This year, BenefitsPRO recognized Amy Friedrich, President of U.S. Insurance Solutions at Principal Financial Group, in the category of leadership. Over the last year, Friedrich has focused much of her attention on the issue of paid income protection and how this benefits employees and employers alike. In this podcast, Friedrich talks about paid income protection and other issues that impact benefits professionals and human resource executives.

Three Key Takeaways:

• Why offering paid income protection, which includes disability insurance and paid family leaves, helps employees and makes the organization better as a whole.
• What it's like to speak about these and other issues at the White House
• How employers, benefits professionals and HR executives should think about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within their organization.