Benefits Think Predictive analytics become essential as high-cost claimants surge
As costs to treat serious conditions surge, employers must plan how to absorb budget-altering expenses ahead of time.
Workplace
The benefits that make office life more enticing
At AI-powered security company Verkada, offerings like backup care, commuter assistance and lots of in-office perks make it less complicated and more appealing to come into work.
Web Seminar Countdown to unbundling: What you need to know for 2027
If you're trying to plan your 2027 renewal, benefits and health spend around a rule that isn't finished being written, you're not alone.
Benefits Think The demographic wave you can’t ignore
A growing number of childless and "solo agers" in the workforce need care navigation benefits that don't require a family member to make the calls.
Chuck Greenblott
Power 10 Financial
Q&A: Aflac’s Matthew Owenby is watching burnout closely
The 2026 Excellence in Benefits winner is leading the insurance company's efforts to close the preventative care gap and personalize the employee experience.
How procurement services can lighten healthcare spend
Bringing a procurement partner into the benefits planning process can offer greater insight and negotiation power, helping to reduce overall costs.
Benefits Think Healthcare costs are rising. Here’s how brokers can help employers respond
Gap coverage, supplemental benefits and options for various types of workers can help avoid cost shifting and still provide support.
When and where you send open-enrollment information matters
Research shows a well-timed email is critical when seeking a quick turnaround, and that is especially true with urgent benefits documentation.
White Paper Supporting working parents through maternal mental health challenges
For employers looking to better support employees through pregnancy, postpartum, and maternal mental health challenges.
Fewer women are being promoted to the top ranks, often lacking critical leadership support
The responsibility of bridging the career gap will fall predominantly on upper management and their support efforts.
Benefits Think The 4-day week could be the next big obesity intervention
The structure of a workweek, and employees' daily schedules, can have a significant impact on their nutrition and overall health.
Employers face a new GLP-1 question: Are the drugs worth it?
As GLP-1 spending climbs, employers are asking whether the drugs deliver enough value. Better data could help them measure the payoff more accurately.
Benefits Think Internal marketing is HR’s most underrated skill
The gap between a great benefits program and one that actually works is almost always a communication problem.
Report A hybrid approach to managing health benefits
New research from Employee Benefit News: As health benefits become more complex, partners that provide specialized support become more valuable.
How Lendmark’s CHRO is getting ahead of diabetes
Kelley Daviss brought in Twin Health and heard great things from employees — then an unexpected diagnosis led her to experience the metabolic health platform's impact herself.
How AI is changing the mental health space
Leveraging technology has proven incredibly successful in yielding positive mental health outcomes, but not without boundaries.
Research Brief How personalized fertility care improves outcomes and lowers total cost
For HR and benefits leaders: How fertility benefit design drives employee outcomes and total spend.
Guide 10 strategic questions to pressure-test your 2027 benefits strategy
For HR and benefits leaders: 10 questions to contain healthcare costs in 2027 without trading outcomes.
At this childcare center, time off is mandated to ensure employees unplug
At parent support company Haven, CEO Britt Riley offers benefits that make employees feel taken care of.
How outdated data can run afoul of ERISA
A pensions specialist explains why fiduciary responsibility extends beyond investment oversight and how proper safeguards serve as a critical layer of protection.
