WellRight offers free wellness program to cope with quarantine
The program encourages employees to participate in daily activities that address mental, physical, social and work issues.
Benefits technology
We really weren’t ready to work from home
About 50% of business were unprepared to have their workforce work remotely, and they're scrambling to catch up with panic buying of services and hardware.
Podcast Helping Your Clients Get a Jump on 2020 Benefits Planning
Listen to this podcast as Brent Bennett, Executive Vice President, Employee Benefits Practice Leader, Hub International discusses practical insights and tips from a broker in the field on trends in benefits planning and technology, strategies for year-round benefits communications and the role benefits play in corporate culture.
Benefits Think 7 ways for advisers to boost video engagement
Business will have to make virtual engagement central to their strategy. The firms that get a head start with video now are the ones who will thrive tomorrow.
Megan Carpenter
FiComm Partners
Helping employees navigate benefits during quarantine
The CEO of Perspective Partners shares how software can help answer healthcare and retirement benefit questions during the enrollment process.
Benefits Think 9 guidelines for working remotely as coronavirus disruptions continue
While each agency’s policy will be unique, try your best to create guidelines that will empower your employees to maintain productivity and service to prospects and clients.
Agency Bloc
AgencyBloc
Are you finally thankful for your IT person now?
As millions of employees make the transition from well-maintained office equipment to jury-rigged kitchen table setups, information technology departments have been called upon to keep companies online and connected.
In times of crisis, organizing end-of-life documents with a workplace benefit
Everplans is a platform that helps employees create, store and securely share important documents that they or their families may need access to in the future.
Hyperpersonalization helps employees navigate benefits, boosts engagement
Communicating through apps, email or text can nudge employees to check up on their benefits, like 401(k) contributions and insurance-covered annual physicals.
Stuck at home? Quarantine is a good time to rethink financial wellness benefits
A financial planning expert from a Goldman Sachs team weighs in on choosing benefits, and communicating those concepts during COVID-19.
New quiz helps educate employees on coronavirus
Quizzify has created a quiz on the coronavirus to “help people find the sweet spot between hysteria and negligence,” says the company’s CEO.
Tech partnerships give traditional insurance a shot in the arm
As traditional health insurers deepen their digital footprint, debate still rages on whether employers should fully insure or self-insure benefits.
Workday again tops list of most popular HR apps
HR claims three of top 10 overall apps, while BambooHR and UltiPro post impressive growth amid fierce battle for second place, and WageWorks and Zenefits lose their luster.
BuzzFeed parental leave policy results in 95% retention rate
Media company BuzzFeed’s employees were given access to postpartum specialists, pediatricians and career coaching after implementing maternity benefit Maven.
Tailored benefits, personalization seen as remedy to tech blind spots
Don’t be seduced by style over substance, warn industry pros; more “human touches” are necessary to support decisions beyond latest apps or self-service tools.
Tackling chronic disease with real-time texting support
Tech solutions like AI can help employers increase access to care and prevent the development of chronic diseases.
Automating HR functions can help drive productivity and retention
“An automation tool can provide support to all aspects of the business, whether it’s about retirement or recruiting,” one expert says.
How AI can eliminate bias in compensation practices
Automating the compensation process can remove any bias that’s caused by human error.
How to make technology work for your health benefits strategy
The ability to analyze benefit plans and health data can help employers with everything from cutting costs to helping employees improve their health.
Employers offering Expensify corporate card can help fight climate change
“We’ve designed Expensify.org so people can see exactly where the donations are going in order to increase the emotional connection,” says CEO David Barrett.
