Wellness program ROI

It’s important to realize that technology is only a piece of this employee engagement method.

Why advisers and employers should create plans that address several factors that impact employee health, says Veer Gidwaney.

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

Cornerstone Insurance Group beefs up its offerings – and even hires a staff wellness director – to win over plan sponsors.

When it comes to well-being programs, game mechanics are about understanding why, rather than now, employees make the choices they do.

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

The Cornerstone Insurance Group beefs up its offerings — and even hires a staff wellness director — to win over clients.

The market for wearable wellness is growing but workers are still reluctant to share the data from the devices with their employers.

But when it comes to sharing the medical data collected by these technologies, they are keeping their employers at arm’s length.

The success of a client’s well-being program may be more about calculating value-on-investment rather than return-on-investment, according to a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.