 of the worst open enrollment mistakes
An unsuccessful open enrollment period could lead to long-term challenges for benefit leaders.
MetLife shares 4 key strategies for a successful 2025 open enrollment
MetLife's Todd Katz outlines strategies for benefit managers to cut costs, boost engagement, and personalize benefits this enrollment season.
Preparing for open enrollment: Advisers face significant headwinds in Q4
More thoughtful communication can help sell benefit plan participants on equitably sharing responsibilities, as the need for hyper-personalized messaging grows.
Video MetLife’s head of group benefits offers an open enrollment roadmap
Todd Katz, head of group benefits at MetLife, shares the strategies benefit managers can implement during this year's open enrollment.
