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May 8, 2025
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How to build an employee benefits strategy that drives real usage

Designing benefits packages that employees will actually use requires a modern approach rooted in personalization, accessibility, and data-driven decision-making. By leveraging technology, communicating year-round, and aligning offerings with evolving employee needs, HR leaders can reduce friction, improve engagement, and deliver measurable value.
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May 17, 2024
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How to Market the Value of Your Benefits to Current Employees
As more states enact pay transparency laws, employees now have unprecedented access to wage data. To keep your employees engaged and satisfied while preventing compensation FOMO, employers should commit to marketing their total rewards – which means compensation as well as benefits. Here’s how your employer can market your benefits to current employees.
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May 17, 2024
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What to Expect from Your Benefits Broker in 2023
2023 will be a demanding year full of twists and turns. That means HR will need more support from their broker than ever. Here are some must-have services your broker should provide in 2023.
May 17, 2024
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What Is the Typical Benefits Package for a Small Business?
When building their benefits package, small to midsize businesses have to strike a balance between staying in budget and offering competitive plans. Small business leaders, here’s your guide to which benefits are typically offered by similar businesses, and how to create a great benefits offering for your employees.
June 17, 2024
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3 Best Practices to Recession-Proof Your Benefits Package
In the midst of an economic downturn, wise employers are taking steps to build sustainability into their employee benefits offering. Here are three practices that small to midsize employers should start now to maintain the value of their total rewards through a recession.
July 10, 2023
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5 Signs Your HR Team is Prepared for 2023
We predict that 2023 may be just as unpredictable as the last few years. Here are some telltale signs that HR is prepared to expect the unexpected — from making a business case for benefits, to building a relationship with the benefits broker, to remaining flexible in the face of change.
May 17, 2024
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How Can Financial Wellness Benefits Support Employees in an Economic Downturn?
In the midst of economic uncertainty, financial wellness benefits can help employees build savings and achieve their financial goals — with options including education, personalized coaching, budgeting tools, and long- or short-term financial planning.
July 5, 2023
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5 Tips for Mastering the Art of the Employee Benefits Survey
The employee survey can be a great tool for HR leaders who want to improve their benefits offering. Here are five tips to building the best survey to get clear feedback from your employees.
January 30, 2023
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Reproductive Care Policy FAQ: How can employers respond to the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling?
How will the recent Supreme Court ruling impact employer benefits and how reproductive care is provided to employees? Legal, compliance, and benefits experts answer employers’ top questions on how to navigate the implications of this ruling.
July 5, 2023
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5 Things HR Leaders Can Learn from Beyoncé
Turns out, great HR pros have a lot in common with Queen Bey herself.
July 10, 2023
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10 Data Points Every Business Leader Should See Before Benefits Renewals
After the last two years of shakeups in the benefits space (and, let’s face it, the world in general), this upcoming renewal season may be unpredictable. We’ve sourced the top 10 data points to help business leaders expect the unexpected as they evaluate their employer benefits.
May 17, 2024
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How to Score Your Broker RFP Finalists (and Choose the Best Benefits Broker)
So you’ve received RFP responses from potential benefits broker partners — what’s next? Here’s your guide to weighing your finalist options, presenting your decision to leadership, and selecting a great benefits consulting partner.
January 15, 2025
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The Top 8 Questions to Include in Your Benefits Broker RFP
A great benefits broker RFP is made up of insightful questions that strategically uncover benefits brokers’ values, services, and level of support. Here’s our HR expert-approved list of the top must-have questions to include in your RFP.
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