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August 8, 2024 7 Key Benefits for Parents to Consider When Choosing a New Employer
August 8, 20247 Key Benefits for Parents to Consider When Choosing a New Employer

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.

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August 8, 2024 Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies
August 8, 2024Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies

To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.

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July 17, 2024 When a Retirement Hardship Withdrawal Makes Sense
July 17, 2024When a Retirement Hardship Withdrawal Makes Sense

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.

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July 15, 2024 Employees Don’t Understand Their Health Plan: That’s a Big Problem
July 15, 2024Employees Don’t Understand Their Health Plan: That’s a Big Problem

Jennifer Benz shares the importance of providing bite-sized, easy-to-understand information throughout the year, rather than just at open enrollment.

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June 9, 2024 More Workers Finding Reasons to Stay in Their Jobs, a Shift from the Great Resignation
June 9, 2024More Workers Finding Reasons to Stay in Their Jobs, a Shift from the Great Resignation

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. 

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March 12, 2024 P&I Announces 2024 Eddy Award Winners
March 12, 2024P&I Announces 2024 Eddy Award Winners

Pensions & Investments discusses the tools that 2024 Eddy Award winners—including 1 Segal Benz client—used in their award-winning campaigns.

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December 1, 2023 How Social Media Influences Plan Sponsors’ Communication
December 1, 2023How Social Media Influences Plan Sponsors’ Communication

In this article, Megan Yost explains how social media can be used to increase engagement with retirement benefits.

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September 29, 2023 If the Goal Is Engagement
September 29, 2023If the Goal Is Engagement

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.

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September 12, 2023 How to Not Overwhelm Participants During Open Enrollment
September 12, 2023How to Not Overwhelm Participants During Open Enrollment

In this article, Megan Yost explains the importance of educating, not overwhelming, employees during open enrollment by focusing primarily on benefits changes.

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August 29, 2023 Communicating with Participants About Student Loan Payment Resumption
August 29, 2023Communicating with Participants About Student Loan Payment Resumption

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. 

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July 24, 2023 5 Essential Elements for Creating a Successful Employee Onboarding Experience
July 24, 20235 Essential Elements for Creating a Successful Employee Onboarding Experience

In this article, Cassandra Roth discusses how to create an onboarding experience that helps retain employees.

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July 10, 2023 5 Tips for Closing Benefits Communication Gaps
July 10, 20235 Tips for Closing Benefits Communication Gaps

In this article, Megan Yost discusses ways to make communications easier to understand and how decision support tools can engage employees and drive action.

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June 27, 2023 Should Gen Z Be Thinking About Retirement Yet?
June 27, 2023Should Gen Z Be Thinking About Retirement Yet?

In this article, Megan Yost explains how the magic of compound interest makes saving for retirement worth prioritizing when you’re young.

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May 23, 2023 Major Savings Barriers Include Benefits Language, Financial Stress
May 23, 2023Major Savings Barriers Include Benefits Language, Financial Stress

Megan Yost explains how unclear communication often gets in the way of participants understanding the benefits available to them.

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May 9, 2023 How Social Media Influences Plan Sponsors’ Participant Communications
May 9, 2023How Social Media Influences Plan Sponsors’ Participant Communications

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.

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May 1, 2023 Experts: How To Save More in Your Employer’s Retirement Plan
May 1, 2023Experts: How To Save More in Your Employer’s Retirement Plan

In this article, Megan Yost explains how automatic-increases programs can help retirement plan participants save more money.

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April 18, 2023 4 Reasons for a Retirement Hardship Withdrawal
April 18, 20234 Reasons for a Retirement Hardship Withdrawal

Megan Yost discusses the realities and impacts of taking a retirement plan hardship withdrawal.

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April 3, 2023 Winners Tap Many Tools to Reach Participants
April 3, 2023Winners Tap Many Tools to Reach Participants

Pensions & Investments discusses the tools that 2023 Eddy Award winners—including 2 Segal Benz clients—used in their award-winning campaigns.

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March 3, 2023 How Plan Sponsors Can Best Communicate With Participants
March 3, 2023How Plan Sponsors Can Best Communicate With Participants

Megan Yost discusses how plan sponsors can engage their participants by building trust with employees, being direct, and communicating frequently.

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February 17, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves
February 17, 2023Retirement Industry People Moves

We’re so proud to congratulate Megan Yost, SVP Engagement Strategist, as DCIIA’s 2023 communications committee chair.

