New Web-Based Enrollment System Gives Employers Flexibility and Control in Managing Benefits E...( COLUMBIA S.C. Sept. 18 /- Benefit...),Health

COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Benefits enrollment management is a top concern for businesses of all sizes. Just when employers think they have their enrollments under control, they discover issues like these that complicate the enrollment:

-- Employees don't understand their benefits and don't realize the value

of what their employer provides.

-- Health plan changes that must be communicated to all employees.

-- A handful of employees who are located in remote locations.

-- Their strapped human resources department doesn't have enough staff or

resources to conduct the enrollment.

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company's new web-based Harmony(R) enrollment system helps businesses address those concerns. "Advances in enrollment technology make it easier for employers to get their arms around their enrollment issues," says Henry Price, senior vice president of customer acquisition services for Colonial Life. "For example, because the Harmony(R) enrollment system is web-based, the employer can get daily reports on enrollment progress. It also offers offline options when Internet connectivity may be an issue for an employer."

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Flexibility

"In today's environment, businesses aren't all neatly packaged in one location with in-house employees," Price says. "In fact, many businesses have multiple locations, as well as employees who work in the office, outside the office, in their homes, on the road or across the country. So, you can't take a one-size-fits-all approach to enrolling employees."

The Harmony(R) enrollment system has the flexibility to enroll all of an employer's benefits anytime, anywhere - meeting any employer's open enrollment needs. Colonial Life benefits representatives can use the system to:
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