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COMING SOON: The Current Insurance Journal 2021 Answers Employee Benefits Questions

Through the blooms of spring and the loosening or lifting of many local COVID-19 restrictions, a tantalizing glimpse of a return to the office and even a return to normal is here. Corporate Synergies is set to offer answers to employee benefits questions for human resources and finance professionals with The Current Insurance Journal 2021 to be released later this month.

Corporate Synergies has been supporting employers—and their employees—with compliance guidance, HR insights, and cost-containment strategies all year long, which will soon be available in an interactive digital edition.

Beautifully designed and thoughtfully organized, The Current Insurance Journal 2021 offers employers opportunities to catch up on the latest trends, prepare for significant benefits events like renewals and open enrollment, review compliance changes, or start planning benefits strategy for the coming year.

The collected thought leadership comes from Corporate Synergies’ health and welfare benefits experts and has been featured in Employee Benefit News, BenefitsPRO, HR Toolbox, and more. From “Self-Funding Details Employers Need to Understand” to “The Healthcare Consumerism Boom,” and “3 Tips for Taking Mental Health and Well-Being Benefits to the Next Level” to “Can Your Post-Covid-19 PTO Rules Keep up with Workforce Demand?” The Current’s authors have been researching and responding to employers’ most pressing questions.

After over a year of uncertainty, of rushing and of waiting, of asking what and when and wondering where and why, we’re all looking forward to great things ahead. The Current Insurance Journal 2021 is the best place to get started for supporting your employees, your business and your bottom line.

 

Upcoming EB RISE II HR & Finance Conference

 

Our experts’ insights continue at the upcoming EB RISE II: HR & Finance Conference, covering COVID-19 relief regulations; key privacy, labor & employment, and employee benefits laws for developing (or modifying) pandemic-related workplace policies; employee mental health; and more.

EB RISE II, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Tuesday, June 8, includes expert-led SHRM and HRCI accredited sessions, roundtable discussions, a virtual Exhibit Hall, downloadable resources & videos, and one-to-one networking opportunities with peers.

Visit corpsyn.com/subscribe-me to be notified when The Current and EB RISE II registration are available.

 

About Corporate Synergies

Corporate Synergies is a national insurance and employee benefits brokerage and consultancy. The firm delivers strategies that control costs, relieve administrative burdens and mitigate risk. Its experts develop a deeper understanding through established listening posts in all areas of their competencies, fueling the ability to better execute. The company operates from five U.S. locations, including the headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, and regional offices in New York City; Melville, New York; Bethesda, Maryland; and Orlando, Florida. corpsyn.com

 

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