Voluntary Benefits

According to our annual U.S. Voluntary/Worksite Sales Report, new business annualized premium (voluntary sales) increased again last year.

The survey finds 63 percent of employees are not willing to spend at least an hour a day on health-related activities such as exercise, researching healthy food or recipes or engaging in wellness coaching.

Customer engagement is becoming a buzzword in the benefits industry. However, more often than not, it is thrown around without the necessary strategic shift and operational wherewithal of an actual engagement plan.

Three chief factors are weighing down on employees: politics, artificial intelligence, and pressure to master new skills.

Existing law allows U.S. workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain purposes and with some limitations, under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Approximately 7 percent of American adults experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2015 alone.