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The Beginners Guide to Choosing Employee Benefits Software
Foreword by Amol Pawar, Founder Consultant, NUEST Consulting: In an SHRM survey, 92% of employees indicated that benefits are important to their overall job satisfaction. An organization that uses benefits as a strategic tool for recruiting and retaining talent reported higher overall company performance and above-average effectiveness in recruitment and retention compared with organizations that did not.
Bunker Introduces Live Certificates of Insurance to Provide Real-Time Visibility into Insurance Policies
Bunker, the San Francisco based insurtech startup, has created real-time proof of insurance that fits the dynamic nature of the on-demand workforce. Until now, Certificates of Insurance have largely come in the form of PDF documents, which are difficult to track, easy to fabricate, and the data is static. Bunker's Live COI instantly reflects changes to an active insurance policy, notifying the certificate holder when a contractor's policy is changed, canceled, or expired.
Hodges-Mace Launches SmartBen Bridge, a New Partner Program
Benefits delivery innovator, Hodges-Mace, LLC, announces the SmartBen® Bridge program (“Bridge”) for benefit partners and vendors. Bridge offers an exclusive and innovative partnership where stakeholders involved in the lifecycle of a client can connect to provide a superior benefits delivery experience for their mutual clients.
What's Next for Digital Benefits Administration in 2019
Digital benefits administration is critical to any modern compensation package. We discuss how this space is witnessing a paradigm shift, in-line with complex, on-ground realities. 2018 was an important year for digital benefits administration, several new tools and technologies saw rapid adoption across organizations. 2019 will continue to witness changes and extensions to this landscape, making benefits administration easier and accessible.
BenefitMall Launches New Enhancements to its Client Ready Quote System (CRQS)
BenefitMall, the provider of employee benefits and payroll services, today introduces enhancements to its CRQS. The brand new features will simplify brokers' quoting and proposal creation process. The enhancements include advanced PDF and Excel outputs, custom content, plan recommendations, plan change indicators and an HSA/HRA Analyzer. Additionally, proposal customization, which includes themes, logos and custom broker content, is available for both PDF and Excel output.
United Benefit Advisors and Insurance Management Group Partner Up
United Benefit Advisors (UBA), the independent employee benefits advisory organization, is pleased to welcome Insurance Management Group (IMG) to our family of Partners. Founded in 1977 and Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, IMG is a full-service insurance brokerage with more than 150 years of combined industry experience.
EaseCentral and Allstate Benefits Partners to Facilitate Online Benefits Enrollment
EaseCentral, the HR and benefits SaaS platform powered by insurance brokers, has announced a unique integration with Allstate Benefits that will streamline insurance plan enrollment and other offerings through its intuitive platform. The partnership will enable a greater number of employers nationwide to offer unique and impactful plans from Allstate Benefits to their employees while also decreasing the total amount of resources needed to do so.
Ethos Partners with Namely to Offer Life Insurance to Namely's Clients
Ethos, the company making life insurance accessible, affordable and simple, today announced a partnership with Namely, the HR platform for mid-sized companies. Through this partnership, Ethos life insurance will be extended to mid-sized businesses across the nation that use Namely's digital HR platform for administering employee benefits. Life insurance is a benefit that many Americans consider an employer-sponsored perk, rather than a financial necessity.
Zenefits Announces Compensation Management App Targetted to Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses
Zenefits announced the availability of Compensation Management, a new app within the Zenefits People Platform. Based on actual salary data from small businesses nationwide, Compensation Management is the first software tool designed specifically to take the guesswork out of competitively and fairly paying the people behind 99.7% of American businesses -- those in small and medium-sized organizations with less than 500 employees.
People Corporation Announces Acquisition of Benefit Partners Inc.
People Corporation (TSX-V: PEO) (the “Company”)announced the completion of the acquisition of Benefit Partners Inc. (“Benefit Partners” or “BPI”), an independent privately-owned employee group benefits and group retirement consulting firm in the Ontario market (the “Transaction”).
Virgin Pulse Announces Acquisition of Workplace Wellness Company, Viverae
Virgin Pulse, the health and well-being company, today announced that it has acquired Viverae, a wellness management company focused on helping organizations improve and simplify health for their employees. Virgin Pulse’s acquisition of Viverae, which recently rebranded as SimplyWell, follows the completion of its merger with RedBrick Health earlier this year and underscores the company’s focus on helping employers solve the costliest and most complex challenges in health and wellbeing.
6 Communications Tips to Improve Open Enrollment
Getting employees informed about open enrollment can prove to be challenging for HR professionals. However, there are specific steps HR professionals can take to improve their internal communications and engage with employees to ensure they’re ready to sign up for their benefits. Fall is here, and you’re ready to kick off your open enrollment. But if employees don’t know what you’re offering, how will they sign up?
4 Ways Technology can Help Improve Open Enrollment Engagement
Voluntary benefits are an important part of benefits administration, ensuring that most employees’ unique needs are met. How can leverage technology to drive better engagement with open enrollment programs this year? Read on to learn more. Benefit programs can be confusing for many employees; however, these programs are a key element of an organization’s employer brand and appeal.
4 Ways Automation Makes a Difference in Your Employee Benefits Strategy
Paper and manual-based employee benefits strategies are fast being replaced by automation and new digital tools. But automation isn’t just a cost center for modern companies - it can significantly add to your bottom line. In fact, studies show that 81% of employees with easy access to benefits information, report higher loyalty levels to their employer.
The Beginners Guide to Choosing Employee Benefits Software
Foreword by Amol Pawar, Founder Consultant, NUEST Consulting: In an SHRM survey, 92% of employees indicated that benefits are important to their overall job satisfaction. An organization that uses benefits as a strategic tool for recruiting and retaining talent reported higher overall company performance and above-average effectiveness in recruitment and retention compared with organizations that did not.
Human Resources Reinvented: Consumerizing HR Tools
As more of what we use in our daily lives offer “on-demand” services, why don’t tools we use in our professional lives do the same? LifeWorks’ James Lee discusses the need for HR tools that offer employees a quicker and better well-being experience. Many of the innovations we’re seeing in business technology stem from the rapid changes we’ve already witnessed in our personal lives.
Human Resources Reinvented: Consumerizing HR Tools
As more of what we use in our daily lives offer “on-demand” services, why don’t tools we use in our professional lives do the same? LifeWorks’ James Lee discusses the need for HR tools that offer employees a quicker and better well-being experience. Many of the innovations we’re seeing in business technology stem from the rapid changes we’ve already witnessed in our personal lives.
5 Ways to Promote Mental Health in the Workplace with Technology
Organizations are focusing on mental health as a critical employee benefit. Find out how technology can help cut through the stigma and roll out an intelligent solution. Mental illness can prove to be a silent destroyer of workplace productivity and employee happiness. US employers cough up between USD 79 and 105 billion annually to make up for the damage stemming from poor mental health and substance abuse . This can take the shape of reduced productivity, insurance spends and increased absences.
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