Enrollment systems

Benefits enrollment preparations at a standstill

Monthly OERB scores for employers with Q1 start dates show little, if any, progress.

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Benefits Think Why this year’s open enrollment season needs to be different

Healthcare reform efforts, new SBC templates and a pressing need for employee education require a new benefits strategy.

May 24

Kim Buckey

DirectPath
Benefits Think Why this year’s open enrollment season needs to be different

Healthcare reform efforts, new SBC templates and a pressing need for employee education requires a new benefits strategy.

May 22

Kim Buckey

DirectPath
Enrollment systems

Technology unlocks power of personalized enrollment

Analytics and cloud services offer more meaningful data to decipher better plan choices.

By Bruce Shutan
Contributing writer

May 4
Employer open enrollment prep fares poorly in March

OERB scores for organizations with Q1 start dates drop significantly month to month.

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Benefits Think 4 ways to improve the employee enrollment experience

Employers must tweak their benefit signup procedures, including by using mobile, to ensure employees get what they are paying for, according to adviser Greg Hodges.

March 22

Greg Hodges

Hodges-Mace
Benefits Think 4 ways to improve the employee enrollment experience

Brokers and advisers must tweak their benefit signup procedures, including by using mobile, to ensure participants get what they are paying for, according to adviser Greg Hodges.

March 13

Greg Hodges

Hodges-Mace
EBA’s new Open Enrollment Readiness Benchmark shows HR departments are behind

Benchmark measures employer readiness across four critical stages of the process.

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Technology

Consumer-centric platforms lead industry advancement

Recent Mercer acquisition of Thomsons Online Benefits cements broker requirement to be comfortable with technology or be left behind.

By Cort Olsen
Former associate editor

December 21
Analyzing and improving open enrollment

Eight post-enrollment steps for employers that can help ensure the next sign-up period goes smoothly.

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5 surefire ways to boost retirement enrollment

Employers who struggle with plan participation should rethink how they engage employees, analyze what motivates them, and then adjust their approach to match.

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How to better employee engagement and enrollment

Employees say open enrollment is a time of stress and confusion. Here’s how to help workers feel more comfortable about the process.

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How to handle employees’ open enrollment questions

Anticipating concerns workers are likely to have before the sign-up period begins is a good place to start, experts say.

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Open enrollment success depends on good communication

How a more strategic approach to messaging can help employers more fully engage with employees.

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The key eligibility and compliance issues to review at open enrollment

Much of the burden has been eased, in part because of the ACA, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges.

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Benefits Think How to make the most of open enrollment

Advisers can help employees with the challenges of selecting a health plan by giving them a how-to guide with questions and answers.

November 16

Robin Gelburd

Fair Health, Inc.
Benefits Think How to make the most of open enrollment

Employers can help employees with the challenges of selecting a health plan by giving them a how-to guide with questions and answers.

November 15

Robin Gelburd

Fair Health, Inc.
Benefits Think Open enrollment opportunities for small business brokers

Changes brought on by the ACA provide an opportunity for advisers to onboard new clients, says CHOICE Administrators’ Ron Goldstein

November 7

Ron Goldstein

Choice Administrators
Health insurance enrollment

5 ways to prepare now for a smooth open enrollment

The busiest and most stressful time of the year for HR and benefits professionals is fast approaching. Although it can be daunting, benefits consultants Rosemary Hughes and Suzannah Gill offer tips on how to make the process successful.

By Suzannah Gill and Rosemary Manning-Hughes

October 20
Benefits Think 3 ways to motivate employees during enrollment

Workers enrolled in consumer driven health plans need a guide to help them engage in their healthcare, says ConsumerMedical CEO David Hines.

October 12

David Hines

ConsumerMedical