Building an Inclusive Workforce: Understanding Disability Insurance and Your Business
Posted: October 13, 2025
Creating an inclusive workforce is good business. Companies that prioritize inclusivity benefit from stronger employee loyalty, diverse perspectives, and a more resilient workplace culture. Disability insurance plays a critical role in helping businesses support workers in an inclusive culture while safeguarding company operations. What Is Disability Insurance? As the name suggests, disability insurance provides partial wage replacement when an employee becomes disabled through injury or...
Legal Compliance: Ensuring Your Group Benefits Align with Regulations
Posted: August 28, 2025
Why Compliance Matters in Group Plans Maintaining legal compliance in your group benefits plan isn’t just a matter of paperwork—it’s essential for protecting both your business and your employees. Failure to comply with applicable regulations can result in significant financial penalties, legal disputes, and erosion of trust among your workforce. Compliance ensures that employees receive fair and lawful access to benefits while shielding employers from...
Why Employee Benefits Benchmarks Matter
Posted: February 13, 2025
It’s a competitive world. In today’s marketplace, you must offer more than a good salary to attract the employees you want on your team. That’s where employee benefit benchmarks come in. What is an Employee Benefit Benchmark? A “benchmark” is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as: “A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed.” In employee benefits, a benchmark...
The Pros & Cons of Group Disability Plans
Posted: October 28, 2024
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to raise awareness about supporting employees with disabilities and promoting inclusive workplace policies. One such policy offers group disability insurance, a valuable part of employee benefits packages. Group disability insurance provides financial protection for employees who cannot work due to illness or injury. With the growing recognition of disability insurance as a key element in...