Enrollment

Wellness programs are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. But problem is, a lot of employees dont know about them. Thats because communication regarding benefits isnt nearly as strong as it should be, Colonial Life reports.

The amount of workers enrolling online for their employee benefits has doubled since just a few years ago. Research from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America shows 62 percent of workers now enroll online, compared to 29 percent in 2005.

The Hartford is introducing MyTomorrow, an online educational resource that is designed to assist consumers in recognizing possible financial risks and better understand their benefits options.

With fall in the air, open enrollment season is under way. For health care benefits brokers, that means its crunch time. Employees of the companies you serve and many benefits administrators, too have loads of questions about how consumer-directed plans work.

New survey results from Mercer show employees are willing to take on higher out-of-pocket costs if it means they get to keep their health benefits.

Its that time againthe Medicare open enrollment period begins Oct. 15. The Medicare open enrollment periodwhich begins earlier this year has been expanded to last seven weeks, ending Dec. 7.

Questions coming into HR can be evaded with proactive communication if provided before open enrollment, and from a benefits planning approach, rather than once a year.

Consumers and benefits advisors who look carefully may be able to find surprising Medicare supplement insurance bargains, a rating agency says.