By Paul LaPiana, Head of Product at MassMutual How has the definition of family evolved? Well, recent research by The Council for Disability Awareness founding member, MassMutual, surfaced more similarities than differences regarding how people described family, no matter how you sliced the data. Regardless of age, parental status, ethnicity, race, gender identity, orientation or…
16 Changes That May Happen in the Near Future By Bob Herum, MSFS, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, Ameritas. Getting tired of hearing the term “new normal,” or other permutations out there? I am, but it does force you to think about how different life will look moving forward, past the changes COVID-19 created.…
By Rachel Porter, content specialist for Custom Contractors Insurance, LLC. In a world ravaged by a global pandemic, many companies across various industries had to make adjustments to keep their operations going despite the threat of the coronavirus. One of those tweaks is setting up remote work for their employees. Telecommuters were around long…
If you started remote working last year, settle in. With nearly one in four Americans now telecommuting from home, businesses are seeing increases in productivity and employees are finding more flexibility and satisfaction in their work. It’s increasingly likely that remote working or some form of hybrid working may continue well into the future for…
When you are living with a medical condition or disease that requires regular visits to various doctors, or have a sudden health concern that needs to be addressed quickly, medical bills will begin to pile up. While your medical insurance likely covers most of your normal expenses, when it comes to specialty issues, insurance companies…
Unbeknownst to you, your employees may have made “getting a new job” as one of their new year’s resolutions. And that can spell trouble, considering that job postings skyrocket in January. Here are the signs to watch for in employees that could signal they are looking around—and changes you can make to help keep them happy…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our world, impacting the ways that we receive our education, earn our living, and even seek our entertainment. For persons with disabilities, however, the digitization of daily life has had some unexpected and rather positive consequences. In fact, for the tens of millions of Americans who…
When we think back to how “stressed” we used to feel during the holidays, we might long for a bit of that back…especially as we look ahead to what might be an isolated holiday. With your employees coping with burnout and COVID fatigue, the “holiday blues” may be stronger this year than ever. Here are…
The thing about budgeting is that we all know we have to do it, and often the hardest part is getting started. The challenge is even greater for adults with disabilities. In fact, 1 in 4 Americans with disabilities have a hard time finding employment and thus experience financial insecurity. Their economic situation is aggravated…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact millions of employees across the United States, nearly half of workers say open enrollment is more important this year. In fact, 75 percent of employees indicate there are benefits they are more interested in this year than last year, according to MetLife’s 2020 open enrollment survey. There…
