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  • Health Insurance Basics: Part 1 | Virginia Employee Benefits Advisors

    What is Health Insurance and Why is it Important? Health insurance is a legal entitlement to payment or reimbursement for your health care costs, generally under a contract with a health insurance company. Health insurance provides important financial protection in case you have an accident or sickness. For example, health insurance may help to pay…

  • New Year, New You: Mental Health Tips for 2024 | VA Benefits Advisors 

    As we begin to settle into 2024, many of us are thinking about New Year’s resolutions.  The start of a New Year signals a time for change, reflection and a sense of ‘starting afresh’. This year, you can seize the new year’s spirit of renewal and make mental health your top priority! A healthy mind…

  • What is Mental Health and Wellness in HR? | Virginia Benefits Group 

    Mental health and wellness in HR is the practice of employers caring about the health and stress management of their workers by providing support and resources to prevent burnout. Human Resources professionals include mental health and wellness benefits, such as insurance coverage, employee assistance programs (EAPs), access to apps and counseling, and more. Beyond traditional benefits,…

  • 8 HR Trends for 2024 | VA Employee Benefits Agents 

    With the arrival of 2024, Human Resources professionals are contemplating the future. Everyone is looking into that crystal ball to try and understand what the most pressing issues in talent management will be. HR Exchange Network is no different, so we turned to the experts on Featured to ask what they think will be the biggest trend of…

  • Year-Round Benefits Education | VA Employee Benefits Team

    For most organizations, employee benefits communication kicks into high gear during open enrollment season. During this time, there is a surge in emails, educational webinars, fliers throughout the office, and a barrage of forms demanding signatures. Post open enrollment, however, employees often receive minimal information about their benefits. While sporadic email updates or new laminated…

  • What Businesses Need to Know about the U.S. Executive Order on AI | Virginia Benefits Team 

    Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order designed to install guardrails on generative artificial intelligence (AI), and there are many implications for businesses. Human Resources must be mindful about these new regulations as they apply to the workforce. The comprehensive order provides guidance on the development and use of a technology that has been…

  • Why Health Insurance is Important | VA Employee Benefits Group 

    Protection from high medical costs Health insurance provides important financial protection in case you have a serious accident or sickness.  People without health coverage are exposed to these costs. This can sometimes lead people without coverage into deep debt or even into bankruptcy. It’s easy to underestimate how much medical care can cost: Having health…

  • Ho, Ho, Ho-ld Off on the Bad Habits This Holiday Season | VA Employee Benefits Agents

    ‘Tis the season for family, festivity, and food—lots of food. The holidays dish up a triple whammy of wintry weather, irresistible foods, and stress, which can cause even the strongest-willed person to reach for another festive goodie. While the notion of enjoying “healthy holidays” has a nice ring to it, reaching that goal can be…

  • Benefits 101: What Is Accident Insurance? | Virginia Benefits Group 

    Accidents happen.  Whether you fall off a ladder, slip and break an arm, or get injured just living everyday life, an accident can happen.  Anytime.  Anywhere. What Is Accident Insurance? Accident insurance helps provide support when life’s most unexpected moments happen.  It makes an accident less painful financially because it helps to pay the bills…

  • Leader Reveals the True Challenge of Benefits Administration – and Its Solution | VA Employee Benefits Agents

    Employee experience is tied to the technology that organizations deploy and the benefits they provide. Both can be demonstrations of a company’s care for its employees or they can be an exercise in inducing anxiety. It depends on the the approach of Human Resources. Recently, HiBob, the Human Resources information system (HRIS) company, announced the integration of…