Employee benefits

Darden and Sears announce they will use Aon Hewitt’s private health insurance exchange.

Truveris consultant Michael Jacobs explains why he believes in value-based benefits design and consumer-driven health plans.

Editor in chief explains why she moved over to a new health insurance plan that includes a health reimbursement account debit card and why the new plan is a better fit for her family.

Lisa Holland argues that biometric screenings offer more useful data than information gleaned from health risk assessments and that biometric data can be used to develop better wellness programs.

Nancy Bolton maintains employers need to plan and implement health care reform provisions no matter who wins the presidential election

Aflac releases research showing employees who understand their benefits are more loyal to the organization and more engaged

Experts at a Benefits Forum & Expo outline strategies employers can use to better engage multiple generations in their benefits

The effects of lost workplace productivity due to concerns over issues at home are tangible and rising says ARAG

As open enrollment kicks off, so too does flu season. And as a wellness support provider, brokers might want to help employers line up flu shots at less expensive, more convenient places than the doctor's office.

15 employers from public and private sector competed in the 2012 EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge

Numerous group disability insurance providers provide their take on the market and where it is going.

Client dedication, employee happiness propel FirstPerson CEO Bryan Brenner to EBA’s 2012 Health Plan Adviser of the Year

Fred Barstein on a market upheaval coming in the DC market.

John Lamb shares the new math of employee benefits.

Long-term care and outliving their money are major concerns for today’s seniors, according to a recent survey, but PPACA and the upcoming election has particularly elevated their concern over the primary source of their health care coverage.

Those living in red or blue states are likely to have very different feelings on PPACA, according to a new poll, and possibly different plans on how to deal with it.

Who will do most of the work implementing PPACA? Blogger Ed Bray, J.D., sees a tide that could be turning to a shared role between human resources and finance.

According to a new survey, a majority of both Republicans and Democrats say that status quo is the most likely post-Election Day scenario for American health care.

Employers are keeping up their smoking-cessation efforts even as obesity grabs the headlines, says Provant’s Amy McAllister, and those who incentivize employees’ quit attempts are most likely to see health care costs reduced.

Rates of hearing loss in the workplace are rising rapidly and screenings and treatments to deal with the problem need to be strategized by employers who want to keep experienced workers.