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Voluntary Benefits and Employee Retention
First of all, benefits have always been a key factor in employee retention success. Employees want a good salary, but they also want extras that enhance their personal and financial lives. Perks have become even more important in the current job market. As employment...
Wellness Programs in 2020
Companies have had several years to integrate wellness goals and resources into their workdays. Now that wellness is a workplace staple, recent research suggests that the biggest wellness challenge for 2020 should be a drive to measure objective results. Track Your...
Commercial Insurance The Connected Way
When your company applies for, renews, or restructures its commercial insurance program, you open up your business to a somewhat invasive process. With commercial insurance, that overwhelming sense of baring your soul is hard to escape. You’ll have a kinder, gentler...
Your Diverse Workforce Wants Flexible Benefits
First off, your workforce demographic has probably changed over the years. Secondly, today's best "man" for the job might still be a man but it might also be a young woman or a gender non-conforming individual. For instance, your most productive employee could be a...
An Insurance Strategy That Meets Your Risk Management Goals
Risk Management Goals Today When you're responsible for updating your company’s risk management goals, you realize that insurance isn’t always the default answer. Of course, insurance is still one of the most efficient tools for handling risk. To remain effective and...
Do your employees need more life insurance options?
Insurance Options One of the major goals of a quality employee benefits program is to provide resources, namely insurance options in the case, that employees can and will use. Employee group life insurance has always helped employers meet that goal. It allows you to...
The Wellness trend isn’t going away
If you thought of workplace wellness as another health-nut trend that would eventually fade away, you're probably surprised that it’s still going strong. The idea of wellness has been around for centuries. Only in recent decades have we anchored the idea to workplace...
What benefits do millennials want?
The media has been publishing the myths and mysteries of Millennial culture for nearly a decade. Amusing stories and anecdotes don’t help much when you’re trying to plan millennial insurance benefits or figure out what drives a whole generation. Fortunately, reliable...
Does your company really need a benefits strategy?
In some cases, you might end up being responsible for insuring contractors or workers who should have their own insurance.
What is a wrap document and why do you need one?
In some cases, you might end up being responsible for insuring contractors or workers who should have their own insurance.
What is the best way to manage a self-funded insurance program?
In some cases, you might end up being responsible for insuring contractors or workers who should have their own insurance.
What must you do to stay ACA compliant?
In some cases, you might end up being responsible for insuring contractors or workers who should have their own insurance.
Are you responsible for insuring subcontractors, casual laborers, or other non-employees?
In some cases, you might end up being responsible for insuring contractors or workers who should have their own insurance.
Can your employee sue for an injury sustained while on your premises?
If your employee claims an on-the-job injury but you don’t believe their story, you must report the claim anyway and let your workers’ compensation insurance company decide what to do.
What Happens When You Dispute an Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Claim?
If your employee claims an on-the-job injury but you don’t believe their story, you must report the claim anyway and let your workers’ compensation insurance company decide what to do.
Why does the IRS Require Summary Plan Descriptions?
Why Does the IRS Require Summary Plan Descriptions? When a new employee begins their job, you do a paper or digital document dump of everything from a job description to an employee handbook. If your new hire qualifies as a participant or beneficiary of your 401-k or...
What you need to know about the changing Connecticut Health Marketplace
The Connecticut Health Marketplace is still going strong. With all the talk and legislative furor, you might have expected the ACA and the Connecticut Health Marketplace to implode by now. With a few exceptions, the system is unchanged and still going strong. Access...
What can a captive insurer do for your company?
What can captive insurance do for your company? Captive insurance is a viable alternative to traditional insurance. It’s not for everyone as it involves establishing an actual insurance company to handle your claims. A captive insurer is a form of self-insurance but...
How do you know if a carrier is the best fit for your benefits program?
How do you know if a carrier is the best health insurance carrier for your benefits program? As an employer, you know that when it comes to employees, one size doesn’t fit all. Some employees are married. Others are single. Some reject...
Why your Employee Benefits Handbook is worth the effort
Why your Employee Benefits Handbook is worth the effort When your employee starts the first day of a new job, the onboarding paperwork can easily dampen their enthusiasm. New employees must complete tax forms, payroll or direct deposit forms, emergency contact...
Does a PEO force you to give up control of your business?
Does a PEO force you to give up control of your business? If you’ve investigated group health insurance alternatives, you’ve probably heard of Professional Employment Organizations. PEOs manage your employee payroll, tax withholding, benefits, and...
Understanding New Insurance Options
Understanding New Insurance Options Employee Benefits Options Health insurance products have been the same since... well since forever. Small companies purchased group health insurance plans. Deep-pocket Corporations self-insured employee health care risks. These...
What Are Your Employee Insurance Needs?
Employee Benefit Needs Review Does your company invest in the same employee insurance program year after year? It's time to step back, reevaluate, and measure its relevance to your employee benefit needs. Workers come and go. They age into retirement and younger...
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