AlertMedia mobile app communicates with employees during crises
The platform helps employers send emergency notifications to workers in events like Hurricane Irma.
Technology
Benefits Think 5 common COBRA compliance pitfalls to avoid
Requirements can be difficult to follow, but mistakes can cost a broker and their client big money in fines, penalties, civil lawsuits, audits and more, says Word & Brown’s Marc McGinnis.
Marc McGinnis
The Word & Brown General Agency
AlertMedia mobile app communicates with employees during crises
The platform helps employers send emergency notifications to workers in events like Hurricane Irma.
How Florida employee benefit firms are preparing for Hurricane Irma
Closing offices, activating emergency plans and backing up data, brokerages plan to weather the storm.
How Florida employee benefit firms prepared for Hurricane Irma
Closing offices, activating emergency plans and backing up data, brokerages plan to weather the storm.
What an adviser in Irma’s path can learn from one who made it through Harvey
Houston broker Cary Goss shares lessons learned from an historic storm, including information he wishes he’d sent clients ahead of time.
Benefits Think How data analytics is changing employee benefit strategies
Actionable analytics stemming from the democratization of big data are enabling employers, brokers and consultants to improve the performance of their plans like never before.
Eric Helman
Hodges-Mace
Benefits Think The role of predictive analytics in wellness programs
Targeting at-risk employees makes all the difference, says Predictive Health Partners Jim Lewis.
Jim Lewis
Predictive Health Partners
10 HR tech companies to watch
ADP, Deloitte and Maestro Health are just a few of the providers offering employers advanced software and service that promise to improve worker engagement and productivity.
Healthcare app offers personalized assistance for employee medical decisions
All-in-one program HealthJoy provides workers with the ability to find the most affordable coverage in their area and avoid high premiums for employers.
Adviser finds niche servicing tech and pharmaceutical market
CBG Benefits’ Jeanne Nicholson has successfully identified the needs of the biotech and pharma industries in New England by bringing them together under her HR BioTech Connect organization.
Benefits Think The role of predictive analytics in wellness programs
Targeting at-risk employees makes all the difference, says Predictive Health Partners Jim Lewis.
Jim Lewis
Predictive Health Partners
Fitbit unveils health-focused smartwatch to revive demand
Fitbit unveiled its first smartwatch on Monday, hoping that the health-focused features of the device will reverse the hardware maker’s declining influence in the wearables market.
Mobile app speeds hourly worker hiring
Snagajob uses a single platform to streamline workflows and help new hires manage their schedules and swap shifts.
Technology Adviser of the Year builds suite of products to meet high-tech demands
Sequoia Consulting Group’s Manish Kumar grew a small team to create big benefit projects for top IT firms.
Benefits Think How BP found success with wearables
Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.
Jessica Grossmeier
HERO
Mobile app speeds hourly worker hiring
Snagajob uses single platform to streamline workflows, help new hires manage their schedules, swap shifts and communicate
Benefits Think How BP found success with wearables
Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.
Jessica Grossmeier
HERO
Simplifying the healthcare payment system
Up-and-coming tech company Medxoom pilots its first mobile app designed to pay medical bills, manage plan costs and monitor HSA funding.
HR departments experiencing growth
Companies are showing love to human resources as more capital is being spent on critical roles in departments across the country.
