The tech savvy adviser: strategies for modernizing benefits communication
Text messages, mobile apps and videos are all methods brokers can use to get — and keep — employees attention during open enrollment and beyond.
Technology
Benefits Think Zenefits’ founder is back: What does it mean for the billion-dollar HR tech market?
Advisers are playing an important role in the rapid growth of the small and mid-sized software solutions industry.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Benefits Think Digital at work: Wearables in workers’ comp
Research points to automation, robotics and advances in safety as contributing factors to a decrease in claims frequency. However, severity is up — and wearables could help.
Laura Kersey
NCCI
Benefits Think Would wellness programs work if strategically linked to benefit plan design?
Employers will find most value and impact when all internal and external stakeholders work as a team instead of independent siloes.
Chris Skisak Skisak
Houston Business Coalition on Health
New software aims to make workforce intelligence, analytics easier
Engage Talent and PredictiveHR partner to offer a comprehensive tool to help employers with employee acquisition and retention.
Data breaches are putting client data at risk. Here’s what advisers can do
Independent brokerages and agencies are “low-hanging fruit” for cybercriminals, one expert says.
HR bogged down with questions? AI can help
How one company used artificial intelligence to lessen the administrative workload for HR professionals .
Benefits Think Shopping for benefits: What technology holds for employers and employees
By getting more information in front of workers, benefit managers can help them make smarter decisions and select the best options.
Mike Lisa
Corporate Synergies
Clients’ tech is out of date. Here’s why they need to update it
Many HR managers feel their systems are not fit for the modern workforce, a new study finds.
How organizations should prepare for a future with intelligent technologies
Forrester Research released a guide on the future of work, providing a pragmatic view of what employers can expect of humans and robots working side by side.
Employers’ tech is out of date. Here’s why they need to update it
Many HR managers feel their systems are not fit for the modern workforce, a new study finds.
TriNet adds new compensation, benefits analytics tool
The new offering gives small and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to review retention, benefits and pay data.
Zywave offers new learning management software
The tool includes more than 200 training courses for advisers’ clients.
Getting educated: A changing landscape for broker learning
As the role of the adviser evolves, education programs are expanding beyond traditional offerings to focus more on human capital management.
HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace
The deal marks the fifth for the tech company since it went independent in 2017.
Willis Towers Watson’s new tool measures tech workers’ salaries
The tool will help hiring managers set a benchmark on salary premiums for employees with digital skills in areas like blockchain and artificial intelligence.
HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace
The deal marks the fifth for the tech company since it went independent in 2017.
AI is changing the annual performance review
Technology is expected to help bosses find ways to better coach and assess their workforce in the present, rather than focus on the past.
Benefits Think Digital at work: Wearables in workers’ comp
Research points to automation, robotics and advances in safety as contributing factors to a decrease in claims frequency. However, severity is up — and wearables could help.
Laura Kersey
NCCI
Benefits Think 6 strategies for clients looking to source new recruitment technology
While AI can make recruiting easier, HR managers should be aware of some of the legal pitfalls.
Nathaniel Glasser
Epstein Becker Green