by Ed Fensholt | February 17, 2020 | Benefits Communication, Employee Communications
The Department of Labor (DOL) has again updated the model Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) notice employers are required to provide annually to employees residing in any state, listed in the notice, in which the employer maintains a group health plan. Most...
by Ethan McWilliams | October 10, 2019 | Employee Communications, Medicare, Reporting and Disclosure
But fear not … many plan sponsors met this requirement months ago! Under federal rules, health plan sponsors are required to notify their Medicare-enrolled participants and dependents on at least an annual basis concerning the “creditable” or “noncreditable” nature of...
by Ed Fensholt | December 13, 2017 | Benefits Communication, Employee Communications, ERISA
Recent interim rules issued by federal authorities relaxed contraceptive-coverage requirements imposed by the Obama administration. Employers looking to roll back cost-free coverage of contraceptives under their health plans, pursuant to the interim rules, must play...
by Jeannie Wilcox | October 12, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Best Practices, Employee Communications, Employee Engagement, Enrollment Communications, Generational communications
In 2001, James C. Collins published a book called Good to Great. And with that, “great” catapulted into our everyday vernacular as a descriptor for – well – just about everything: How’s the food? Great! How was your weekend? Great! How’s your...
by Kara Cowie | September 22, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Best Practices, Employee Communications, Employee Engagement
A colleague sent me an article this morning that sparked a bit of research on my part and the beginnings of this (somewhat rambling) blog post. Employee engagement is something we talk about a lot these days. Whether you’re in HR, communications or the C-suite, you’re...
by Jeannie Wilcox | June 22, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Employee Communications
We recently brought 20 of Lockton’s smartest employee benefits communicators together for a couple of days of brainstorming and collaboration. Guess what I learned? Everyone has the same pain points. And everyone has a unique solution. It’s what makes Lockton so...
