2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) Employers are now spending nearly $20,000 a year per employee on health insurance, yet many workers still don't understand what they're getting in return. Often, that's because companies are not communicating the right benefits, said Dan Thompson, chief benefits officer at…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (420+ words) For employees without additional employer support, taking extended time off can come at a steep financial cost. The pace of Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) expansion has accelerated significantly in 2026, according to a recent whitepaper on the state of…...

3+ day, 32+ min ago   (872+ words) The financial gravity of healthcare is increasingly concentrated in a small but rapidly evolving segment of patients: high-cost claimants. For employers and health plans, this group represents one of the most urgent financial risks in benefit management. New therapies, changing…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (752+ words) For brokers, this environment presents an opportunity to move the conversation beyond annual rate increases and toward strategic plan design. The most effective renewal strategies will balance three priorities: affordability, employee protection, and compliance. Moving beyond cost-shiftingFor years, employers have…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (439+ words) Rising healthcare costs, inflation, and evolving employee demands can make building a competitive benefits package challenging for small and medium-sized businesses, but their ability to provide quality offerings and more personalization can go a long way in capturing talent. New…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) In an increasingly complex and expensive healthcare environment, employees are recasting their HR and benefit leaders as their plan providers. "Employers have basically become the safety net for a healthcare system that was never designed to handle the complexity patients…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) For many small business owners, offering a retirement plan isn't the hard part. Keeping it sustainable is. That tension shows up often in conversations about plan pricing. This is part of the reason leaders recognize the importance of retirement benefits…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (505+ words) Unexpected expenses have become one of the biggest blind spots in employee benefits, according to Catherine Scagnelli, head of growth at financial wellness company Canary. "The reality is that many employees aren't financially unstable because they don't earn a paycheck,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (684+ words) United Health Care recently introduced a lifestyle spending account (LSA) for employers to offer flexibility to workers in an expanding market of health, wellness and lifestyle benefits, and to keep pace with companies increasingly exploring LSAs to meet the broadening…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (389+ words) A recent West Health-Gallup survey found that one-third of American adults — roughly 82 million people — are making quiet, daily tradeoffs in order to afford healthcare. One in ten are skipping meals or driving less to save on gas, while one in…...