LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — Generational Shift Drives Change in Workforce Benefits

Overview

Who Should Join

Anyone involved with the sale, administration, distribution, or implementation of workforce benefits.

Highlights

The latest LIMRA-EY study shows workplace benefits remain central to employers’ ability to compete for the best talent. Yet as more Baby Boomers retire and Gen Z workers enter the workforce, the study suggests employers will need to adjust not only their benefit offerings but also how they communicate and deliver their benefits to their workforce.

Join Bryan Hodgens, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research, as he talks to Pat Leary, corporate vice president and director of LIMRA workplace benefits research, and Chris Morbelli, EY’s Americas Life & Group Benefits Leader, about the latest findings from the 2025 Harnessing Growth in Workforce Benefits study.

Presenters

Bryan Hodgens, AIF

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens, AIF

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens is Senior Vice President and Head of Research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this capacity, he develops and executes the research strategy for both the distribution and retirement research programs, focused on providing insights and best practices to address the current and emerging business challenges facing LIMRA members.

Hodgens joined LIMRA in 2022 with more than 25 years of executive experience at companies such as AIG, Wells Fargo Advisors and Asset Growth Partners. Most recently, he was senior vice president and head of LPL Financials’ Retirement Plans and Financial Planning Group.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF

Corporate Vice President Workplace Benefits Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF

Corporate Vice President Workplace Benefits Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF, is corporate vice president, workplace benefits research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this role, Pat leads a team of workplace benefits professionals responsible for conducting research on the products, markets, and distribution of a wide range of life, health, and related employee benefits.

Before assuming his current position, Pat directed LIMRA and LOMA’s distribution research program and, prior to that, was a member of LIMRA and LOMA’s group insurance research team.

Pat joined LIMRA and LOMA in 1989. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College and his MBA from the University of Connecticut. Pat also earned his LIMRA and LOMA Leadership Institute Fellow (LLIF) designation in 2012.

Chris Morbelli

Principal, Life and Group Transformation, Ernst & Young LLP

Chris Morbelli

Principal, Life and Group Transformation, Ernst & Young LLP

Chris Morbelli is a Managing Director for EY’s US Insurance Consulting practice leading up the Life & Group transformation offering. He previously spent 20 years in the industry, most recently serving as the Vice President of Strategy and Operations Transformation for a global insurance company driving group, benefits, life, and annuity transformations across multiple countries. He has extensive experience in both designing and leading large-scale Customer Experience and Operating Model transformation initiatives. Chris lives in the United States and has an MBA from the Rutgers Business School in finance.