July-August 2022

Letter from the Editor

Focusing on a bright future

Paul Wilson | June 30, 2022

The challenges are daunting and the goals posts keep shifting, but the benefits industry remains undaunted.

June 05, 2022

Issue Gallery

News

Progress, uncertainty and backlash: The current state of DEI

Like so many social issues in America, DEI progress is slow—and sometimes hard to see at all.

Features

2022 BenefitsPRO health care survey: Cracks in the foundation?

Emily Payne & Chris Nicholls | July 27, 2022

The results of this year's survey show a system still holding strong despite years of turmoil. But will the weaknesses soon be exposed?

Voluntary insurance and the Great Resignation

Dan Watt | April 18, 2022

How do employers know which benefits their workforce actually needs and is willing to pay for?

How a new wave of benefits consultants are shaping the industry's future

Alan Goforth | July 12, 2022

The newest benefits professionals are focused on putting people first and making things better.

Columnists

Infographic: A healthy retirement?

Emily Payne | August 03, 2022

Health care costs are not just a problem for the working-age American.

'Accountability' isn't a 4-letter word, but 'fail' is

Kevin Trokey | August 01, 2022

In an even marginally successful organization, accountability results in far more opportunities to celebrate than it does in criticism.

Voluntary benefits and gas prices

Marty Traynor | July 13, 2022

How can voluntary benefits providers ensure that their products are viewed as necessities and not as dispensable items?

Bigger isn't always better

Nick Rockwell | July 28, 2022

More voluntary benefit bells and whistles may not add value to your clients.

Action/Reaction

Making it work: How benefits professionals approach mental health

BenefitsPRO Editors | August 02, 2022

Your clients and their employees aren't the only ones dealing with stress, burnout and mental health issues.

Face of Change

This is a marathon: A Q&A with Erica Kasperkowiak

Paul Wilson | July 18, 2022

The senior vice president, private equity human capital risk at CAC Specialty says her clients aren't that different from other industries.