2023 Workplace Benefits Conference

All conference attendees are invited to assemble supply packages at the hotel in support of a local charity; lunch will be provided for volunteers.

Not only have workplace benefits evolved, but the entire workplace dynamics have shifted in nearly every industry, not to mention the expectations of both employees and organizations. The amount of rapid change and uncertainty that still exists is unprecedented.

With revolutionary change, however, comes a plethora of new opportunities. As workplace benefit professionals, we must embrace this new world of work while also accelerating performance and driving a greater impact within our organizations. Leadership as we have known it will not suffice. In this inspiring keynote session, global leadership expert and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Matt Mayberry will share how to become a transformational leader that inspires your team members and drives a greater impact than ever before.

The ultimate differentiator of any organization is its leadership effectiveness. The essence of leadership is not your rank, title, or past accomplishments, but rather your ability to influence and impact others. Attendees will leave with actionable insights on how to lead through change, build cultural excellence, and improve leadership performance.

Join this panel for a discussion about creating products and programs that champion people in the workplace. We will explore the topic of DEI through the lenses of a carrier, broker and employer to better understand the needs of our customers and identify opportunities in the marketplace.

Medical claim integration has become an important value proposition in the supplemental benefits market. In this session, we will analyze how to best demonstrate value for employees, employers, and brokers. We’ll also discuss how to avoid common pitfalls associated with this offering, including negative loss ratio impact and medical data security concerns.

According to the CDC, more than 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder in their lifetime, and 1 in 5 will experience mental illness each year. Attend this session to learn how mental health impacts the life, disability, and supplemental health insurance industry and how we can innovate to provide customers with better access to care.

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Every year at our event, industry leaders share their thoughts about today's most important topics. This is your opportunity to hear what's on the minds of these executives as they focus on our role in the future of work.

While unanticipated political, social, and environmental events can cause significant upheaval and disruption within our industry, they can be analyzed to identify possible trends or forces of influence. Based on LIMRA research and input from industry leaders, we’ve identified four specific drivers that affect our industry and what they might mean for workforce benefits. Join us for an interactive session for the opportunity to learn more about these forces and explore what implications they will have on the future of the industry.

Talent poses a unique challenge for the insurance industry. This session will explore common challenges across carrier workforces, including difficulties recruiting and retaining talent, evolving employee expectations, importance of purpose at work, and the increased need for professional development. Panelists will also share how carriers are approaching these challenges, what is working well, and where opportunities to improve remain.

Attend this moderated discussion to explore the cost savings and process efficiencies realized by early adopters of the LDEx Standards. This conversation goes beyond defining the LDEx Standards and leans into the true benefits of standardization across the Workplace Benefits ecosystem.

Attend this session to hear best practices for navigating an organization with competing demands on resources. Panelists will focus on moving strategic initiatives forward, product competitiveness, and agility transformation. You will walk away with actionable takeaways you can begin implementing in your organization right away.

Join in on this interactive session where a panel of experts from a carrier and technology platform will discuss the escalation of tech fees, including what they fund, what they are being used for, who is benefiting from them, and what value these fees provide to carriers. We will also highlight new LIMRA research on tech fees to further the panel’s analysis.

This session will explore various perspectives on wellness programs and the financial, physical, and social needs these programs seek to address. The panel will define wellness and what holistic wellness looks likes in the workplace ecosystem. We’ll uncover what barriers exist and show what “success” looks like in the face of these challenges.

Select leading solution providers will take the stage to showcase the latest innovative solutions and thought leadership in the Workplace Benefits space.

Can you reach your goals, even if things aren’t going the way you expect? Most people are good at setting goals and making plans, but not very good at revising those plans when things change. But that’s the real work of resilience. Resilience is letting go of the “old way of doing things” and rewriting a script for success that gives you the fastest and best path from where you are to where you want to go. Backed by Courtney’s data-driven research, ReVisionary Thinking offers concrete strategies for blazing a new path when the goalposts move on you.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Avoid the typical mistakes people make when confronted with change
• Improve mental flexibility as individuals and teams
• Understand why gut instinct fails you in unfamiliar situations — and how to counter it
• Generate more (and more innovative!) ideas when solving problems

​Join us for new insights from LIMRA’s Benefits and Employee Attitude Tracker (BEAT). The BEAT study monitors employee views of employment and benefits. We will reveal new findings from the 2023 study, including:

• Employees’ unmet benefit needs and benefits they value most
• Types of benefits communication that are most helpful
• Satisfaction with benefits and overall job satisfaction
• What employees look for in a potential employer

The intersection of health and wealth is an important consideration for employees. Understanding the drivers behind how consumers make benefits decisions is critical for carriers as we strive to strike this balance. This session will showcase how to best use consumer research to inform and create personalized benefits choices for employees throughout their financial wellness journey.

Given the fluctuating environment, continued advances in technology, and increased pressure for employers to maximize benefit dollars they are spending, the role of the broker continues to evolve and expand. In this session, we will take a case study approach to show how brokers can best serve the industry with new operating models, and partner with carriers to provide the best outcomes for employers and employees.

In the ever-changing world of work, it is important for organizations to have an understanding of the emerging legislation and risk. Gain an in-depth understanding of how evolving legislation will impact your organization.

In 2021, LIMRA and EY partnered to explore the changing landscape of workforce benefits. We are now in a post-pandemic environment where carriers, distributors, and employers must continue to realign their value propositions to connect with employers and employees. Our new research highlights three dimensions driving industry change: The continued changing nature of work, the acceleration of digital transformation, and the broadening definition of workforce benefits — particularly through generational preferences. In this session, we will share our findings on the rapidly changing workforce benefits landscape and explore how organizations can harness profitable growth in this market.