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Industry experts offer their 2015 benefits predictions.

Voluntary benefit options gained popularity in 2014, providing solutions for employers and employees, as well as a business opportunity for benefit advisers.

Oregon officials are pledging to avoid 2014’s enrollment nightmare, which prevented the state-run HIX from fully launching online and led to the departure of six top officials connected to the exchange.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office is requesting information about employee non-compete agreements used by Jimmy John’s, a national sandwich shop chain.

Commentary: Benefit professionals still struggle to have a seat at the table with a company’s big decision makers. Workplace expert Brad Karsh shares five tips on how to get the C-suite to take notice.

Engaging employees in wellness programs is challenging at the best of times, but for employers in industries where the majority of workers are not in an office setting – construction or retail, for example – it can be even more difficult.

The HIX market has undergone a facelift over the past year in some states where hopes are running high that a 2.0 reboot will be just what the doctor ordered.

Hectic work schedules and lack of communication are hurting workplace wellness programs. How can benefit advisers help?

Employees with consumer-driven health plans are more likely to use educational resources and seek advice from a benefit adviser prior to selecting a plan, new research shows.

Tax reform, particularly corporate tax reform, will be on the agenda in 2015, congressional observers said.

Last week, the Center for Due Diligence — a staple to the retirement industry — shuttered its Web site following its decades-long run advising industry and leaders.

Employee engagement is a term often tossed around employer HR and management circles as being fundamental to productive workforces. But Assurance, a large independent insurance brokerage company, has figured out a way to both increase participation and revenue per employee.

Employers offering mass transit benefits should make note of recent changes to the allotted amount employees can take out pre-tax, a provision included in the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 which was signed by President Barack Obama on Dec. 19.

Commentary: Why employers need benefit advisers more than ever to fight rising generic drug prices.

U.S. policymakers have implemented major changes to the health insurance industry with the goal of improving the experiences and outcomes of patients. Yet there are still many health care consumers who express deep dissatisfaction with their plans

Welcome to the 5th annual edition of the ABC’s of Employee Benefits. Given the tremendous amount of activity and volatility in the employee benefits space, this version can be summed up in one sentence: Surround yourself with quality, interested, and engaged help or else 2015 will be a very long and painful year.

Employers who tap into the specific generational needs of their employees and address certain desires could provide an upswing in benefit enrollment.

Having up-to-date investment policy statements is important, but are they plan documents? Do they have to be provided to participants upon request? Here’s what your employer clients need to know.

Commentary: Out-of-pocket health care costs are higher than ever. What solutions can benefit advisers offer their employer clients?

John Hancock Financial’s planned acquisition of New York Life’s Retirement Plan Services business is expected to grow its private sector retirement plan market to nearly 55,000 retirement plans and 2.5 million plan participants.