- Employers Expect Health Benefit Costs To Rise 3.9% in 2020
Cost management efforts focus on improving health outcomes over cost-shifting
Health benefit costs will grow by nearly 4% in 2020, according to early results from the latest Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. Based on responses from 1,511 US employers1, Mercer projects that the average total health benefits cost per employee will rise by 3.9% in 2020.
read more - Decoding The Modern Workplace
Companies Who Place Employees at the Heart of Their Digital Strategy Yield Even Greater Returns
Research findings released today by NTT DATA reveal organizations are yielding positive and unexpected returns investing in their digital workplace by keeping employees at the center of their strategy.
read more - Causes of Mortality: Our Perceptions vs. Reality
Understanding health risks can help us feel empowered
Death, as the old adage goes, is one of only two certainties in life (the second being taxes). But when it comes to what actually kills us, are we really correct in our assumptions? As it turns out, no.
read more - One in Three U.S. Employees Would Rather Talk About Their Weight Than Their Employer-Offered Benefits
Workers feel overwhelmed by open enrollment process
One-third of American workers would rather talk about their weight than their employee benefits, and nearly half dread the benefits enrollment process as much as asking for a raise, according to a new survey released today. In fact, U.S. workers say they dread the open enrollment process only marginally less than renewing their driver’s license…
read more - Understanding Worker Personality Types
Generation and gender are no longer the singularly defining characteristics of employment
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute (SRI) has identified four distinct worker personalities based on how their workplace perceptions influence their experiences and mindsets. The four worker personalities are: Satisfied, Settled, Resigned and Restless.
read more - 5 Social Security Myths Debunked
Why your clients should focus on the facts before claiming
Getting your arms around Social Security can be pretty complicated. Misinformation, partially informed opinions, and complex benefits formulas can easily lead one down an incorrect—and costly—path. That's why it is important to work with your financial advisor to develop a Social Security claiming strategy that can serve as the foundation of your overall retirement income…
read more - Premiums Through Paychecks
Why insurers should modernize their benefits capabilities
Take advantage of the growing demand for digitally-driven group/voluntary products
by Denise Garth
It’s a compelling case. Whether you look at trends among employers or trends among employees, you will come to the same conclusion. Group/Voluntary products are simply going to keep growing in appeal. The challenge is in preparing for the opportunity.
read more - Got Employees? Find out How Your Benefits Stack Up
Online resource helps employers stay competitive in fight for top talent
Principal today announced updates to the Principal Benefit Design ToolSM to give business owners the knowledge needed to help build competitive benefits packages.
read more - 40% of Plan Sponsors Are Very Interested in Pension Risk Transfer Transactions
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute finds employers hard pressed to fund their benefits programs
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute finds employers hard pressed to fund their benefits programs Today’s employers are faced with increasing challenges to fund their benefits programs. According to LIMRA research, the number one concern for benefits plan sponsors is managing benefits cost – 75% of employers consider this a critical issue . One of the ways…
read more - 5 Critical Steps to Better Meetings
Marvels of multi-tasking... or just monotonous monologues?
by Rich Horwath
Are your meetings creating valuable new insights for the business or are they a series of multitasking-filled monologues? Are they productive conversations about key business issues or a rehashing of the same stuff you’ve been talking about for months? Are your meetings getting better or worse?
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