Beyond Open Enrollment: Engaging Employees with Benefits

February 3, 2025
by anchoradmin
Category: Custom ContentEmployee Benefits

Tags: Benefits CommunicationBenefits Utilization

Most organizations treat employee benefits like a seasonal event. Open enrollment brings a flurry of activity – emails, seminars, and even benefits fairs. However, communication often dwindles after this initial push, leaving employees confused and underutilizing their valuable benefits. This is a missed opportunity. Research shows that employees crave more benefits education, spending hours researching […]

Your HSA: A Beginner’s Guide

January 27, 2025
by anchoradmin
Category: BenefitsCustom ContentEmployee Benefits

Tags: Health Savings AccountHSA

New to a Health Savings Account (HSA)? Here’s What You Need to Know As the name suggests, a Health Savings Account(HSA) is a special savings account used to pay for healthcare-related expenses. An HSA has potential financial benefits for now and later.  Not only can you save pre-tax dollars in this account to pay for qualified […]

Reducing Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025

January 22, 2025
by anchoradmin
Category: Health CareHealth Insurance

Healthcare costs are projected to rise significantly in 2025. To mitigate these increases, consider these tips: Know Your Plan: Take time to review what your health plan covers—and what it doesn’t—to avoid unexpected costs. Understand your health plan’s coverage, including deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocket maximums. Utilize In-Network Providers: Receiving care from out-of-network providers can dramatically increase costs. Check […]

Risk Insights: Avoiding Slip, Trip and Fall Liabilities in Religious Organizations

January 13, 2025
by anchoradmin
Category: ChurchNonprofitProperty and CasualtyRisk Management

Tags: Risk Assessmentrisk management

Slips, trips and falls are some of the most common injuries across industry lines, with religious organizations being no exception. In fact, the nature of these organizations’ operations—namely, experiencing frequent foot traffic on-site from community members and employees of varying ages—may contribute to an increased risk of such injuries. According to the latest industry research, […]

Top Employee Benefit Trends for 2025

January 6, 2025
by anchoradmin
Category: Custom ContentEmployee Benefits

Tags: Benefit TrendsEmployee Benefit Trends

Employee benefits are the indirect and non-cash compensation paid to an employee. These benefits are given to employees over their salaries and wages.  As we look ahead to 2025, companies are increasingly exploring innovative solutions to address the evolving needs of their workforce. Driven by shifts in work environments, economic challenges, and technological progress, the […]

Benefits Insights: Key Drivers of 2025 Health Care Cost Increases

December 30, 2024
by anchoradmin
Category: Health Insurance

Tags: Healthcare Costs

Healthcare costs are projected to increase substantially in 2025. Estimates show a similar growth in spending to 2024, marking multiple years of compounding costs. Specifically, healthcare costs in the United States are likely to increase by 7%-8% in 2025, according to the following data from multiple surveys: Large employers predicted their healthcare costs would rise […]

Small Business Insights: How to Avoid Insurance Gaps

December 17, 2024
by anchoradmin
Category: Property and Casualty

Tags: Business InsuranceInsurance Gaps

How to Avoid Insurance Gaps Small businesses in all industries face numerous risks that can lead to significant financial losses. To mitigate these exposures, businesses secure insurance. Many considerations go into building an insurance portfolio; business leaders must be mindful of policy specifics, such as limits and exclusions. Failure to adequately address a business’s insurance […]

Risk Insights: Candles and Fire Risk

December 16, 2024
by anchoradmin
Category: ChurchNonprofitProperty and CasualtyZywave

Tags: Church FiresP & C

Candles are used in various religious services and ceremonies and can be an essential part of worship. However, they can pose serious fire risks to religious institutions and should be used with caution. This article discusses the risks candles pose and how to mitigate them. The Risks Candles are a fire hazard that can cause […]

Battling Holiday Depression: Tips to Avoid a Blue Christmas

December 11, 2024
by anchoradmin
Category: Custom ContentMental HealthWellness

Tags: Mental Health Awareness

For some, the lyrics “with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings when friends come to call, it’s the hap-happiest season of all” stirs happy memories of Christmas caroling. However, for others, the holidays can be one of the most stressful and isolating times of the year. The season often brings a whirlwind of demands—shopping, […]

2025 Employee Benefit Limits: What You Need to Know

December 2, 2024
by anchoradmin
Category: BenefitsEmployee Benefits

Tags: Benefit Limits

Many employee benefits are subject to annual dollar limits that are adjusted for inflation. For 2025, most of these limits have increased. Key Benefit Limits for 2025: Health Savings Account (HSA) Contributions Single Coverage: $4,300 (up $150 from 2024) Family Coverage: $8,550 (up $250 from 2024) Catch-up Contributions: $1,000 HDHP Minimum Deductible Single Coverage: $1,650 […]

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