Industry consolidation has been on the rise as the role of private-equity and other financial institution-backed buyers expands.

HR managers can help support employees working remotely by recommending how any workspace can be made safe and comfortable, whether employees are working from their own home office or are making calls from the couch.

UnitedHealthcare gives expecting women a second yearly eye exam to address changes brought on by pregnancy.

Plan sponsors should realize that now is the time to act and acknowledge that participants, many of whom are unknowingly in heavy equity allocations, will jump out as we hit more realistic volatility cycles.

The benefits of carve-outs are in their ability to offer better options for managing cost and benefits offered by experienced vendors to meet the specific needs of your benefit programs.

Integrated care enables better and more rapid information sharing between a patient’s universe of doctors and increases the instances of early detection and intervention.

Coronavirus is adding new complications for an already stretched-thin demographic as parents are scrambling to find childcare or figuring out how to be productive at home with kids around.

The coronavirus outbreak has thrust corporate policies on paid leave and workplace practices into sharp focus, especially for the retail and restaurant industries.

Small business units can help you reduce your workload, improve your service and increase profitability.

Having a solid vendor relationship is great, but your firm can do better. Here's how.

The newly combined “powerhouse” will be a rival for Marsh & McLennan, which had been the top name in that sector in terms of revenue.

We can all play a part in preparing for this and future outbreaks.

Voluntary benefits set employers apart in the war for talent; how do brokers choose which ones to bring to their attention?

“If we don't have a game plan for how to educate employees, everything is for naught,” says Nick Rockwell, president at Eastbridge Consulting Group.

“We need to build health plans that incentivize employees to make better healthcare choices based on quality,” Jim Blachek, CEO of Dynamic Benefit Solutions, says.

Advanced care planning is an opportunity for advisers to address caregiving with clients and boost the value this benefit brings to employers.

Benefits advisers need to look beyond healthcare and traditional benefits to account for financial stress, mental health and other factors, experts say.

To convince employer clients and prospects of the merits of DPC, advisers must present it in a way that offers a solution to control the total cost of care.

An effective benefits strategy should use tech to communicate and offer options for all employees.