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Category: Open Enrollment

3 steps to get ready for a 1/1 effective date

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If you’re in charge of your company’s benefits plan and everything has a 1/1 effective date, you’re keenly aware of the truth behind the statement “Time is money.” With so much to do (and so little time) here are three steps to help you hit the ground running in January. Step 1: Update your plans … Read More

Find what you need with these resources from BRI

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Stop wasting time searching through old emails for information you swore you received from partners and vendors for Open Enrollment. Instead, use resources from BRI, starting with a visit to the new Resource Center. Beyond the Resource Center, we offer multiple tools and assets to help clients and brokers, including our blog page and the… Read More

3 Low Cost Solutions for Open Enrollment

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These three effective, low cost solutions can help employers who are trying to balance reaching remote employees while not breaking the bank this Open Enrollment. Use an HRIS What is an HRIS? An HRIS is a human resource information system that acts as storehouse for all your data and HR processes. While there are different… Read More

3 Strategies to Maximize Your Open Enrollment

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You can never be too ready for Open Enrollment, so we wanted to share three strategies on how to make the most of your virtual Open Enrollment. In case you missed it, make sure you check out our pieces on how to improve your Open Enrollment readiness levels and what other clients are sharing about… Read More

3 tips to write email subject lines employees will actually open

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If you’ve ever written an email, you probably know that email subject lines are important. Maybe you’ve seen a “Fwd: Fwd” show up in your inbox and then had to figure out what was going on. We’re going to give you four ways to avoid that and be the person who writes email subject lines… Read More

Clients Share Their Best Virtual Open Enrollment Tips

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We decided to change up our approach for this blog and feature insights from clients on their best engagement tips for a successful remote Open Enrollment experience. Clients had the chance to share their tips during our Open Enrollment Kick Off Webinar. There were a LOT of good answers. We’ve selected ten to share below,… Read More

4 Tips To Help Brokers Navigate Benefit Meetings

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The challenges of 2020 don’t seem to be slowing down as we head toward Open Enrollment and benefit meetings. Many brokers will be faced with the difficult task of communicating another year of rising health plan costs to valued clients. Here are four tips to help brokers navigate these benefit meetings in 2020. 4 tips… Read More

3 questions employees should ask before Open Enrollment 2020

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Healthcare is complicated, so how can you get the most out of Open Enrollment 2020? We recommend narrowing down what information you need. Start by using this list of three questions you should ask yourself before signing up for your pre-tax benefits. Question 1: What were my healthcare expenses last year? It’s good to start… Read More

Press Release: Introducing BRI Insights

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ROCHESTER, NY – September 17, 2022 –Benefit Resource, LLC (BRI) announced today an exciting new initiative to bring personalized decision support to employers and their employees. BRI Insights is a unique smart tool built right into the BRI system that supports its ongoing efforts to bring pre-tax benefit administration into the digital age and improve… Read More

3 strategies to drive engagement remotely during Open Enrollment

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Decision support tools are being requested this year more than ever because of the COVID-19 based shift toward virtual Open Enrollment. However, these tools are often out of reach for small to mid market employers. If you’re a small to mid-market employer, here are three strategies you can use to drive engagement remotely​ this year. Leverage… Read More