Benefit strategies

EBA’s Voluntary Adviser of the Year explains why guiding employees through the murky waters of purchasing voluntary benefits is so satisfying.

What impresses me most about EBN’s Benefits Professional of the Year isn’t just what she’s done at Facebook, but what she’s trying to do to move the entire industry.

EBN’s 2018 Benefits Professional of the Year, Renee Albert, has led the social media giant in ramping up paid parental, bereavement and caregiving leave — along with a slew of other enviable benefits. But her most game-changing initiative is calling on other employers to do the same.

Employers have turned to the alternative payment model for Medicare payments for a simple reason: It works.

Most brokers make the mistake of simply asking employers about their interest in “voluntary” benefits and then wonder why most clients are not interested.

From on-site clinics to 24-hour access to doctors, many of the leading financial institutions provide unique health benefits to employees.

Employers have turned to the alternative payment model for Medicare payments for a simple reason: It works.

While forming a retirement plan committee seems simple on the surface, employers should take care to form them properly, or inadvertently create fiduciary risk to stakeholders.

While forming a retirement plan committee seems simple on the surface, organizations should take care to form them properly, or inadvertently create fiduciary risk to stakeholders.

Employers want to be responsive to their employees by providing access to coverage for identity theft. But how does this benefit support the strategic goals of the employer?