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What can employers do when their people’s benefits expectations don’t match the organization’s offerings? Megan Yost says that as periods of uncertainty are often make-it-or-break-it moments for managers, it’s important that leadership communicates more regularly, even if they don’t have all the answers.
What does the class of 2025 expect from employers? Megan Yost shares how new grads are most interested in financial benefits to help repay student debt, as well as mental health benefits. To cultivate a supportive culture, remind employees what benefits are available.
What are organizations doing to help women save more for retirement? Megan Yost discusses offering caregiver-friendly benefits such as paid leave, backup care, and catch-up contributions.
How do you know if you’re financially ready for retirement? Megan Yost recommends that you gauge how much money you will need to enjoy a comfortable retirement and identify your income sources to see how financially secure you’ll be.
In this article, Megan Yost recommends that plan sponsors keep the big picture in mind when highlighting the benefits of rebalancing retirement portfolios for employees.
What happens if employees don’t understand all their open enrollment benefit options? Jen Benz says that they may miss out on valuable benefits that could help them save money, because they’re not actively enrolling.
What are election-specific communications that plan sponsors can provide? Megan Yost says to consider targeted messaging. For example, contact those close to retirement about talking to a financial advisor before making hasty plan changes.
How can organizations be more welcoming to parents? Jen Benz, Megan Yost, and other Segal experts say, by instituting supportive parental leave policies, backup child care, financial wellness resources, EAPs, and employee resource groups.
To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.
Does it ever make sense to dip into retirement savings? Megan Yost discusses using hardship withdrawals to cover health emergencies or prevent eviction and how to get savings back on track.
Jennifer Benz shares the importance of providing bite-sized, easy-to-understand information throughout the year, rather than just at open enrollment.
Megan Yost shares how increasing the 401(k) match, enhancing paid parental leave and adoption benefits, and offering backup child care, elder care, and pet care are helping retain talent.
Pensions & Investments discusses the tools that 2024 Eddy Award winners—including 1 Segal Benz client—used in their award-winning campaigns.
In this article, Megan Yost explains how social media can be used to increase engagement with retirement benefits.
How can plan sponsors increase retirement plan engagement in the coming year? In this article, Megan Yost says to review your plan’s data to identify areas that need more attention.
In this article, Megan Yost explains the importance of educating, not overwhelming, employees during open enrollment by focusing primarily on benefits changes.
With student loan payments set to resume in October, Megan Yost explains why this is the perfect time to remind employees about benefits that help them pay down that debt.
In this article, Cassandra Roth discusses how to create an onboarding experience that helps retain employees.
In this article, Megan Yost discusses ways to make communications easier to understand and how decision support tools can engage employees and drive action.
In this article, Megan Yost explains how the magic of compound interest makes saving for retirement worth prioritizing when you’re young.
Megan Yost explains how unclear communication often gets in the way of participants understanding the benefits available to them.
Megan Yost discusses why plan sponsors should consider the demographics of their target audience by age and type of work they do when communicating about retirement plans.
In this article, Megan Yost explains how automatic-increases programs can help retirement plan participants save more money.
Megan Yost discusses the realities and impacts of taking a retirement plan hardship withdrawal.
Pensions & Investments discusses the tools that 2023 Eddy Award winners—including 2 Segal Benz clients—used in their award-winning campaigns.
Megan Yost discusses how plan sponsors can engage their participants by building trust with employees, being direct, and communicating frequently.
We’re so proud to congratulate Megan Yost, SVP Engagement Strategist, as DCIIA’s 2023 communications committee chair.
How can plan sponsors reach a larger number of participants? In this article, Megan Yost says that approaching employees on their own terms is a start.
With all the talk of inflation and of a recession, Jen Benz discusses why it’s important to provide financial education to employees during open enrollment, so they can make the best choices this year.
PLANSPONSOR highlights DCIIA’s white paper, Engaging Participants in the Retirement Tier, a framework that Segal Benz helped develop to support nearly retired and retired participants as they shift to living on their retirement savings.
In this article, Megan Yost discusses the pros and cons of taking loans from 401(k)s.
Megan Yost explains how employers can effectively communicate about ESG-focused investments to 401(k) plan participants with the help of a new framework, which includes practical ideas for integrating sustainability into DC plans.
Megan Yost, a key contributor of DCIIA’s white paper, Engaging Participants in the Retirement Tier, explains how plan sponsors can help nearly retired and retired participants better manage their assets throughout retirement.
Plan sponsors can deliver effective, low-cost retirement communication and education to plan participants. Megan Yost explains how.
