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25 Tips to Study Smarter—From Your CEBS Peers

Christine Wallace, CEBS
 02 Sep 202502 Sep 2025

As a new school year begins, benefits professionals share how earning the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist ® (CEBS ®) designation has advanced their career trajectory.

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2025 Statistics for 401(k) Plan Benchmarking

Anne Newhouse, CEBS
 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025

Today’s blog offers statistics for 401(k) plan benchmarking, revealing recruiting and retention trends, highlighting areas for plan improvement, and providing a framework for making adjustments.

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Canada’s Dental Plan: From Promise to Practice

Tim Hennessy
 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is expanding access to dental care, and while patients have enrolled with enthusiasm, some concerns have emerged due to administrative burdens, reimbursement structures and the challenges of enrolling dental professionals.

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Beat Burnout Before Fall: Smart Strategies to Boost PTO Use

Guest Contributor
 26 Aug 202526 Aug 2025

Encouraging the use of paid time off strengthens workforce performance, morale and long-term organizational health.

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GLP-1s in Group Health Plans: What’s on the Watchlist

Anne Newhouse, CEBS
 21 Aug 202521 Aug 2025

As the cost of health care continues to rise and employers contemplate their upcoming health insurance renewals, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications remain top of mind. While GLP-1 use is not new for conditions like diabetes or obesity, the utilization of these medications […]

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The Rise of CITs: What ERISA Plan Fiduciaries Should Know

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 20 Aug 202520 Aug 2025

Collective investment trusts (CITs) have become increasingly popular investment options for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans as fiduciaries seek to lower investment management fees.

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Child Care Benefits: A Competitive Advantage Employers Can’t Afford to Ignore

Tim Hennessy
 19 Aug 202519 Aug 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working parents and caregivers struggled at home and at work, and the economy at large reeled, navigating the unpredictable.  Who among us would have expected it would take a pandemic to illustrate the critical need for reliable child […]

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Health Care U.S.

Employers Project 10% Rise in Health Care Costs for 2026

Cara McMullin
 14 Aug 202514 Aug 2025

U.S. employers project a median health care cost increase of 10% for 2026, according to new survey results from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

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Employee Benefits Retirement U.S.

Social Security’s Role as Retirement Income

Cathe Gooding, CEBS
 12 Aug 202513 Aug 2025

How much income can workers anticipate receiving from Social Security when they retire?

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Benefit Program Management for a Global and Diverse Workforce

Anne Newhouse, CEBS
 07 Aug 202507 Aug 2025

Learn techniques employers can use to enhance engagement in recognition, professional development, wellness, leadership, and other strategic human resource and total rewards programs.

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