by Brennan Carpenter | Oct 6, 2022 | Benefits, Financial Wellness, Healthcare, HR Trends, Workplace Culture
Medical debt keeps some Americans from paying their mortgages, vehicles, and groceries. Even those with medical insurance are struggling, especially those with high deductible plans. According to JAMA Medical Network news, data from the Surveys of Income and Program...
by Wendy Feldbauer | Sep 15, 2022 | Benefits, Recruiting & Retention
To attract and retain employees, employers must continually evaluate benefits offerings, trends, and tools. This isn’t just a once of year assessment in the fast pace benefits world of today it is at least a quarterly check-in. The pandemic significantly changed the...
by Wendy Feldbauer | Sep 8, 2022 | Benefits
The world has seen a huge shift over the last couple of years in many different aspects of our day-to-day life but especially in the workplace. What attracts and retains quality employees and talent has shifted to the new normal and many businesses are realizing it...
by Wendy Feldbauer | Sep 1, 2022 | Benefits
The RFP Process Securing an RFP for health insurance can seem like a cumbersome process as employers are securing two RFPs typically: one between the company and potential broker(s) and one between the selected broker and potential carriers. The RFP process itself can...
by Wendy Feldbauer | Jul 28, 2022 | Benefits, Healthcare
According to recent surveys, employers in the U.S. expect their group health plan premiums to increase between 4.7 percent and 5.2 percent in 2022. Many health insurers also expect overall costs for health claims rise given recent inflation numbers.1 Consumers are...
by Wendy Feldbauer | Jul 7, 2022 | Benefits
Understaffed human resource departments are tasked with sending benefits communications and serve as the point of contact for insurance questions and coverage issues – in addition to the many other hats they wear. Since HR departments are spread thin, many condense...
