How to help HR execs and CFOs get along
The two leaders may not see eye-to-eye on benefits decisions, says consultant Hugh O’Toole, but with the right message a broker can get through to both.
Technology
Fitbit aims to simplify corporate wellness offerings
The company launches Fitbit Group Health, bringing its employer, insurer, weight management and clinical research programs under one umbrella.
Schwab enhances benefit app to better engage millennials, mobile workforce
Firm targets younger employees and those without a traditional desk job with online, on-the-go application.
Aflac COO says benefits future to be driven by tech, voluntary products
And Daniel J. Lebish believes advisers are “more and more” ready to succeed in this next phase of the business.
Toolkit offers free wellness resources for employers
Sponsors of employee well-being month, including Virgin Pulse and WorldatWork, launch a free kit and online resources to help employers encourage healthy habits among workers.
Benefits Think Program aims to boost employee well-being with interactive content
Videos and quizzes may help workers retain health and wellness knowledge better than other forms of communication, according to Limeade.
11 benefit-focused tech startups to know
Employee benefits are going digital and these new entrants are disrupting the market with products and services focused on wellness, employee engagement and more.
Benefits Think Why employers should care about cybersecurity
Plan sponsors would be wise to ask their healthcare vendors if they have insurance policies in place to cover data breaches and other risks, according to USI’s Paul King.
Paul King
USI
Are insurers holding back online enrollment?
Brokers and employers are embracing it, but facing limitations with carrier IT capabilities, says Warner Pacific’s John Nelson.
Benefits Think Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers
Remote connections can greatly expand access to care for more people, allowing patients to see a doctor from almost anywhere, says physician Tania Elliott.
Tania Elliott, MD
Doctor on Demand
Benefits Think Traditional benefit communication methods do workers a disservice
With the majority of employees owning a smartphone, employers must make mobile devices a key part of their messaging strategies, according to Gene Raymondi, CEO and founder of eni.
Gene Raymondi
eni
Zenefits launches iPhone app, plans Android release for fall
Targeted at small businesses with mobile employee bases, customers can download the program immediately.
Zenefits launches iPhone app, plans Android release for fall
Targeted at small businesses with mobile employee bases, customers can download the program immediately.
Benefits Think Has the private exchange market stalled — or is it just getting started?
Employers have barely begun to tap into all the features, functions and benefits strategies that these benefits platforms make possible.
Frank B. Mengert
ebenefit Marketplace
How to make enrolling in benefits easy, efficient
Providing clients with a benefit administration system that integrates with other platforms is essential for advisers today, experts say.
Advisers, brokers looking to strengthen critical partnership with insurance carriers
Since passage of the ACA, there has been a ‘huge divide’ between benefit pros and payers, according to attendees at the CIAB Employee Benefits Leadership Forum.
Benefits Think Why employers should care about cybersecurity
Plan sponsors would be wise to ask their healthcare vendors if they have insurance policies in place to cover data breaches and other risks, according to USI’s Paul King.
Paul King
USI
Benefits Think Traditional benefit communication methods do workers a disservice
With the majority of employees owning a smartphone, employers must make mobile devices a key part of their messaging strategies, according to Gene Raymondi, CEO and founder of eni.
Gene Raymondi
eni
Advisers, brokers looking to strengthen critical partnership with insurance carriers
Since passage of the ACA, there has been a ‘huge divide’ between benefit pros and payers, according to attendees at the CIAB Employee Benefits Leadership Forum.
Benefits Think Artificial intelligence and other computer systems will change benefit advising
Drawing from the principles of AI, brokers need to develop new strengths in order to continue meeting the needs of their clients, says Hanna’s Matthew Augustine.
Mathew Augustine
Hanna Global Solutions