Voluntary Benefits

For two decades, industry voluntary sales increased year after year, driven by new brokers entering the business. But seven or eight years ago, that came to an end as more brokers changed their selling strategies.

Benefits are the building blocks of financial wellness, and open enrollment is the most important opportunity of the year for employees to create a strong financial foundation.

MIT researchers have found that differing types of privacy laws within U.S. states produce markedly different effects on the willingness of patients to have genetic testing done.

While many wellness programs today incorporate tactics that promote positive behavioral lifestyle changes, they often fall short of systematically addressing behavioral health conditions.

Close to half of respondents say theyre more comfortable with a human being than a computerized visit, while two thirds are concerned about insurance coverage for the privilege of not seeing the doctor in person.

According to the EEOC, a new wellness regulations draft will be available in August of 2018; final rules will likely take till October of 2019.