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February 1, 2023 Personalized Communications Key to Companies’ Attempts to Educate Participants on Wider Range of Benefits
February 1, 2023Personalized Communications Key to Companies’ Attempts to Educate Participants on Wider Range of Benefits

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.

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August 12, 2022 Open Enrollment for 2023 Reflects a Changing Benefits Landscape
August 12, 2022Open Enrollment for 2023 Reflects a Changing Benefits Landscape

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.

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August 4, 2022 DCIIA Publishes Resource for Introducing a Retirement Tier in DC Plans
August 4, 2022DCIIA Publishes Resource for Introducing a Retirement Tier in DC Plans

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.

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August 3, 2022 3 Reasons to Consider Borrowing from Your 401(k)
August 3, 20223 Reasons to Consider Borrowing from Your 401(k)

In this article, Megan Yost discusses the pros and cons of taking loans from 401(k)s.

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July 25, 2022 Communicating on ESG to 401(k) Plan Participants
July 25, 2022Communicating on ESG to 401(k) Plan Participants

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.

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July 21, 2022 Engaging Participants in the Retirement Tier
July 21, 2022Engaging Participants in the Retirement Tier

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.

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May 16, 2022 Delivering Robust Retirement Communication and Education on a Budget
May 16, 2022Delivering Robust Retirement Communication and Education on a Budget

Plan sponsors can deliver effective, low-cost retirement communication and education to plan participants. Megan Yost explains how.

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March 10, 2022 Supporting Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities
March 10, 2022Supporting Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities

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.

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March 8, 2022 Joining a Company Remotely? Here’s How to Bond with Your Colleagues
March 8, 2022Joining a Company Remotely? Here’s How to Bond with Your Colleagues

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.

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March 2, 2022 Combatting Participants’ Misperceptions About TDFs
March 2, 2022Combatting Participants’ Misperceptions About TDFs

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.

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February 14, 2022 DCIIA Announces 2022 Executive Committee
February 14, 2022DCIIA Announces 2022 Executive Committee

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.

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January 1, 2022 The Invisible Employee
January 1, 2022The Invisible Employee

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.

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October 22, 2021 Special Report: Open Enrollment Gets a Makeover
October 22, 2021Special Report: Open Enrollment Gets a Makeover

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.

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October 21, 2021 Opening the Digital Front Door: Building an Effective Communication Strategy
October 21, 2021Opening the Digital Front Door: Building an Effective Communication Strategy

Josh Meyer explains how opening your digital front door expands access to care, improves productivity, and drives engagement.

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September 17, 2021 What Participants Want from Employers’ Retirement Plan Websites
September 17, 2021What Participants Want from Employers’ Retirement Plan Websites

Josh Meyer explains how opening your digital front door expands access to care, improves productivity, and drives engagement.

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September 15, 2021 Dealing with Epidemic of Worker Burnout
September 15, 2021Dealing with Epidemic of Worker Burnout

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.

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August 5, 2021 Virtual Communications: Expert Tips for Open Enrollment
August 5, 2021Virtual Communications: Expert Tips for Open Enrollment

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.

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July 8, 2021 To Fight Burnout, Some Employers Declare Companywide Summer Break
July 8, 2021To Fight Burnout, Some Employers Declare Companywide Summer Break

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.

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May 5, 2021 How to Use Employee Benefits to Tackle—Not Perpetuate—Racism
May 5, 2021How to Use Employee Benefits to Tackle—Not Perpetuate—Racism

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.

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April 5, 2021 How Employers Are Educating Employees About Getting Vaccinated
April 5, 2021How Employers Are Educating Employees About Getting Vaccinated

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.

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April 5, 2021 Jennifer Schuster of Segal Benz: 5 Things You Need to Know to Successfully Manage a Remote Team
April 5, 2021Jennifer Schuster of Segal Benz: 5 Things You Need to Know to Successfully Manage a Remote Team

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.

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March 16, 2021 Finding the Right Balance of On-Site and At-Home IT Workers
March 16, 2021Finding the Right Balance of On-Site and At-Home IT Workers

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.

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February 12, 2021 Eddy Winners Recognized for Communications Excellence
February 12, 2021Eddy Winners Recognized for Communications Excellence

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.

