Despite the best efforts of brokers, more than 9 in 10 employees will select the same plan they had the previous year during open enrollment, a recent survey from Voya Financial found.

Although this research shows that inertia plays a role for employees in making benefits changes, it also found that nearly half of eligible employed Americans spend less than 20 minutes reviewing information related to their workplace benefits during open enrollment period. The good news is that nearly 80% of employees "strongly agree" or "agree" they will spend more time reviewing their employee benefits options and coverage this year than they did during the last enrollment period.

"The workplace annual enrollment period is the one time of year employees can review and engage with their employer's holistic benefits package, which should not be taken lightly," said Nate Black, vice president, health solutions product development, for Voya Financial. "While it's encouraging that most employees will be spending more time reviewing their options this year, now is also the time for employers to be engaging and communicating with their workforce about the value of the solutions they offer."