Open Enrollment Cheat Sheet: Important Terms To Share With your Employees
As “open enrollment” season looms, HR personnel are getting ready to help their employees make a smart choice regarding their health plan.
As “open enrollment” season looms, HR personnel are getting ready to help their employees make a smart choice regarding their health plan.
Employers are offering more and more voluntary benefits—and workers want these benefits. A 2017 study showed that nearly one third of eligible employees were signing up for voluntary offerings (that’s a higher participation rate than in earlier years). Amy Hollis is the national leader of voluntary benefits for HR consultancy Willis Towers Watson. She recently…
Every year, thousands of businesses face lawsuits for not taking the proper steps to ensure their establishment is accessible to people with disabilities. Below are some tips to create better access for all – so that as many people as possible can patronize your business — while also avoiding legal trouble. Identify Alternate Entrances…
What are the top causes of disability? HR management can educate employees on common illnesses and disability insurance as a means to protect themselves.
Some questions are raised in disability insurance claims management review.
By Marjory Robertson, AVP & Senior Counsel and Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel, Sun Life Financial When employees need to step away from work — whether to welcome a new child, care for a family member, or another life event — protecting their jobs and benefits, understanding their rights, knowing whether their employers will pay part…
By Gene Lanzoni, Marketing, Thought Leadership, Customer Insights The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America The ability to earn an income is essential to modern living, yet more Americans often prioritize protecting their home, car, health, and teeth over helping protect their income with insurance. When a life event that causes a disability occurs, even in…
This article originally appeared in Human Resource Executive. Responding to Risk Whether working in healthcare, for an insurance company, consulting with employers or running a nonprofit, the basic and vexing problem I’m trying to solve is behavior change and how, ultimately, human beings evaluate and respond to risk. The longer I work in and around employee…
In an increasingly competitive job market, employee benefits elevate companies in the minds of their current employees, as well as prospective workers. Below are some of the most important and sought after benefits for employees. Content here was provided to the Council for Disability Awareness blog by benefits expert Phil Bruen, VP, Group Life and…
Absences can be hard on both an employee and employer, which is why disability insurance can be a potent addition to your benefit plan. However, there is a way to make absences easier to manage. The following tips are based on an article written for the Council for Disability Awareness blog byMarjory Robertson, assistant vice president…