Employee benefits

Employers need to analyze their workforce and then find out from employees – through whatever means possible – what benefits are working for them and which aren’t.

Reviewing a plan provider’s SOC 1 report helps employers determine that the service organization has the necessary controls in place to track the benefit plan’s investments and transactions.

Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.

Employers are planning on making big changes to their benefits plans this year as they look to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Workers who are stressed about finances are absent on average 3.5 days per year, compared to 1.9 days for those who are not stressed about money, pointing to a need for more robust workplace financial wellness programs.

How employers design benefit packages is changing, leading many to rely on their brokers more than ever before, says Rodger Bayne.

Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.

Employees can get tips on how to improve their 401(k) savings curve by taking small, manageable steps and other important advise.

Professional Employer Organizations help SMBs focus on building their companies while still maintaining day-to-day control over managing employees.

Has the benefits industry made compliance more complicated than necessary?

Why advisers should be focusing on younger employees’ eyecare preferences.

Many plan sponsors and participants don’t trust the federal government to keep its vow to allow tax-free distribution of Roth 401(k) balances. But taxing balances would not produce enough revenue, so the government is unlikely to go that route.

Nearly 40% of workers are considering leaving their current employers, new research shows. Advisers can help employers craft a plan to minimize the consequences of high voluntary turnover.

Market differentiators can help agents thrive in the new healthcare landscape, says Rodger Bayne.

Investing in community health leads to better workforce health, says Healthy Workplace Healthy Communities, a group launched to provide employers resources and tools to engage local leaders.

The top insurance companies, revealed in descending order, based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data from analytics firm miEdge.

With dozens of state and federal agencies enforcing hundreds of employment and benefits-related laws, advisers can help new employers avoid common administrative missteps.

When employees come back to work after major health events like heart surgery, employers need to be aware of comorbid conditions such as depression or anxiety.

Enrollment meetings are a great way to help employees start to prepare.

With medical inflation out pacing general inflation 7 to 1, advisers need to help their clients design benefit plans based on the actual health status of their employees.