Coffee with Christian

Today we’re discussing Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse as it relates to employee benefits 💵 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we’re talking about how self-funding is the vehicle, not the destination 🚗 For further explanation, feel free to email me at christian@benxconsulting.com To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today wraps up the 3 part series titled, “Creating an employee benefits package for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ This series is specifically targeted for small business owners with less than 50 employees. 📍 4 Tips  1. Analyze employee demographics & trends annually 📝 2. Calculate desired benefit budget 💵 3. Consider “non traditional” benefits 🧠 4. Community effectively ☎️ To learn more about how Ben X can hel...

Today is the 2nd part of a 3-part series titled, “Creating an employee benefits package for 2023”  This series is specifically targeted for small business owners with less than 50 employees. 📍 2nd step: calculate benefit budget & consider non-traditional benefits 👟 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsult...

Today starts ANOTHER 3-part series titled, “Creating an employee benefits package for 2023”  This series is specifically targeted for small business owners with less than 50 employees. 📍 1st step - Research/analyze current trends & employee demographics annually 🔬 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulti...

Today ends the 3 part series, “How to improve your company’s benefit program today” 📈 Statistic of the week: Benefits account for approximately 29.6% of the average cost per private industry employee - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 💰 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me per...

Today is the 2nd part of a 3-part series titled "How to improve your company’s benefit program today" ‼ Statistic of the week: According to hire rate data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, you may have 1 in every 2 employees experiencing open enrollment with you for the first time. To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits pro...

Today starts a 3-part series of how to improve your company’s benefit program today ↗️ Statistic of the week: According to MetLife, over 75% of millennials declare that benefits customization is important to increasing loyalty to their employer 📈 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out...

Today we're talking the Dependent Care FSA & how it could benefit your company 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Statistic of the week: According to SHRM, approximately 67% of companies offer a Dependent Care FSA. To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we're talking 5 ways you can position Professional Development as a benefit 👔 Statistic of the week: According to LinkedIn's Workplace Learning Report, 94% of employees would stay at a company longer if the organization invested in their career 👨‍💼👩‍💼 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.c...

Today we're talking about a couple differences between a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA) 💰💰 Statistic of the week: As of January 2022, there’s over $100 billion saved in over 33 million HSAs - Devenir To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxco...

Today we're talking about 3 ways to make your employees feel more comfortable taking PTO 🏖️ Statistic of the week: 32% of employees feel pressured not to use PTO To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we're talking about the correlation between employee benefits and employee turnover. 🧍 Statistic of the week: 78% of employees said they are more likely to stay with their employer because of their benefit program. To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christ...

Today we're talking about how Vision Insurance works. 👀 Statistic of the week: 84% of people rate vision as the most important sense, and nearly everyone (97%) agrees that having healthy eyes is important, but only half of people get annual eye exams - VSP To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or...

Today we're talking about how Dental Insurance works. 🦷 Statistic of the week: Those without dental insurance are twice as likely to be unhappy with their teeth as those who are insured. -ValuePenguin To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.c...

Today we're talking about 3 tips to make your wellness program more effective 🏃‍♂️ Statistic of the week: An American Psychological Association (APA) study found that workplace wellness programs with senior leadership support yielded positive employee outcomes. To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.c...

Today we're talking about if companies should offer Mental Health PTO Days ❓ Statistic of the week: In a American Psychological Association survey, a vast majority (87%) of employees think actions from their employer would help their mental health To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out...

Today, we're talking about 1 pro and 1 con of level funding.  Obviously, there are a few different pros & cons to this funding arrangement, so feel free to checkout this article for additional information on fully insured vs level funding. https://lnkd.in/ea5RX6Gq To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting...

Today we’re talking about the benefits of voluntary benefits 📣 For more info on this topic, here’s a link to an article I wrote. https://lnkd.in/eEP536xw To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we’re going over 2 tips to make open enrollment more effective 📖 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

I read a recent study that showed 77% of people can’t define the term Co-Insurance 😳 So this week we’re throwing it back to the basics and talking the 3 most common terms in Health Insurance: - Deductible - Co-Insurance - Maximum out of Pocket https://www.forbes.com/advisor/health-insurance/confused-by-health-insurance-terms/ To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and...

Today we’re talking all about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we’re talking about the 1 “non-traditional” benefit employees want to see (and what to do instead) To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we’re talking about 3 reasons to use benefits technology (or expand it) To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com

Today we’re standing up and talking about 3 quick tips to make Open Enrollment as smooth as possible ⛑ If you don’t want boring benefits, call me 📞 To learn more about how Ben X can help you control healthcare spend and streamline your employee benefits process, visit benxconsulting.com or each out to me personally at christian@benxconsulting.com