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benefitexpress | November 03, 2016

On the heels of the August acquisition of benefitsCONNECT, benefitexpress announced the launch of its new brand and corporate website, as well as the appointment of key members to its Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Both announcements are the result of strategic planning over the past few months to integrate the two companies and accelerate growth....

benefitexpress | October 03, 2016

benefitexpress and Optum today announced a new integrated approach for employers to help employees better understand and manage their benefits and health care services. Together, the two companies offer more complete and streamlined services to their clients. Optum will use benefitexpress as its enrollment service provider, offering benefitexpress’ full suite of benefit selection and enrollment technology to employers, along with the back-end administrative services and support empl...

benefitexpress | June 25, 2016

Having a diverse workforce has been proven to have a positive effect on a company’s bottom line,” says Michael Bennett, managing director and co-founder of Rethink Group (Berkley's parent company). “Any idea that can prompt organisations to do so should be welcomed. Many firms opt to formalise their hiring strategy in order to hire professionals from minority backgrounds, however it’s encouraging to see that something as simple as an employee referral can result in gr...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...