CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a leading cloud-based benefits
management platform and services provider, today announced that
Misty Guinn, director of benefits
and wellness, was named the Judge's Choice winner of the Benny
Awards, presented by Employee Benefit News. Guinn is one of
four recipients of Employee Benefit News' Benny Awards,
which recognize individuals for excellence in the employee benefits
and human resources field.
Awards are granted to employee benefit or human resource
practitioners directly involved in the management of employee
benefit programs. The Judges' Choice winner is drawn from a wider
spectrum of benefit programs and areas of professional
responsibility.
"Over the past year and a half, Misty has made a significant and
positive impact on the company's benefit programs, improving our
associates' lives," said Benefitfocus President and CEO
Ray August. "She is a transformative
leader and for Misty to be recognized in this fashion for her hard
work and efforts on behalf of our associates makes this award
especially meaningful to us."
Guinn was cited for revamping and branding Benefitfocus'
Benefits and Wellness Program to deliver one of the industry's most
holistic benefits offerings and putting associates first as
"Customer #1." The objective of Benefitfocus' Total Well-Being
strategy is to create an environment that allows the total
well-being of associates to flourish through programs, products,
and policies, while striving to embrace all pillars of well-being:
physical, mental/emotional, financial and social/purpose.
As a result of her efforts, Benefitfocus saw a 72 percent
adoption rate into its High Deductible health Plans during the 2019
Open Enrollment period, well above the average of between 25-35
percent. It also saw a 27 percent increase in employee
contributions to Health Savings Accounts and significant growth in
enrollment in voluntary income protection products – 31 percent
enrolled in an Accident plan, 36 percent in a Critical Illness plan
and a 40% growth in hospital indemnity plans. This level of
activity clearly demonstrated Benefitfocus associates' positive
view of the perceived value of a comprehensive benefit package.
As the director of benefits and wellness at Benefitfocus, Guinn
works closely with suppliers and carriers to create and
manage innovative health plan designs for associates. She
works to help improve their total well-being through
education, relationships and a supportive environment that includes
innovative employee benefits strategies and
well-being programs that foster foundations of a healthier
workforce and community. Guinn is a certified
worksite wellness specialist with the National Wellness
Institute and a Franklin Covey Facilitator in the 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People.
EBN's Benny Award winners will be recognized at
the 2019 Benefits Forum and Expo, which will be held
Sept. 25-27 in Las Vegas. Winners will be profiled online and
in the magazine's September issue.
About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) unifies
the entire U.S. benefits industry on a single technology platform
to protect consumers' health, wealth, property and lifestyle. Our
powerful cloud-based software, data-driven insights and
thoughtfully-designed services, enable employers, insurance
brokers, carriers and suppliers to simplify the complexity of
benefits administration and deliver a world-class benefits
experience. Learn more at www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and
Twitter.
Except for historical information, all of the statements,
expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance might
differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include: our ability to
maintain our culture and recruit and retain qualified personnel;
the need to innovate and provide useful products and services; our
ability to compete effectively; management of growth; the immature
and volatile nature of the market for our products and services;
risks related to changing healthcare and other applicable
regulations; privacy; security and other risks associated with our
business; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in
our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge
within the Investor Relations section of the Benefitfocus website
at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec-filings or upon
request from our investor relations department. Benefitfocus
assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these
forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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