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CNO Financial Group Introduces Optavise, a New Worksite Brand Unifies three existing brands into a comprehensive employee benefits solutions provider
CARMEL, Ind., June 2, 2022 – CNO Financial Group (NYSE: CNO) announced today the next step in the transformation of its Worksite business with the introduction of Optavise, the new brand for its Worksite offerings. Optavise is a comprehensive provider of employee benefits solutions with a mission to help employers and their employees maximize their […]
Investing in Employees: Always a Good Idea
There are so many programs competing for your company’s budgets. Why should your company go beyond the basics with benefits? Investing in employees is always a good idea. Here are a few topics to consider when you’re considering a new program or benefit for your...
September Benefits Reminders for Employees
Have you covered everything your employees need to know for September? If your communications calendar is a little messy, here are some helpful reminders every employer can use to keep their employees on the right track as we close out the first month of autumn. Have...
Vaccine Boosters Dealt Blow, Overburdened Hospitals Ration Care
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...
Talking to Employees About Covid-19 Vaccines
As more companies move towards Covid-19 vaccine requirements, it falls upon Human Resources and managers with direct reports to have sometimes difficult conversations about vaccines with their employees. With misinformation rampant on social media, sometimes spread by...
Meeting Employee Expectations for 2022 Benefits
The new benefits year is rapidly approaching. What benefits and changes could your employees be expecting for the coming year? How can you boost engagement and enhance your employer’s reputation for recruitment purposes? If you’re still finalizing your plans for the...
3 Ways to Simplify Employee Correspondence
Are communication crunches taking up too much of your team’s valuable time? Keeping employees updated on their benefits, whether it’s gathering the necessary documentation or pushing out open enrollment dates, is important work. But it’s just the beginning of the...
Avoiding Open Enrollment Burnout
It seems like burnout is a buzzword of 2021 already. So adding on the stress of open enrollment season to an already difficult year might just feel like adding insult to injury. If your HR teams are already tired, then it’s time to take some of the advice you’ve...
Developing a Workplace Safety Plan
Workplace safety plans have evolved from the need to prepare for natural disasters to the ongoing health crisis surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. While the pandemic caught many if not most businesses off-guard, in the months since the initial wave of closures and...
3 Reasons to Consider a Benefits Administration Platform
It feels like upheaval is constant these days. How are businesses going to continue to not just survive, but thrive, as their teams are asked to constantly pivot, provide novel work and safety programs, and deal with a workforce which is demanding mobility,...