Fintech firms and insurtech providers have become successful by filling gaps in traditional services. Can they do the same for benefits?

The pandemic's impact on employee benefits will be significant and long-lasting. In the months ahead, brokers should continue to advise clients about the implications of legislative and regulatory initiatives that will play a central role – as they have throughout the pandemic – in facilitating access to coverage and aiding ongoing recovery efforts, says Aflac's Brad Knox.

In aggregate, savers could be missing out on a combined $116 billion in additional retirement savings each year by leaving behind 401(k) accounts.

Biden's efforts represent an abrupt reversal of the Trump administration's moves to scale back the safety-net program.