Benefit management

Never in the history of employee benefits have strategic partnerships mattered more than they do today.

Guardian Life Insurance’s accident product features will pay employees back if they don’t get hurt for five years.

Leave benefits have helped the company drive its ability to keep employees and help them grow their careers.

An employer’s ability to obtain an updated letter for an individually designed plan has been curtailed in recent years, after the IRS limited the program to only newly adopted or terminating plans.

The financial crisis isn’t just impacting millennials, and a new social contract between employers and employees is emerging, Larry Restieri says.

The brokerage's acquisition of Employee Benefit Concepts is just latest of the firm's reported mergers this year.

The best bet for small and midsize companies is to use a third party that doesn't sell insurance products or receive commissions when clients select products.

The best bet for small and midsize companies is to engage an unbiased third party that neither sells insurance products nor receives commissions when its clients select insurance products.

One of the most powerful and effective opportunities is market segmentation. Here’s how to do it.

Father’s Day may be over, but here’s a look at some employers that have increased benefits for new dads.

Two-thirds of EY’s employees are millennials and many are dual-career couples, which makes benefits that encourage flexibility a high priority,

“I do have a lot of long-term worries about erosion of the employer providing group health insurance,” says one consultant.

Innovation in the dental industry is moving more rapidly than you might think — and smart employers are jumping on board.

Bankers across the industry say it’s easier to change policy than to revamp the company culture that shapes the way employees think and act.

By giving employees tools to more efficiently manage their personal finances, employers can gain increased productivity and a more focused, satisfied workforce.

Employers are interested in rolling out pet insurance and long-term care benefits, but more are seeking out this offering for their workers.