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January 27, 2021 Q&A with HR Tech Influencer: Jen Benz
January 27, 2021Q&A with HR Tech Influencer: Jen Benz

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.

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November 2, 2020 Driving Results Through Effective and Impactful Employee Benefits Communications
November 2, 2020Driving Results Through Effective and Impactful Employee Benefits Communications

Jen Benz discusses how COVID-19 has affected employee benefits and communications—and how the most successful companies are increasing engagement and results.

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October 20, 2020 Commuter Benefits Can Pile Up, Converting to Cash Is Difficult
October 20, 2020Commuter Benefits Can Pile Up, Converting to Cash Is Difficult

Jen Benz talks about different opt-in benefits that employers are offering this open enrollment season to support employees working from home.

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October 1, 2020 Communication Is Key to Open Enrollment During COVID-19
October 1, 2020Communication Is Key to Open Enrollment During COVID-19

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.

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August 18, 2020 Employers Can Provide Rich, Valuable Open Enrollment Experience Despite Being Pushed Online Due to COVID-19, Expert Says
August 18, 2020Employers Can Provide Rich, Valuable Open Enrollment Experience Despite Being Pushed Online Due to COVID-19, Expert Says

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.

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August 13, 2020 Hello, Goodbye: This Year’s Open Enrollment Offers New Opportunities for Brokers
August 13, 2020Hello, Goodbye: This Year’s Open Enrollment Offers New Opportunities for Brokers

Jen Benz talks about how to communicate last-minute benefit decisions and employ new strategies to grab people’s attention. 

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July 30, 2020 The Health Care Blog Gang, Episode 20
July 30, 2020The Health Care Blog Gang, Episode 20

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.

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May 27, 2020 An Inclusive Approach to Setting (or Resetting) a Financial Wellness Program
May 27, 2020An Inclusive Approach to Setting (or Resetting) a Financial Wellness Program

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.

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May 19, 2020 2020 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers
May 19, 20202020 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers

Jen Benz is recognized as one of the top 100 HR tech influencers by Human Resource Executive® and the HR Technology Conference & Exposition®.

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May 4, 2020 Terri Zandhuis Makes Human Resources Even Sweeter
May 4, 2020Terri Zandhuis Makes Human Resources Even Sweeter

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.

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April 17, 2020 5 Final Topics to Review if You’re Missing HBLC
April 17, 20205 Final Topics to Review if You’re Missing HBLC

If you missed the conference, Jen Benz breaks down the highlights about what employers are getting wrong—and right—about benefits communications.

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April 9, 2020 Talking Points to Help Participants Navigate Market Volatility
April 9, 2020Talking Points to Help Participants Navigate Market Volatility

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.

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March 26, 2020 Help Alleviate the Anxieties of Employees Working from Home
March 26, 2020Help Alleviate the Anxieties of Employees Working from Home

Megan Yost talks about how online tools can help employees stay connected and work collaboratively from home.

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March 6, 2020 Coronavirus Will Be Catalyst for ‘Monumental Changes’ in U.S. Workforce
March 6, 2020Coronavirus Will Be Catalyst for ‘Monumental Changes’ in U.S. Workforce

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.

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March 4, 2020 Benefits Communications Require a Balancing Act
March 4, 2020Benefits Communications Require a Balancing Act

Benefits communications limited to onboarding new employees and annual enrollment won’t engage employees or motivate action. Jen Benz talks about what will.

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February 21, 2020 Reasons to Communicate Regularly with Employees About Retirement
February 21, 2020Reasons to Communicate Regularly with Employees About Retirement

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. 

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February 11, 2020 What Employers Get Wrong—and Right—About Benefits Communications
February 11, 2020What Employers Get Wrong—and Right—About Benefits Communications

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.

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January 31, 2020 Next #HBLChat to Explore Importance of Employee Benefits, Communication
January 31, 2020Next #HBLChat to Explore Importance of Employee Benefits, Communication

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.

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January 10, 2020 Unintended Costs of the Modern Workplace
January 10, 2020Unintended Costs of the Modern Workplace

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.

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August 8, 2024 Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies
August 8, 2024Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies

To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.

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August 8, 2024 Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies
August 8, 2024Getting Benefits Enrollment Right: Big Trends Spark Fresh Strategies

To increase engagement during Open Enrollment, Jen Benz says to simplify information, ask for feedback, and use a variety of channels to reach employees.