1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) As healthcare costs continue to dominate conversations in the C-suite, helping employees understand where their premium dollars can be best utilized is a no-cost way to save both sides money. Employees choosing the wrong plan, or not selecting the right…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) With healthcare costs heading toward a near-double-digit increase in 2027, benefit leaders are taking a hard look at every dollar they spend on the eve of open enrollment. And to truly measure a workplace perk's value, the most important question they…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) Employers have spent years arguing over how much GLP-1 coverage should cost. A harder question is starting to take over: Is it paying off? Bank of America's recent disclosure that it spends more than $250 million a year on the drugs…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (420+ words) For employees without additional employer support, taking extended time off can come at a steep financial cost. The pace of Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) expansion has accelerated significantly in 2026, according to a recent whitepaper on the state of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (712+ words) Affordability issues, changing employee-experience needs, and the need to improve benefits literacy are just a few of the major concerns Melissa Dal Vecchio, senior manager of health and welfare benefits at BMO, finds on her plate. The 2026 Excellence in Benefits…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (648+ words) Collaboration between employers, brokers and TPAs will be essential to developing customized, cost-effective and employee-friendly solutions, noted the report, which serves as a benchmarking tool to compare strategies, identify emerging trends, and better understand where the market is headed. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (752+ words) For brokers, this environment presents an opportunity to move the conversation beyond annual rate increases and toward strategic plan design. The most effective renewal strategies will balance three priorities: affordability, employee protection, and compliance. Moving beyond cost-shiftingFor years, employers have…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (498+ words) When Kelley Daviss, CHRO at financial services firm Lendmark, analyzed the biggest health issues among the company's workforce around 2021, "diabetes jumped out," she said. Type 2 diabetes is a growing challenge, and expense, for employers: Of the more than 40 million people…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1100+ words) A quiet but significant shift is already underway in workplaces: GLP-1 medications such as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro are beginning to reshape not just how people manage weight, but how organizations think about health, productivity, and workplace well-being itself. For…...