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Your accident insurance not-to-do list

At Trustmark, we take great pride in protecting our policyholders from all sorts of bumps, bruises, scrapes, sprains and breaks. We understand that, sometimes, trouble finds you and you need to be protected from the out-of-pocket costs that come with an accident. However, if you go looking for trouble, that’s where you can run into, well… trouble.

Help Kick Stress to the Curb

Everybody deals with stress at some point or another, and it almost seems to be a given—nay, a badge of honor—in the modern world. While stress can have an immediate and tangible impact on your body, if it goes on too long, it can also lead to long-term effects such as lack of sleep, headaches, high blood pressure, and a weakening of the immune system. For National Stress Awareness Month, here are some tips to help you alleviate the tension:

A thin labor market puts benefits in the spotlight

By: Dan Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

A company’s success is built on the work of its employees. By extension, that makes hiring (and retaining) the best and brightest employees a critical part of success. Today, unemployment is low: 4.1 percent. Keep in mind, that 4.1 percent is an average, so in some places, that number may be much lower. That’s a good thing for employees, but for employers looking to hire, that means competition is fierce because there are simply fewer options.

Workplace stress costs $500 billion annually - here are three ways to help employees

There are plenty of ways employees can feel anxiety at work; tight deadlines, loads of work, budgeting constraints or just long hours. This, of course, doesn’t even take into account an employee’s personal life which can come with its own set of challenges. From work, to finances, to their personal lives, there is a lot that can cause stress for employees.

Infographic: Caregiving - the challenges and the solutions

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time of year when we recognize and celebrate the efforts of family caregivers. As we appreciate those efforts, it’s also important that we take time to understand the challenges that caregiving presents. For many Americans, caregiving is much more than lending a hand here and there, it’s effectively a second full-time job in terms of the hours they put in to caregiving. 
 

How hospitals and insurers can support caregiving

By: Dan Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Caregiving is a huge responsibility. For one in six U.S. employees, it is essentially a second job given the time and energy required to be a caregiver for a loved one.¹ We recently took a look at how employers could support employees who are caregivers, but it’s not just employers who are trying to help; the healthcare industry and insurance carriers are on board too. Since November is National Family Caregivers Month, it’s the perfect time to show how this emphasis on supporting caregivers is paying dividends for patients, employees and their employers.

4 benefits trends for 2018

By: Dan Schmid, Regional Sales Vice President – Western United States, Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions

​Our industry’s professional landscape has been changing rapidly as more and more employers are looking to voluntary benefits as an important part of their benefits package. Employees are increasingly expecting the same type of engaged, highly personalized experience from their employer and vendor partners that they receive with leading consumer brands. Employers in turn are broadening how they view employees and their needs and seeking the right tools and resources to keep them engaged.  
 

Dependent Eligibility Audit—Why you need one

Co-authored by Brenda Randall, Regional Sales Director, Northwest, Trustmark and Kevin Foltz, Vice President, Sales, CoreSource (sister company)

You may not think that a few ineligible dependents could really cost you much money until you understand how much a dependent really costs. According to Mercer, that number is around $4,500. So, take that and multiply it by the typical 3-10% of ineligibles, and you are talking big, big savings.¹

Study: complete benefit solutions are a key differentiator

A study from BenefitsPRO and Eastbridge highlights the changing landscape of the voluntary benefits industry. More and more brokers are flocking to voluntary benefits as a source of revenue. With so many brokers entering the market, it's led to several changes in how we see the voluntary industry and what brokers need from their carriers.

April Fools: Don’t let employees be tricked by these common insurance misconceptions

Putting a coworker’s office supplies in Jell-O or hiding your significant other’s car keys may make for some harmless fun on April Fools’ Day but, when it comes to insurance, it’s not quite as much fun when things don’t turn out as expected. To help make sure employees aren’t fooled by common misconceptions about insurance, we’ve compiled several ways employees may have the wrong idea about their options for protection.