Voluntary benefits

As base health plans become more generic, having unique and tailored products will become a key differentiator for recruitment and retention.

Beware carrier sales reps that hawk voluntary packages that don’t fit your needs.

Employers should offer incentives to get employees to participate, create a healthy culture at work and properly communicate offerings to workers, among other guidelines.

Employees will be able to ask their personal benefits questions in any way they choose and in real time.

Despite milestone, LIMRA notes decline in workplace benefits that poses communication challenges

Employers should offer incentives to get employees to participate, create a healthy culture at work and properly communicate offerings to workers, among other guidelines.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists leading companies with 10% or more growth over the past year.

Top worksite plan providers Delta Dental, EyeMed and Transamerica rack up double-digit revenue gains.

Top carriers’ double-digit revenue increases seen coming from CDHPs, broker promotion and streamlined enrollment practices.

Employees can benefit from the offering regardless of their age or stage of life, and that’s true for younger workers, too.

Companies need to take various measures to make sure their HR software and tools are not biased, says Epstein Becker Green member Nathaniel Glasser.

Student loan repayment, flexible work schedules and retirement funding are among the perks younger workers are looking for from an employer.

Employees can benefit from the offering regardless of their age or stage of life, and that’s true for younger workers, too.

Industry experts weigh in on a range of pain points facing employees, such as managing student debt, and the products that are designed to address them.

Industry experts weigh in on a range of pain points facing employees, such as managing student debt, and the products that are designed to address them.

Employers should focus on what employees stand to lose or gain, add a dose of humor and tailor messages to different groups.

Adviser Eric Silverman is on a ‘journey to transform’ the perception of employee-paid benefits.

New coverages, such as follow-up care and gunshot protection, have more employers offering to pay for the product, as growth doubles year-over-year.

Keeping benefits local and establishing an active communication chain are just two ways the top brokers achieve success within their positions.

Not only did Central Michigan University participants reduce their blood pressure and BMI, many also got promotions.