Benefits Think Employers need to spot aggressive broker agendas
Beware carrier sales reps that hawk voluntary packages that don’t fit your needs.
Rachel Pennington
Silverman Benefits Group
Benefit management
5 tips for starting or refining a wellness program
Employers should offer incentives to get employees to participate, create a healthy culture at work and properly communicate offerings to workers, among other guidelines.
Benefits Think Language to watch out for in a disability contract
To avoid headaches, clients need to look at and/or provisions and pre-existing conditions, among others.
Travis Turner
Corporate Synergies
Increased employee mobility a driver for higher productivity
In order to engage and boost talent, employers should look at newer technologies and be more flexible in an increasingly digital world, experts say.
Businessolver launches Sofia, an AI-enabled personal benefits assistant
Employees will be able to ask their personal benefits questions in any way they choose and in real time.
Eldercare litigation against employers increases
Even when employees do not sue, poor treatment of workers who need time off to care for sick relatives can backfire on owners.
Benefits Think Employers need to consider what millennials want
Perhaps the biggest benefits trend young workers are driving is one that has historically been a blind spot for employers: Help with debt.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think Language to watch out for in a disability contract
To avoid headaches, HR professionals need to look at and/or provisions and pre-existing conditions, among others.
Travis Turner
Corporate Synergies
Eldercare litigation against employers increases
Even when employees do not sue, poor treatment of workers who need time off to care for sick relatives can backfire on owners.
Innovative employers enhance caregiver benefits
Acknowledging the reality of an aging U.S. population, some benefit executives are stepping up efforts to help employees caring for older relatives.
5 tips for starting or refining a wellness program
Employers should offer incentives to get employees to participate, create a healthy culture at work and properly communicate offerings to workers, among other guidelines.
Benefits Think The risks of using paper during benefits election season
Employers on the fence about making the switch to electronic processing report four key areas of frustration.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
What’s fueling voluntary benefit provider growth?
Top worksite plan providers Delta Dental, EyeMed and Transamerica rack up double-digit revenue gains.
5 simple ways to engage employees in wellness
Employers can motivate their workers to exercise with team competitions, discounted gym memberships and health-focused rewards.
Oracle announces updated cloud-based HCM system
The update includes user experience enhancements, extensions to existing HR modules and AI-enabled recruiting features.
New York Life adds student loan aid to benefits package
The insurance company will provide more than $10,000 over five years to help employees pay down their education debts.
New York Life adds student loan aid to benefits package
The insurance company will provide more than $10,000 over five years to help employees pay down their education debts.
DOL to increase DB audits
Following a successful pilot program, employers can expect to see an uptick in Department of Labor audits to ensure they are paying out benefits to fully vested participants.
Benefits Think Why talk to millennials about life insurance?
Employees can benefit from the offering regardless of their age or stage of life, and that’s true for younger workers, too.
Ashley Mehrer
Unum
Exclusive Research Employers better set for enrollment, but key tasks remain
Plan designs are nearly set, however work is still needed in planning communications and setting goals.
