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Benefits for the AI Age: Ben’s Product Launches in H1 2026
Ben's product changelog is now live. Catch up on H1 2026's biggest releases — AI-ready employee experience, less manual admin, and compliance that runs on autopilot.
Product news

What 'Benefits ROI' Actually Means in 2026
The industry's usual ROI story, benefits drive retention, doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Here's what you can actually prove to finance, and what a platform needs to make that case possible.
Benefits 101

Why HR Keeps Losing the CFO Conversation, and How to Win It
Reward leaders lose the CFO conversation not because the argument is weak, but because the data lives in five different systems. Here's what CFOs actually need to hear, and what it takes to walk in with it.
Benefits 101

The Five Moments That Matter in Benefits Comms
The right message at the wrong time gets ignored. Here are the five moments in an employee's life where benefits comms actually land, and what it takes to fire them automatically.
Benefits 101

What Benefits Engagement Actually Looks Like When It's Working, and How to Build It
Companies spend nearly 30% of their people budget on benefits, and satisfaction with them is falling. Here's why most benefits comms miss the moment, and what a lifecycle approach looks like in practice.
AI for benefits

What AI in Benefits Can Actually Do, and Why Now Is the Moment to Pay Attention
Two features get all the attention: search and recommendations. The one that actually cuts payroll errors, policy-to-configuration validation, gets none. Here's why that gap matters, and what changes now.
AI for benefits

The Week Before Payroll: What Benefits Teams Actually Do (and What AI Should)
Why the week before payroll still means a spreadsheet and a prayer, and what a platform built to prevent that actually looks like.
AI for benefits

The Effort Problem: Why the Easiest Benefits Are Often the Least Used
On the Friends With Benefits podcast, CycleSaver founder Dino Bertolis makes the case for building a little friction back into benefits, not stripping it all out.
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