With more than two-thirds of employers reporting that state leave laws add significant complexity to their work, small and midsize businesses often turn to their benefits advisors to help them navigate PFML compliance and simplify leave experiences.

Facing the highest group medical cost trend in 17 years, brokers and their small business clients must prioritize cost and simplicity with non-medical benefits packages that include streamlined administration and enhanced experiences.

With 79% of employers reporting that benefits education remains a challenge, advisors who embrace a year-round communications approach are better positioned to help small-business clients increase understanding, utilization and appreciation of their benefits programs.

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.

Group captives are among the fastest-growing segments of the captive insurance market, expanding options and creating a greater need for advisors to help clients evaluate quality and risk.

With nearly 83% of employer health plan spending tied to manageable costs, a trusted TPA partner is crucial for cost containment – particularly as more employers shift to self-funded plans.

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.