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HR, Leadership

Best Practices for Employee Appreciation | California Benefits Team


As HR leaders work hard to retain talent during a historic labor shortage, they are trying to show employee appreciation. At the HR Exchange Network Employee Engagement and Experience online event, Mary Shelley, Chief People Officer at Tango Card, shared best practices for rewarding employees to inform them of their value to the organization. In the session, 5

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compliance, Healthcare

Transparency in Coverage | CA Benefits Agents


Health plan price transparency helps consumers know the cost of a covered item or service before receiving care. Beginning July 1, 2022, most group health plans and issuers of group or individual health insurance will begin posting pricing information for covered items and services. This pricing information can be used by third parties, such as

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Custom content, Mental Health, Wellness

Mental Health is Wealth, So Start Saving Up Now! | CA Benefits Consultants


The fact is, a mental illness is a disorder of the brain – your body’s most important organ.   Like most diseases of the body, mental illness has many causes – from genetics to other biological, environmental and social/cultural factors.  And just as with most diseases, mental illnesses are no one’s fault.  For many people, recovery

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Employee benefits, Nielsen News

Family Planning & Fertility – Value Add or Table Stakes? | California Benefits Agents


The Global Pandemic plus the The Great Resignation have blown employee benefits wide open, leaving employers and benefit advisors to pick up the pieces. In a recent Mineral benchmarking report published in May of 2022, the focus of employers towards recruitment & retention grew significantly from 24% in 2020 to 64% in 2021.  Another pivotal

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Custom content, Employee benefits

The 4 W’s of Lifestyle Benefits | CA Employee Benefits Firm


Com­pet­i­tive wages are no longer enough to sat­is­fy and sup­port val­ued employ­ees. Today, a vari­ety of ben­e­fits and perks play an essen­tial role in attract­ing and retain­ing talent. Lifestyle benefits, sometimes referred to as employee perks, are non-salary benefits given to employees to improve their overall lifestyle that go above and beyond standard medical, dental and

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Custom content, Health Care Cost

5 Tips to Save Money on Health Care: Part 1 | California Employee Benefits Team


Health insurance is essential to protecting your health but the high cost of coverage may leave you feeling sick.  Even after employers pick up a substantial amount of the cost, every year Americans spend thousands of dollars on healthcare while costs are continuing to rise. By taking certain steps, you can stretch your healthcare dollars

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Generations, HR

As Cybercriminals Act More Like Businesses, Insurers Must Think More Like Criminals | CA Employee Benefits Advisors


Cybersecurity is no longer an emerging risk but a clear and present one for organizations of all sizes, panelists on a panel at Triple-I’s Joint Industry Forum (JIF) said. This is due in large part to the fact that cybercriminals are increasingly thinking and behaving like businesspeople. “We’ve seen a large increase in ransomware attacks for the

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Custom content, HR, Work Life Balance

What Employees Want: Hybrid Work and Flexibility | CA Benefits Advisors


2021 was quittin’ time in America.  Last year alone over 47.4 million Americans quit their jobs. This year, employees seemingly have the upper hand against employers.  The Turnover Tsunami, a.k.a. The Great Resignation, has forced a reckoning with the workplace and few employers have come away unscathed.  Organizations are now shifting priorities to make employee

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