2018 Top Women in Benefit Advising
Industry leaders whose unique client management strategies, innovative data manipulation and other industry-leading skills are transforming the field.
Benefit management
Employees don’t understand basic insurance terms. Here’s how employers can help
Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.
Women’s digital health startup offers breast milk shipping benefit for employers
Maven is offering the service as a way for employees to transport milk when they are spending time away from a newborn.
Podcast Navigating benefits for non-binary gender employees
Maneuvering healthcare options for non-binary gender workers can be a challenge. Experts weigh in on some best practices for making the process as smooth as possible.
War for workers sets off emerging benefit trend: Free college tuition
Bright Horizons, Discover, Disney and U.S. Xpress are among a growing list of employers offering to pay for employees to get college degrees.
Employers’ solution to rising health costs: Make employees foot the bill
Family premium costs rose 5% this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, with workers contributing more toward the coverage, despite stagnant wages.
Benefits Think Employers need to remain vigilant when using independent contractors
Issues on joint employment type liability are far from dead even though the current administration has taken a much more favorable stance on the issues compared to the prior White House.
Leonard Feigel
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think A golden era for benefits
When I first started covering the benefits industry in 2011, there was plenty to write about, and much of the focus involved gloom and doom forecasts over the newly enacted Affordable Care Act. How times have changed.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Employees don’t understand basic insurance terms. Here’s how advisers can help
Consumers are still not fluent in simple financial concepts, which may lead them to spend more out of pocket on healthcare.
War for workers sets off emerging benefit trend: Free college tuition
Bright Horizons, Discover, Disney and U.S. Xpress are among a growing list of employers offering to pay for employees to get college degrees.
Insurance marketplace puts the ‘Gravie’ on top of health benefits
An update on the health insurance marketplace aims to ease the burden of enrollment for small businesses.
Can’t afford to start a family? Benefit pros can help
“Finances are a huge reason behind choosing to have, or not have, children,” says Ken Dychtwald of Age Wave.
Moved to action: Employee benefits broker takes on opioid crisis
Cristy Gupton, CEO of employee benefits brokerage firm Custom Benefits Solutions, helped her clients fashion health plans designed to reduce employees’ risk of opioid abuse.
Benefits Think Top women advisers sowing the seeds of preparation, perseverance
This year’s class of top women advisers understands how these virtues can make a positive impact on the benefits industry.
Walden Siew
Arizent
Benefits Think The right benefits can drive employee retention
While loyalty and engagement is a complex matter, employers must find the right balance of perks that workers want and will use.
Chris Bruce
Thomsons Online Benefits
Insurance marketplace puts the ‘Gravie’ on top of health benefits
An update on the health insurance marketplace aims to ease the burden of enrollment for small businesses.
The best adviser strategy: Ditch the broker label
Employers are often looking for a benefits consultant to help them navigate healthcare, explains Questige’s John Sbrocco.
Time to kill annual performance reviews — and 14 other takeaways from the Benefits Forum & Expo
EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.
Can’t afford to start a family? Benefit advisers can help
Today, people are factoring finances in their decision to become parents — or not. Benefit teams can help ease the minds of employees who want to take on the responsibility of raising children.
Overheard at BFE18: Top 11 tweets from the Benefits Forum & Expo
Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.