04/13/2015
Q. Which of the following benefits does your company offer to employees?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Dental insurance 74.0% 72.2% 47.0%
Life insurance 66.5% 66.2% 36.6%
Vision insurance 62.2% 61.4% 33.1%
Disability insurance 60.5% 60.4% 32.4%
Voluntary insurance 35.3% 35.2% 17.8%
Domestic partner coverage 29.3% 28.2% 12.6%
401k or other pension programs 77.7% 77.2% 54.5%
Flexible spending plan 49.0% 48.8% 20.5%
Flexible scheduling 30.9% 30.6% 26.5%
Flexible work options 29.0% 29.0% 26.0%
Wellness Program 37.6% 36.0% 14.9%
Employee Assistance Program 39.7% 37.3% 12.2%
Q. Which of the following methods do you currently use for enrollment in insurance benefits?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Online 60.0% 59.1% 42.9%
Paper 46.2% 45.1% 46.9%
Face-to-face 45.6% 44.9% 46.5%
Call center 16.6% 16.5% 8.4%
Kiosk 4.3% 3.9% 1.4%
Sum for all possible responses, except 'Other' 172.7% 169.5% 146.1%
Q. What method do you feel is most effective for enrollment in insurance benefits, whether or not it's the method you currently use?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Online 53.2% 52.5% 45.1%
Face-to-face 31.1% 32.3% 37.3%
Paper 8.5% 8.2% 11.0%
Kiosk 2.0% 1.8% 2.0%
Call center 4.9% 4.6% 4.3%
Sum for all possible responses, except 'Other' 99.7% 99.4% 99.7%
Q. How well do you think your company's current benefits package meets your employees' needs?
Response Survey Total Other >100
3 - Somewhat Well 33.3% 33.4% 38.4%
2 - Not very Well 4.3% 4.7% 6.9%
3 - Somewhat well + 2 - Not very well 37.6% 38.1% 45.3%
Q. Thinking of the past twelve months, how many times did you or your human resource department communicate with employees about benefits that are available?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Only at open enrollment or new hire enrollment 23.7% 23.6% 25.8%
Q. How effectively do you think your company communicates with employees about benefits offered?
Response Survey Total Other >100
3 - Somewhat effectively 38.9% 38.0% 36.7%
2 - Not very effectively 5.8% 5.4% 6.0%
3 - Somewhat effectively + 2 - Not very effectively 44.7% 43.4% 42.7%
Q. Does your company tailor its benefits offerings based on the needs of employees at different levels or life stages?
Response Survey Total Other >100
No 60.7% 61.6% 64.7%
Q. How important is the brand name or reputation of the provider you select for health insurance products?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Top 2 Box (NET) 53.9% 54.4% 49.8%
Q. Thinking of the overall benefits package offered by your organization, to what degree do you believe your benefits package influences your employees - Top 2 Box Summary
Response Survey Total Other >100
Job satisfaction 52.4% 51.5% 44.3%
Loyalty to employer 48.0% 47.6% 43.1%
Willingness to refer friends to the company 36.1% 35.4% 28.4%
Decision to leave the company 33.2% 33.0% 29.5%
Work productivity 39.7% 39.3% 34.6%
Their overall financial health 55.1% 55.6% 49.3%
Q. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements - Top 2 Box Summary
Response Survey Total Other >100
Employees at our company need to be more engaged in making benefits decisions 52.6% 51.7% 41.1%
Our employees take full advantage of the benefits we offer 52.5% 53.0% 48.3%
We are taking steps to help our employees become better engaged in benefit decisions 57.8% 57.6% 47.0%
Our benefits package is a ''one-size-fits-all'' approach 43.2% 43.1% 43.5%
We effectively communicate the value of our benefits to our employees 62.6% 61.4% 56.4%
Q. Of the following business objectives, which are the two most important issues for your company right now? - 2nd Most Important
Response Survey Total Other >100
Controlling costs 21.4% 21.8% 24.8%
Managing the productivity of our workforce 12.6% 11.1% 12.8%
Finding the right amount and level of talent to achieve our business goals 13.7% 13.6% 14.8%
Managing the impact of healthcare reform 9.6% 9.5% 6.9%
Q. Of the following business objectives, which are the two most important issues for your company right now? - Most Important
Response Survey Total Other >100
Controlling costs 27.2% 23.8% 28.0%
Managing the productivity of our workforce 11.6% 12.6% 11.2%
Finding the right amount and level of talent to achieve our business goals 14.3% 14.7% 14.1%
Managing the impact of healthcare reform 5.8% 5.0% 6.0%
Q. Of the following business objectives, which are the two most important issues for your company right now? - Most/2nd Most Important
Response Survey Total Other >100
Controlling costs 48.6% 45.6% 52.9%
Managing the productivity of our workforce 24.2% 23.7% 24.0%
Finding the right amount and level of talent to achieve our business goals 28.0% 28.3% 28.9%
Managing the impact of healthcare reform 15.5% 14.6% 12.9%
Q. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements - Top 2 Box Summary
Response Survey Total Other >100
My company believes that wellness programs can directly impact corporate profitability 51.2% 51.3% 39.8%
My company believes that wellness programs can decrease healthcare costs 60.6% 59.6% 50.0%
My company's profitability is due in part to offering a robust benefit package 37.5% 37.7% 28.0%
Q. How effective do you think your company's wellness program is?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Top 2 Box (NET) 45.7% 45.2% 44.0%
