Employee benefits

Michelle Carter, chief underwriting officer, has been with workers' comp-focused organization Kinetic for just over a year. She is a 2025 Women in Insurance Leadership honoree.

As pets become more prominent in employees' lives, some employers are actually extending bereavement leave for the loss of fur babies.

Comprehensive mental health benefits, including financial, substance use and youth components, are necessary to cover the needs of a workforce.

The integration of AI into the workers' comp space begins by making it predictive, prescriptive and focusing on the use of Agentic AI.

Mental health is the number one workplace safety concern for employees, according to Pie Insurance's 2025 Employee Voice on Workplace Safety Report.

More women than men provide benefits for their household, but research shows they are behind in their financial literacy and benefits education.

Illinois sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to force it to provide information for an investigation into the company's rapidly rising premiums for homeowners.

By making healthcare more affordable for work, businesses reap rewards in the long run.

A comprehensive benefits package, including voluntary benefits, can help employees spend less on medical care and keep their savings intact.

Injury severity is the driving factor for juror sympathy and high compensation expectations, according to Swiss Re's report.

Investing in comprehensive health insurance can harm organizations if their workforce doesn't understand how to take advantage of it.

Digital Insurance speaks with Rob Evans, director, claim process technology at Broadspire, about how technology is being deployed in workers' compensation.

Individually owned fertility benefits can be a more affordable, robust and portable means to start a family.

Jasmine Blocker uses her own experiences to reduce the stigma and speak out about seeking support.

Employer clients must be prepared to contribute additional capital to fund and secure the captive's initial surplus, typically 10% to 15% of the first year's premium.

Technology can enhance the health and wellness programs and benefits that employers offer.

The state will charge active employees higher salary-based health plan premiums to avoid a near-term $1.3 billion deficit.

SMBs flock to group captives because they promise large group purchasing power, lower pricing volatility and greater transparency into claims and data.

Catching fraudulent claims has become much more complicated than detecting doctored images. Fraud can be found in correlations of medical treatment data, legal representation and adjuster evaluations, experts said.