Employee Participation

There's a lot going on in the benefits industry right now for advisors to be excited about, including new cost-containment strategies, new technology, new vendors, and new products. And one topic that can't be ignored: the role of AI in the benefits industry.

"Employees aren't disengaged because they don't care; instead it's because benefits are too hard to navigate," said Jonathan Porter, CEO of Castlight Health.

Sectors like finance, health care, and tech have higher confidence levels.

A top insurance industry risk math expert has designed two new ETFs for that purpose.

A third (34%) of those laid off first heard the news through workplace gossip, more than those told directly by their manager or HR (27%).

Of the 600 HR professionals whose organizations laid employees off over the last year to make way for the influence of AI, about two-thirds had already rehired some of those employees.