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With employers increasingly turning to VBs to fill coverage gaps, insurers like Unum are offering new systems to automate enrollment.

The company’s new “Preferred Partnership” arrangement with a select network of local providers aims for cost savings and a superior patient experience.

The carrier sought adviser feedback on a new way of thinking about benefit communication that may transform the industry, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.

With the market condensing to a few big carriers, such as Anthem, adviser Vinnie Daboul predicts the health insurance system is entering a new phase.

Employers spend a ton of money on wellness, yet many programs fail to engage employees over the long term. Emily Noll, national director of wellness with CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. shares 10 reasons employees don’t like wellness programs.

Though widespread adoption of the marketplaces was predicted, many organizations continue to take a wait-and-see approach.

Technology and a renewed interest in long-term care are fueling changes in the employee benefits field, according to Aite Group.

‘Favoring’ individual employees is permitted in some cases, but seldom recommended, says HUB’s Dennis Fiszer.

Some policies may create economic incentives for employees’ partners to stay out of the workforce, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.

For initiatives to be successful, employers should forget about participation and concentrate on engagement, says Brad Cooper, CEO of US Corporate Wellness.

One reason for the shift includes more plan sponsors implementing high-performance networks with more limited provider choices, according to PwC’s Health Research Institute.

‘Favoring’ individual employees is permitted in some cases, but seldom recommended, says HUB’s Dennis Fiszer.

There are situations where the policies may create economic incentives for employees’ spouses to stay out of the workforce, says Zack Pace of consulting firm CBIZ.

Though widespread adoption of the marketplaces was predicted, many organizations continue to take a wait-and-see approach.

The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.

The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.

The insurance commissioner in the country’s most populous state calls on the government to block Anthem Inc.’s $48 billion takeover of rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the deal would limit competition in the state’s health-insurance market.

PeopleStrategy’s new platform features broker-specific capabilities designed to compete with other human capital management services, says CEO Randy Cooper

From robo-advisers to virtual benefit counselors, employers today have an array of solutions to meet the needs of their tech-savvy workforces.

Employers need reliable and relevant data to make benefit and compensation decisions, says Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s James Durkin.