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Life Insurance vs. AD&D

Fringe Benefit Analysts

When choosing your coverage options, you may be aware of life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D). What Is Life Insurance? Life insurance gives a policy holder’s family members financial protection should he or she die of an accident, illness or natural causes. What Is AD&D?

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Dental and Vision Benefits Are Inexpensive, and a Big Hit with Workers

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers nationwide are looking for ways to attract and retain talent and differentiate themselves from competing employers, and many are looking to the two most popular voluntary benefits: employee dental and vision plans. For many years, dental and vision plans were employer-paid. Appeal to employers.

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St Petrocs accredited as living wage employer

Employee Benefits

 It explained that it shares the foundation’s vision of a society where in-work poverty no longer exists as this is linked with its mission to end homelessness in Cornwall. Becoming a living wage accredited employer is a further demonstration of that same commitment to fairness.”

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Voluntary benefits: A guide for your first-time enrollees

WEX Inc.

Here are some prime examples: Supplemental life insurance : This benefit allows you to bolster your life insurance coverage, ensuring your loved ones are well taken care of in case of the unexpected. Pet care peace of mind : Pet insurance means you never have to choose between your pet's health and your wallet.

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What are voluntary benefits?

WEX Inc.

And they serve as an excellent cost-effective recruitment and retention tool for employers as they look for ways to improve their benefits offerings. I think employers are the ones best suited to offer up a menu of benefits options that can help employees and meet them where they’re at from a benefits needs standpoint.”

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Open enrollment checklist for employers

Business Management Daily

Some employers start as early as September. Most employees elect coverage through their employer, but some may be eligible for marketplace coverage as well. Most employers have an open enrollment period of at least 2 to 4 weeks. The post Open enrollment checklist for employers appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Study Pegs Group Benefits Return on Investment at 47%

InterWest Insurance Services

A recent study has found that employers who offer health insurance coverage to their staff had an average return on investment (ROI) of 47%, meaning that for every $1 an employer spends, it will receive $1.47 The analysis found that this combination of group health and wellness programs boosted overall ROI for employers.

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