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August 26, 2026
Open enrollment
How your broker supports open enrollment: before, during, and after
Open enrollment is one of HR's busiest, highest-stakes stretches, and how smoothly it goes often comes down to what your broker's actually doing behind the scenes, not just the plan you signed at renewal. A good broker sets up and tests the enrollment platform, drafts or reviews employee communications, supports employee education, coordinates compliance notices like COBRA and ACA disclosures, and audits enrollment data once OE closes. Since employees spend very little time choosing a plan, that support directly shapes whether they end up in the right coverage. A few weeks before OE opens, ask your broker to walk you through their plan for each of these pieces so you know what to expect.
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March 14, 2022
Employee benefits
5 Woman-Founded Benefits Providers to Watch
Here are five innovative employee benefits providers founded by women to support employees as they navigate a range of needs: from fertility and adoption assistance, to care management, to child care service, to direct primary care.
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March 14, 2022
Employee wellness
The Beginner’s Guide to Direct Primary Care
Through direct primary care offerings, employers contract directly with vendors to offer a primary care experience based on membership. Check out these five direct medical care providers who are improving the patient experience.
February 14, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Hannah Yamane, Benefits Analyst
Meet Hannah Yamane, Benefits Analyst at Nava. In her role, Hannah supports Nava clients with day-to-day operations, renewals, open enrollment, communications — basically all things benefits. Read on to learn why she joined Nava, her favorite things about remote work, and how her passion for culinary arts.
February 1, 2022
HR tips and tricks
What Does the Path Forward Look Like? Five Things HR Leaders Should Know about Covid’s Impact to the Workplace
As HR professionals and business leaders plan for Q1, Dr. Marty Makary shares his science-backed perspectives on the pandemic. Here’s how Covid is expected to impact business and the workplace in 2022.
January 31, 2022
Working with brokers
“What Differentiates a Good Broker from a Great Broker?”: Meet Nava Partner Kayly Hill
Nava is thrilled to welcome Kayly Hill as our newest Partner, Consulting Lead. Kayly has spent the last 20 years in the insurance industry, and has the breadth and depth of knowledge that serves employers of all sizes, industries, and regions. Read on to learn more about Kayly and why she joined Nava.
January 24, 2022
Working with brokers
“Don’t Settle for Cookie Cutter”: Meet Nava Partner Erin Chisdak
We’re thrilled to welcome Erin Chisdak to the Nava team as our newest Partner. With over a decade of experience spanning benefits consulting and insurance, Erin is an expert in helping small to midsize businesses choose and use the best plans for their unique needs. Read on to learn more about Erin.
January 18, 2022
Employee experience
Three Steps to Revamp Your Performance & Compensation Review Process in 2022
Employers may need to adopt a new strategy for performance evaluations moving forward. We teamed up with Payscale’s Director of People to help future-proof your approach to these conversations.
December 30, 2021
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Maddie Meyers, People Operations Generalist
Meet Maddie Meyers, People Operations Generalist at Nava. In her role, she helps make Nava an incredible place to work; A place where all employees feel safe, understood, and empowered, from the hiring process and throughout the full entire Nava experience. Read on to learn more about Maddie’s career (both in People Ops and as an actor), the mantra that keeps her going, and her favorite thing about working at Nava.
December 30, 2021
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Alex Cozort, Field Marketing Manager
Meet Alex Cozort, Field Marketing Manager at Nava. In her role she partners with our sales and revenue teams to produce high-quality marketing campaigns and sales enablement initiatives that seek to empower and celebrate HR leaders. Read on to learn more about Alex’s career pre-Nava, how she’s turned asking questions into growth opportunities, and her favorite part about working from home.
December 21, 2021
Working with brokers
Reflections and Resilience: The Nava Advisor 2022 New Year Retrospective
In 2022, HR leaders are navigating a whole new work environment marked by constant curveballs. Between the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Resignation, and rising healthcare costs, employee expectations are shifting — and employers may need to make some changes to keep up. Our Nava Benefits Advisory Board weighs in with reflections, predictions, and plans to guide HR leaders through the coming year.
December 14, 2021
Employee benefits
"Think Creatively": Benefits Outside the Box with Pixar's Former CHRO Lori McAdams
Creativity comes second nature to Lori McAdams. Throughout her decades-long HR career at innovative companies like Pixar, she's followed her ingenuity to push the envelope on benefits. The result? She's built offerings to support employees from all walks of life, both on and off the clock. As a member of the Nava Benefits Advisory Board, Lori is ready to help HR leaders harness and cultivate their creativity in benefits and beyond. Read on to learn more about Lori, her vision for the future of benefits, and her thoughts on the importance of embracing failures.
