Voluntary Benefits

The number of articles and press coverage surrounding the reality of workplace stresses and stress management issues are not unique to the legal profession, but they happen with greater frequency.

Theres a significant shift occurring in benefits packages offered by large employers. The focus is no longer all about plan cost containment. Instead, offering more choices to employees appears to be driving the benefits trend.

2018 is poised to be a year of major changes (and challenges), and the brokers who bring the most innovative ideas to the table will find themselves coming out on top.

Which trends will dominate and continue to define the benefits landscape in 2018? Here are few hot topics to watch in the new year.

While rising costs, complex billing systems and health care illiteracy remain todays top benefits-related challenges, new software solutions and tools geared toward the HR function have made them easier to tackle.

There's little concern about the damage carriers' always be selling mindset is causing employee policyholders, and even sales reps.