Pandemics and Predictions: What You Need to Know About the Future of Workplace Benefits and Wellness

Overview

Who Should Join

CxOs, senior leaders, and other benefits professionals in the workplace benefits or retirement plans space who are interested in learning how the pandemic is impacting current and future trends. Registration is open to corporate office employees of LIMRA and LOMA member companies.

This is a LIMRA/LOMA member benefit webinar. Registration is open to home/corporate office employees of LIMRA member companies. Membership will be verified upon registration.

Highlights

Wondering how to stay competitive in the changing world of workplace benefits? Learn more about evolving trends and how to prepare for the challenges facing benefits providers. This webinar will discuss the future of work, health and financial wellness, the impact of COVID, the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape, and other issues of interest. Join Julie Stich from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and Alison Salka and Pat Leary from LIMRA for a discussion that will help you stay at the forefront of a changing landscape and one step ahead of your competition.

Presenters

Alison Salka, Ph.D.

Principal Research Consultant, LIMRA and LOMA

Alison Salka, Ph.D.

Principal Research Consultant, LIMRA and LOMA

Alison Salka joined LIMRA in 2012 and led the member benefits and research division from April 2014 until April 2024. She was responsible for driving the strategy and direction of its global research program. As principal research consultant, she is focused on thought leadership designed to help companies better understand industry issues and trends. She is a frequent industry speaker and has testified before the Department of Labor. Before joining LIMRA, she worked at Prudential and MassMutual. She has a Master’s degree from the College of William and Mary and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.

Patrick T. Leary, M.B.A., LLIF

Corporate Vice President Workplace Benefits Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, M.B.A., LLIF

Corporate Vice President Workplace Benefits Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, M.B.A., LLIF, is corporate vice president, workplace benefits research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this role, Pat leads a team of workplace benefits professionals responsible for conducting research on the products, markets, and distribution of a wide range of life, health, and related employee benefits.

Before assuming his current position, Pat directed LIMRA and LOMA’s distribution research program and, prior to that, was a member of LIMRA and LOMA’s group insurance research team.

Pat joined LIMRA and LOMA in 1989. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College and his M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut. Pat also earned his LIMRA and LOMA Leadership Institute Fellow (LLIF) designation in 2012.

Julie Stich, CEBS

Vice President, Content, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS

Vice President, Content, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Ms. Stich serves as Vice President, Content, for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. In this role, she oversees the International Foundation’s educational programs, including online learning courses, webcasts, virtual conferences and in-person educational events. As an employee benefits expert, Ms. Stich closely follows emerging employee benefits issues and trends, ensuring that the Foundation’s 33,000 members, who represent more than 25 million lives, are informed. Ms. Stich regularly speaks on health care, retirement and other employee benefit topics and has been quoted by numerous media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, Forbes and CNBC. She is involved with the Society of Actuaries’ Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks and the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s Financial Wellbeing Research Center. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals. Ms. Stich is a member of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists and the Pension Research Council. She holds the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) professional designation, a master’s degree in library and information science and a bachelor of arts degree in English and history from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Contact us to learn more:

Amanda Cristina

Senior Meeting Planner

LIMRA

(860) 298-3829

acristina@limra.com