Q. Please choose which of the following reasons your company doesn't offer a wellness program.
Response Survey Total Other >100
We can't sell the value of a wellness program to executives 11.7% 11.6% 7.5%
We can't determine an ROI of a wellness program 21.4% 22.6% 16.3%
Lack of interest from employees in a wellness program 33.2% 34.2% 34.4%
We don't believe wellness programs have an impact 10.1% 11.1% 10.2%
We don't have the time to maintain a wellness program 27.1% 27.1% 28.3%
We don't have the resources to maintain a wellness program 50.3% 48.2% 58.3%
Q. Thinking specifically about your major medical/healthcare plan(s), did your company do any of the following for 2013, and does your company have plans to implement any of these changes for 2014? - Plan to change in 2014
Response Survey Total Other >100
Implement a major medical/healthcare plan with a high deductible (over $1,000) and HSA as alternative to traditional medical plan 15.2% 15.3% 15.8%
Introduce employee healthcare incentives 14.3% 13.8% 10.3%
Reduce the number of major medical/healthcare plan options 12.7% 12.5% 11.6%
Increase employee's co-pays 28.8% 27.4% 23.5%
Increase employee's share of the premium 30.2% 30.0% 23.5%
Eliminate contributions for family coverage 7.9% 8.1% 7.1%
Q. What personal issues do you think contribute to lower productivity at your organization?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Financial problems 79.1% 80.7% 76.4%
Health problems 80.8% 81.1% 77.9%
Q. Now we'd like to ask a few questions about healthcare reform. How well do you understand healthcare reform legislation?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Top 2 Box (NET) 39.7% 39.6% 30.0%
Q. Do you currently use a broker or benefits consultant to determine your benefits options?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Yes 63.7% 64.5% 61.6%
No 36.3% 35.5% 38.4%
Q. What are the top two challenges your company faces when offering voluntary insurance benefits? - Ranked #1 & #2 Challenge
Response Survey Total Other >100
Employees not interested in purchasing voluntary benefits 38.3% 38.9% 39.6%
Getting employees to understand their different options 51.8% 53.2% 46.2%
Administration of voluntary benefits program 30.3% 29.4% 23.6%
Q. What are the top two challenges your company faces when offering voluntary insurance benefits? - Ranked #1 Challenge
Response Survey Total Other >100
Employees not interested in purchasing voluntary benefits 20.7% 21.8% 20.8%
Getting employees to understand their different options 25.8% 26.2% 29.2%
Administration of voluntary benefits program 15.4% 15.3% 10.4%
Q. What are the top two challenges your company faces when offering voluntary insurance benefits? - Ranked #2 Challenge
Response Survey Total Other >100
Employees not interested in purchasing voluntary benefits 17.5% 17.1% 18.9%
Getting employees to understand their different options 26.1% 27.1% 17.0%
Administration of voluntary benefits program 14.9% 14.1% 13.2%
Q. On the whole, how knowledgeable do you think your employees are about all the benefits offered by your organization?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Top 2 Box (NET) 41.6% 43.3% 40.8%
Q. How knowledgeable do you think your employees are about voluntary insurance benefits?
Response Survey Total Other >100
Top 2 Box (NET) 24.2% 26.6% 21.7%
