Kathy Prosser

Senior Vice President, National Employee Benefits Practice Leader

Kathy focuses on the strategic vision for our Benefits services and works collaboratively across the organization to lead the Benefits leadership team.

kprosser@woodruffsawyer.com

503.416.7903

Kathy Prosser

Senior Vice President, National Employee Benefits Practice Leader

Kathy focuses on the strategic vision for our Benefits services and works collaboratively across the organization to lead the Benefits leadership team.

kprosser@woodruffsawyer.com

503.416.7903

INSIGHTS

Kathy Prosser

INSIGHTS

Looking Ahead Part 2: The Pace of Change Accelerates in 2021

Learn how rapid change is a key theme in employee benefits this year with three specific strategies.

Kathy Prosser

What’s Next in Benefits: Emerging Solutions for the Workplace

Get up to speed with the latest on how you can boost your employee benefits program to “do more.”

Genetic Testing as Employee Benefits: Cancer’s New Arch Enemy

You can change your employee's lives and reduce costs by utilizing genetic testing in your benefits plan.

Looking Ahead, Part 1: The Silver Lining for Employee Benefits in 2021

Read the blog series or listen to our podcast to learn how businesses changed strategies and met the great challenge the pandemic set, and how those strategies can serve you in 2021 and beyond.

Choosing an Employee Benefits Broker: 4 Questions to Consider

Hiring a new employee benefits broker can be complicated, but here are four specific questions to ask yourself as your conduct interviews.

Five Key Benefit Areas to Watch for 2020

As we approach 2020, we find that we are headed into another year of vast changes on the employee benefit landscape. Based on our interactions with employers, carriers, and ever-changing regulatory standards, we have put together the five key benefit areas to watch in the coming year.

Enhance Your Corporate Culture with Employee Benefits

Company culture has been studied to better understand how a company can consciously create a workplace where employees will thrive. This Insight discusses the powerful role that employee benefits can play in attracting and retaining talent.

mHealth: The Evolution of Digital Healthcare

This Insight discusses mHealth, the combination of mobile technologies and healthcare. For employers, this technology is an opportunity for improving employees' overall health, though it can also be complicated to institute and maintain.

Improving Employee Confidence with Financial Wellness Programs

Given today's heavy debt load, employees may not think retirement is possible and may need more than just long-term advice. Financial wellness can seem out of reach. Learn how a strategic financial wellness program can empower your employees to reach their goals.

Understand the Wellness Program Spectrum Before You Begin Your Wellness Strategy

While there are a variety of wellness programs available today, ranging from traditional to new and innovative, it can be difficult to understand which ones would be a good organizational fit. Learn about the Wellness Program Spectrum and why it should be a prerequisite to formulating any wellness strategy.

The Gig Workforce: Trends and Challenges for Employee Benefits

According to a recent study by Upwork and Freelancer's Union, the number of workers participating in the gig economy now stands at 56.7 million Americans. What does the gig economy have to offer that traditional employment doesn't provide?

Employment Trends & Employee Benefits: The US in 2019

The US unemployment rate rose to just 4.0% in December 2018, indicating continued pressure on employers to find talent. In addition to changing trends on the IT and tech sectors, the robust economy has created extreme difficulties in the trucking industry.

Looking Ahead: Considerations For The Employee Benefits Landscape In 2018

The current landscape of health care and employee benefits—which has become unrelenting in its complexities, compliance requirements, and rising costs—is requiring all of us to think and act differently. In this inaugural issue of our annual Employee Benefits Looking Ahead Guide, we highlight key trends we’re seeing, provide insight into some exciting developments that are pulling the industry forward, and share advice on how you can start thinking about your 2018 strategy.