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2018 Open Enrollment: Active vs. Passive Benefits Election

September 8, 2017

Via: SHRM

The consensus view among employee benefit advisors is that active open enrollment is the superior way to prod employees to make appropriate decisions about the benefits that will best suit their own—and their families’—needs. Active enrollment, however, requires that HR benefit managers engage directly with employees to ensure that no one inadvertently misses their opportunity to elect coverage for the new year.

If employees fail to make their selections before the end of the open enrollment period, they’ll have to wait until the following year’s open enrollment to sign up for benefits—unless they experience a qualifying life event such as getting married or divorced, having a baby, or a spouse losing his or her job.

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