Lincoln Financial-EBRI study flags benefits education as key to boosting voluntary coverage uptake

By Public Technologies
  • Lincoln National published joint research with EBRI on voluntary benefits education ahead of annual enrollment.
  • Study covered 408 employers, 170 brokers, 1,130 employees; focus on supplemental health, dental, vision coverage.
  • 74% of employers offering voluntary benefits reported positive effects on recruitment, retention, performance.
  • Only 11% offered accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage together; fewer than half offered any single supplemental product.
  • 86% of employees spent 4 hours or less on enrollment materials; interest rose above 75% after plain-language descriptions.


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