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. workers is a caregiver for ill, elderly, or special-needs adults. Jen Benz discusses how offering caregiver benefits helps combat the labor shortage.
Recent hires have a lot on their plates, including forging relationships with new co-workers they’ve never met in person. Jen Benz shares how to build personal connections while working remotely.
A limited understanding of target-date funds may lead to a false sense of retirement security. Megan Yost shares insights on best practices to educate participants about target-date funds.
Megan Yost has been appointed to DCIIA’s (a nonprofit dedicated to improving retirement security for America’s workers) 2022 Executive Committee as the Communications Chair.
COVID-19 forced many workers to work remotely, but for many, the transition hasn’t been easy. Megan Yost shares insights into helping people stay connected from any location.
To truly understand benefits, open enrollment communications need to shift from once a year to an ongoing conversation in the workplace. Catharine Hamrick discusses why.
Josh Meyer explains how opening your digital front door expands access to care, improves productivity, and drives engagement.
Josh Meyer explains how opening your digital front door expands access to care, improves productivity, and drives engagement.
Overworked and overwhelmed, employees are dealing with the growing mental health issue of burnout. Jen Benz discusses the worker burnout epidemic and how employers can help.
The pandemic forced employers to try new types of media, while embracing the old. Joshua Meyer and Ettore Toppi discuss why a varied mix of communications channels is ideal.
The pandemic has pushed mental health and burnout to the forefront of executives’ minds. Jen Benz weighs in on the severity of employee burnout as employees head back to the workplace.
Employee benefits are intended to support and advance employee wellness. However, these same benefits can marginalize certain populations. Learn what benefits and HR leaders can do.
Elena Charleston weighs in with a personal perspective about what employers are doing to make vaccines more accessible and to encourage employees to get vaccinated.
In this article, Jennifer Schuster shares 5 tips on how to create a successful remote environment that works for both your people and your organization.
Some IT staffers don’t want to come back to the office, while others can’t wait to return. Jennifer Schuster talks about how IT leaders at the organizations she works with are tackling this issue.
Two of our clients (RELX and Seagate) received a first-place Eddy Awards award in the financial wellness category at Pensions & Investments Spring Virtual Series.
Jen talks about how leadership and communication are among the most important themes for HR leaders heading into 2021, including the five trends dominating many conversations.
Jen Benz discusses how COVID-19 has affected employee benefits and communications—and how the most successful companies are increasing engagement and results.
Jen Benz talks about different opt-in benefits that employers are offering this open enrollment season to support employees working from home.
This year’s annual benefits enrollment process presents new challenges. Jen Benz explains how planning and empathy can go a long way toward making open enrollment a success.
This year’s open enrollment will likely look and feel different for most companies. Jen spoke with Wolters Kluwer about how to effectively pull off a rich, valuable, online virtual open enrollment.
Jen Benz talks about how to communicate last-minute benefit decisions and employ new strategies to grab people’s attention.
Jen Benz joins the gang at The Health Care Blog discussing how employers and health plans must build trust to improve engagement and the new expectations for health care interactions.
Americans are not saving enough for emergencies or for retirement. Our guide, 6 Steps to Bring Financial Wellness to the Workplace, is highlighted as a resource to promote financial wellness.
Jen Benz is recognized as one of the top 100 HR tech influencers by Human Resource Executive® and the HR Technology Conference & Exposition®.
In this profile of Krispy Kreme’s Chief People Officer Terri Zandhuis, Jen Benz comments on how effective communication is key to bringing HR programs to life and to drive action.
If you missed the conference, Jen Benz breaks down the highlights about what employers are getting wrong—and right—about benefits communications.
Megan Yost explains the importance of frequent communication and education about market concepts, so employees don’t make decisions that could hurt their financial futures.
Megan Yost talks about how online tools can help employees stay connected and work collaboratively from home.
The coronavirus will become a catalyst for industries to adopt flexible work arrangements. Jen Benz offers tactics to get the word out to staff about remote work options and more.
Benefits communications limited to onboarding new employees and annual enrollment won’t engage employees or motivate action. Jen Benz talks about what will.
It takes auto enrollment in your retirement plan to help your employees feel confident about their financial well-being. Megan Yost outlines 5 reasons to communicate year-round.
Despite a plethora of benefits communications options, employers are still falling short in properly communicating about benefits. Jen Benz explains how to drive benefits engagement.
If you want your employees to be engaged and make informed decisions, benefits communication must be a year-long dialogue. Jen Benz explores strategies to deploy all year.
Jen Benz explores why the workplace is often the opposite of the connected, inclusive space we crave, including the unintended consequences we’ve created, and presents a path forward.
To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.
To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.
