Tech

Big data will lead to better informed plan recommendation engines, resulting in more educated benefits decision-making and a better user experience for employees, says Businessolver's Jon Shanahan.

The tech industry seems to be leading the way among industries offering robust family leave—something most Americans don't have access to—and it may be thanks to a counterintuitive factor: The industry's notable lack of women.

Big data will lead to better informed plan recommendation engines, resulting in more educated benefits decision-making and a better user experience for employees, says Businessolver's Jon Shanahan.

Plan sponsors will not be well-served by a cookie-cutter approach, says insurance expert Sima Reid.

Offering a cookie-cutter model does not service the needs of clients, says insurance expert Sima Reid.

ADP’s Gerry Leonard offers ways advisers can help clients plan, implement and manage admin systems and other tech.

The honor recognizes extraordinary contributions to a firm or agency, the industry and/or elevating the status of all women in the profession.

Today, employers need support on many fronts that go beyond a competitive benefits plan, and tech is the glue that pulls these elements together, says Perry Braun.

Brokers are using tech tools to help model benefit plans and ease enrollment and communications for employers.

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