HR leaders at small and mid-sized businesses juggle an average of eight different job responsibilities. Benefits brokers can help play a crucial role in optimizing and enhancing their clients’ employee benefits strategies.
Over a third of employees report they do not understand their supplemental health benefits. Brokers can help employers close the knowledge gap not only at enrollment, but year-round.
Over a third of U.S. workers expect their financial situation to improve. Brokers are well-positioned to help employers boost their workforce's financial health – and optimism.
With 73% of U.S. workers reporting that mental health benefits help employers attract and retain talent, brokers can help their clients design benefits packages that meet the needs of their employees.
Sixty-one percent of employers worry that updated HR technology and systems may cause them to lose the personal touch. Benefits brokers are in a unique position to strike the right balance.