Voluntary Benefits

As tax season approaches, some consumers are waiting for their refund checks to spend on a long-delayed purchase -- a visit to the doctor or dentist.

2018 is poised to be a year of major changes, and the best brokers will find themselves coming out on top.

The coming year is expected to see a great deal of change and challenges, according to the insights offered by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. following their annual board of investors meeting.

Mobile apps that allow employees to access their earnings every day instead of having to wait for payday are turning out to be helpful in reducing turnover rates.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration agreed in November to push the effective date back to April 1, from Jan. 1, to give disability insurers, employers, and benefit plan administrators and trade groups more time to prove that the new regulations would hurt the group disability market.

Getting more low-cost medicines to pharmacy shelves could strain a global supply chain already confronting questions bout quality and safety.

Here are the top voluntary benefits trends that will continue to take hold in 2018.

Consolidation, the widespread adoption of voluntary benefits, new tools for transparency, and innovations like reference-based pricing are all part of a rapidly changing industry.