The Broker Innovation Lab celebrates brokers and other benefits stakeholders who have embraced the changing marketplace to position themselves and their business for future success
As benefits ecosystems grow more complex, nearly two thirds of employers say managing multiple carriers is a challenge, pushing HR teams toward more connected benefits strategies.
As employers prepare for a projected 9% median increase in health care costs, The Hartford research reveals how financial pressures are shifting priorities around benefits products, worker engagement and technology integration.
More than half of U.S. workers live paycheck to paycheck, but struggle to understand and use the employee benefits designed to ease financial strain. New research reveals three ways advisors can help improve benefits engagement.
Over a third of employees report they do not understand their supplemental health benefits. Brokers can help employers close the knowledge gap not only at enrollment, but year-round.
Over a third of U.S. workers expect their financial situation to improve. Brokers are well-positioned to help employers boost their workforce's financial health – and optimism.
With 73% of U.S. workers reporting that mental health benefits help employers attract and retain talent, brokers can help their clients design benefits packages that meet the needs of their employees.
Sixty-one percent of employers worry that updated HR technology and systems may cause them to lose the personal touch. Benefits brokers are in a unique position to strike the right balance.
