A Broker’s Guide to Evaluating Open Enrollment Effectiveness

A Broker’s Guide to Evaluating Open Enrollment Effectiveness

With open enrollment season behind us, employers now have an important opportunity to assess and reflect. In order to maximize the value of open enrollment and make improvements in the year ahead, employers and HR leaders need to conduct clear assessments of what worked and what didn’t. This phase of the open enrollment cycle requiresContinue reading “A Broker’s Guide to Evaluating Open Enrollment Effectiveness”

A New Era of Employee Wellness: 6 Trends to Watch in 2023

A New Era of Employee Wellness: 6 Trends to Watch in 2023

As we embark on the New Year, it’s important to reflect on what’s most important—our people. After nearly three years of a pandemic, the workforce continues to face a slew of personal and professional challenges. Rising inflation, market volatility, continued burnout, and elusive caregiving support are just some of the issues plaguing employees today. NearlyContinue reading “A New Era of Employee Wellness: 6 Trends to Watch in 2023”

How Benefits Brokers Can Advocate for Financial Wellness

How Benefits Brokers Can Advocate for Financial Wellness

Wellness benefits are a top priority for today’s workforce. According to BrightPlan’s 2022 Wellness Barometer Survey, 51% of employees have experienced worsening mental health since the start of the pandemic, 72% are stressed about their finances due to high inflation and market volatility, and one-third of employees have left the workforce due to caregiving responsibilities.

Economic Uncertainty & Employee Well-being Take Center Stage in 2022

Economic Uncertainty & Employee Well-being Take Center Stage in 2022

With the pandemic not quite in the rearview mirror, today’s workforce continues to struggle with a slew of personal and professional challenges, including rising inflation, high market volatility, burnout, and elusive child/elder care support. Nearly two-thirds of employees say they are stressed all or most of the time at work and Willis Towers Watson foundContinue reading “Economic Uncertainty & Employee Well-being Take Center Stage in 2022”

How to Help Build Your Employees’ Financial Literacy

How to Help Build Your Employees’ Financial Literacy

Many of us aren’t educated on how to make smart financial decisions or to plan, budget and invest for the future. Only 17% of students nationwide have access to financial education in primary or secondary school. This number is significantly smaller (3.9%) at low-income schools. Lack of financial education early on often carries throughout life.Continue reading “How to Help Build Your Employees’ Financial Literacy”

58% of Employees Feel Undervalued at Work: Here’s How Benefits Can Help

58% of Employees Feel Undervalued at Work: Here’s How Benefits Can Help

A Workhuman study found that 58% of employees either do not feel valued at all, or feel only somewhat valued by their employer. Feeling under-appreciated can have significant ramifications on employee engagement, productivity and retention.

The Value of On-Time Retirement

The Value of On-Time Retirement

More employees are delaying retirement, inching the average retirement age up to 68 years old. High inflation and market volatility are chief among the reasons employees are currently delaying retirement as is increased life expectancy, lack of confidence about whether they’re ready to retire and uncertainty about how much money they need to retire. DelayedContinue reading “The Value of On-Time Retirement”

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