A successful business and a competitive employee benefits package go hand in hand; you’ll rarely find one without the other. Not only do generous perks attract more job candidates to your company, they also help you minimize employee turnover, improve morale and increase productivity. But don’t stop at paid time off and a 401(k) plan. Consider these voluntary employee benefits you should add today.
Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance – Supplemental critical illness and cancer policies are becoming increasingly popular with American workers. A Hartford study found that Generation Y workers participate in these programs at a higher rate, so they may be a particularly attractive addition to your benefits package if you’re recruiting or employing younger workers.
Accident Insurance – With the cost of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act driving many consumers to bronze plans with higher deductibles and out of pocket expenses, accident insurance offers your employees welcome peace of mind should they break a leg skiing or suffer an injury-causing fall at home.
Hospital Indemnity Insurance – If you have a lot of employees with high-deductible bronze-level health insurance coverage, hospital indemnity insurance will help them pay any hospital-related expenses their regular plan does not cover. This can significantly reduce their out of pocket costs for hospital stays, outpatient services and tests such as MRIs and CT scans traditionally performed at hospitals.
Integrated Long-Term Care and Life Insurance – As some carriers have stopped offering standalone long-term care products, others have begun to bundle long-term care and life insurance into one attractive package. The long-term care benefits, which your employees can use for future long-term care, home health care, assisted-living care and adult daycare, are usually bundled with a universal life policy.
Life Insurance and Disability – One third of U.S. households don’t have an individual life insurance policy or have a life insurance gap. Employers who offer their workers a supplement life and disability plan have the opportunity to make a real impact on their financial wellbeing.
Dental and Vision – When employers cut back on benefits during the economic downturn, many eliminated the supplemental dental and vision plans they previously offered their employees. However, as consumers’ out of pocket healthcare costs have continued to increase, their desire for these types of benefits has grown. Regardless of their age, your employees are likely to appreciate the opportunity to purchase this type of supplemental coverage again.
Legal insurance – When an employee suffers a personal problem—such as a home foreclosure, bankruptcy or divorce—it can have a negative effect on his or her productivity at work. Some employers are adding supplemental legal insurance to their benefits package to provide their staff with affordable solutions. Coverage varies by plan but generally includes access to a network of attorneys as well as free educational tools and resources.
The unexpected expense of a critical illness, accident, hospitalization, disability or legal difficulty would financially devastate most employees. In fact, according to the most recent MetLife Employee Benefits Trends Study, only 3 percent of workers report having a three-month’s salary cushion of savings to help them through a tough time. Talk to your benefits advisor about adding a few of these supplement insurance products today.