Wellness

The opening sessions of this year's BenefitsPRO Broker Expo in Chicago kicked off with one of the year's hottest topics: GLP-1 drugs.

Connecticut Insurance Department cited five major insurers — Aetna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare — for failing to provide mental health and substance use coverage equal to their medical and surgical benefits.

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

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.

Those who would consider returning would demand at least a 20% pay increase to make the switch.

The acts would allow Roth IRA contributions without earned income and add five years to catch-ups.