Voluntary benefits

What impresses me most about EBN’s Benefits Professional of the Year isn’t just what she’s done at Facebook, but what she’s trying to do to move the entire industry.

EBN’s 2018 Benefits Professional of the Year, Renee Albert, has led the social media giant in ramping up paid parental, bereavement and caregiving leave — along with a slew of other enviable benefits. But her most game-changing initiative is calling on other employers to do the same.

First offered by large Silicon Valley companies, time-saving benefits are now spreading to employers and industries of all kinds.

A surge of new transportation apps, such as Hytch, aim to address a modern workplace conundrum: long, expensive commutes.

Most brokers make the mistake of simply asking employers about their interest in “voluntary” benefits and then wonder why most clients are not interested.

A surge of new transportation apps, such as Hytch, aim to address a modern workplace conundrum: long, expensive commutes.

Employers want to be responsive to their employees by providing access to coverage for identity theft. But how does this benefit support the strategic goals of the employer?

Employers want to be responsive to their employees by providing access to coverage for identity theft. But how does this benefit support the strategic goals of the employer?

To qualify for contracts, companies will have to provide at least 12 weeks of paid time off, up to $1,000 a week, at the birth or adoption of a new child.

The packaged food company will triple the length of its paid maternity and parental leave offerings, introduce paid caregiver leave and boost bereavement and other benefits.

The packaged food company will triple the length of its paid maternity and parental leave offerings, introduce paid caregiver leave and boost bereavement and other benefits.

Employee Benefit News has named the winners of its four Benny Awards, which recognize individuals for excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field.

Data analytics firm miEdge ranks DI companies on in-force premium stemming from groups of 100-plus lives.

Stem cell storage company Forever Labs promises the chance for a longer and healthier life.

Employers need to understand the difference and educate employees on why they’d need each type of coverage.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, introduces the top 25 large-group voluntary insurance carriers in the country.

Employers need to understand the difference and educate employees on why they’d need each type of coverage.

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The new entrant says its platform is easier for companies to get up and running – and much cheaper than its competitors.