How to Help Employees Make Informed Benefit Decisions
When faced with a decision on a complicated subject, consumers sometimes hesitate to decide and end up missing opportunities for necessary financial protection. According to a 2008 Yale University study, decisions about insurance and financial products are among the most difficult. As an employer, you can help your employees through the decision-making process by presenting helpful […]
Clarity Benefit Solutions Expands into Three New Markets
Clarity Benefit Solutions is thrilled to announce that we have expanded our offering into three new markets by opening sales offices in: Houston, Texas The Greater Washington D.C. area Jacksonville, Florida After 25+ years of success focusing on the North East and select national partnerships, we are very excited to introduce ourselves in new markets. […]
Open Enrollment Toolkit: Everything You Need for the Most Successful, Seamless Open Enrollment Yet
You’re preparing for open enrollment—you’ve already taken the time to carefully select benefit options that suit your employees. But you’re not done yet. Avoid last minute issues and complicated questions by being proactive about strategizing and communicating necessary information to employees. To help you prepare, below is a list of the top open enrollment pain […]
Keeping Employees Engaged While Working in the Summer
There is no such thing as a summer break in an office environment. However, that doesn’t stop employees from losing some motivation during the summer months. The weather is beautiful, beaches are beckoning, and the kids are out of school, which means many employees are craving time away from the office more than ever. As […]
Ways to Streamline Open Enrollment / Online Benefits Enrollment
Rising healthcare costs, complicated legislative changes, and an influx of competition have all contributed to increasing brokers’ workload in recent years. With open enrollment around the corner, brokers should start preparing to deliver the most competitive benefits with the least amount of additional effort. Online enrollment is an excellent way to streamline the enrollment process, […]
Developing a Strategic Employee Benefits Plan to Help Win More Accounts
Providing quality compensation is an essential way to attract and retain valuable talent, and employee benefits packages are a huge part of that. However, many employers do not develop and implement the proper employee benefits plan strategies for their employees. Recent LIMRA research shows that approximately 70% of employers believe their current benefits plan meets […]
Common COBRA Mistakes, Admin Errors, and How to Avoid Them
COBRA legislation is multifaceted, and its complexity can cause a headache for just about any employer. The constantly changing rules and regulations make compliance more challenging than ever—and failure to comply can lead to IRS excise tax penalties, ERISA penalties, and civil penalties. In order to avoid costly penalties and liabilities, it’s important to know […]
Up Your Voluntary Benefit Offering: Voluntary Benefits Have Become Essential
A growing number of U.S. employers now consider voluntary benefits to be an essential offering rather than a perk or reward to show employee appreciation. According to the Willis Towers Watson’s 2018 Emerging Trends: Voluntary Benefits and Services Survey of large employers, only 5% of respondents claimed voluntary benefits aren’t important to their employee value proposition—compared […]
How a Dependent Care Plan Can Help with the Cost of Summertime Childcare
Summer is an exciting, albeit overwhelming, time of year for most families. The weather is warm, kids are out of school and working parents may require more PTO than any other time of year. Employers can offer specific benefits to make this hectic time of year easier for their employees as well as themselves. That’s […]
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day: Benefits that Are Keeping Women in the Workforce
Quality benefits are becoming a more important factor in whether workers accept job positions. In fact, 66% of workers say that it is the largest determining factor when considering a job offer. Since women currently comprise nearly half of the U.S. workforce, employers are paying more attention to the benefits women care about most. In […]