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Voluntary Benefits Demand Surges as Employees Seek to Defray Costs

InterWest Insurance Services

Sales of voluntary group benefits grew at a record pace in 2023 as more employers expand their offerings and demand continues booming as employees seek out benefits that can defray costs, according to new research. Premiums collected for employer-sponsored voluntary benefits jumped 6.7% Accident insurance rose 4%.

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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

Most employers offer major medical coverage to their full-time employees. But that still leaves workers and their families with significant exposure to financial hardship in the event of a serious medical emergency. Hospital indemnity insurance. The worker can use this cash benefit for any purpose, including: Deductibles.

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Enhance Your Benefits Package for Pennies: The Power of Voluntary Benefits

CorpStrat

As open enrollment season approaches, most companies are looking to enhance their benefits packages without breaking the bank. Voluntary benefits offer an excellent solution, providing added value to employees, at little to no cost for employers. Ask your CorpStrat representative about voluntary benefits for your team.

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

A new report has found that small businesses that purchase their group health insurance online or through payroll vendors saw the largest premium hikes in 2022, significantly higher than those that went through brokers. Since 2018, individual premiums have increased by 21% while family premiums have increased by 18%.

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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

They consist of government mandated and voluntary indirect and non-cash compensation. . Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes.

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Managing Employee Healthcare Costs in 2021

Best Money Moves

What the average health insurance premium costs and changes employers are making to health benefits offerings in the new year. The ever increasing cost of healthcare combined with uncertainty about coverage, deductibles and copays keep some employees from getting the medical care they need.

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3 in 4 Workers Would Accept Lower-Pay for Better Benefits: Survey

InterWest Insurance Services

workers would accept a job with a slightly lower salary if it offered better health care and medical coverage. The main driver in workers prioritizing benefits is the rapidly rising cost of group health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs, according to the study by Voya Financial.