In the Media - Employer

Clients have the opportunity to differentiate themselves with customized voluntary benefits, but communicating these offerings is essential for successful enrollment. Read the Employee Benefit News article, Customization, Communication Key to Optimizing Voluntary Benefits, that summarizes a session on the future of voluntary benefits at last week's Benefits Forum & Expo. Greg Hammonds, vice president, specialty market sales, at The Standard, participated in the panel discussion.

Charitable giving can be a strong employee engagement tool. Read how The Standard and its employees are supporting community organizations in the Employee Benefit News article, Charitable Giving Builds Strong Ties Between Employer, Community.

An integrated disability management approach can help employees return to work quicker and prevent future claims. Jeff Smith, a disability and productivity consultant with The Standard's Workplace Possibilities^SM program, mentions that the concept of integrated disability management programs isn't new, but the amount of cooperation and partnership among vendors has grown. Read why more employers are moving towards this benefits concept in the Business Insurance article, “Integrated Disability Makes a Comeback” (accessed May 4, 2017).

Too much of a good thing can often be overwhelming. Kevin McNamara, senior enrollment strategist for employee benefits at The Standard, has a few ideas about how you can help employees better understand their benefit choices. Read the Society for Human Resource Management article, “Missing the Mark: Employees Don't Appreciate Benefits Spending” and his sidebar, “Meeting the Benefits Enrollment Challenge” (accessed Oct. 10, 2016).