There is plenty that human beings can do well, and yet there is little we do better than growing on a consistent basis. This progressive approach, on our part, has already fetched the world some pretty huge milestones, with technology emerging as a rather unique member of the group. The reason why technology’s credentials are so anomalous is purposed around its skill-set, which was unprecedented enough to realize all the possibilities for us that we couldn’t have imagined otherwise. Nevertheless, a closer look should be able to reveal how the whole runner was also very much inspired by the way we applied those skills across a real world environment. The latter component was, in fact, what gave the creation a spectrum-wide presence and made it the ultimate centerpiece of every horizon. Now, having such a powerful tool run the show did expand our experience in several different directions, but even after reaching so far ahead, this prodigious concept called technology will somehow keep on delivering the right goods. The same has grown to become a lot more evident in recent times, and assuming one HRM themed development shakes out just like we envision, it will only propel that trend towards greater heights in the near future and beyond.
Colonial Life, a Columbia, South Carolina-based leading voluntary benefits provider, has officially launched a new cloud platform named Gathr, which is designed to transform the way small businesses deliver benefits and make them more mindful about those common human resources’ needs. According to certain reports, Gathr combines Colonial Life’s proprietary technology with other tools available in the market to help workers sign up for medical, voluntary, and group benefits. But how will the platform turn this possible on a more practical note? Well, the answer is rooted in a suite of solutions that, for starters, include a Benefits Enrollment portal. By leveraging the stated centralized portal, users can facilitate open and custom enrollment communications, while simultaneously enjoying the option to prepare easy-to-understand educational materials. Next up, the platform delivers at your disposal a neatly-constructed benefits counseling service. Here, the idea is to allow swift dispatching of 1-on-1 benefits, with mediums like in-person, virtual, over the phone, and even a hybrid approach all available as options.
“Gathr provides an intuitive benefits and HR experience for small and medium-sized businesses,” said Tim Arnold, president and chief executive officer of Colonial Life & Accidental Life Insurance Company. “Leveraging Gathr eliminates the need to coordinate with each carrier, which saves time and simplifies open enrollment for companies, their employees and our broker partners.”
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack. Another detail worth a mention is how users can digitally sign, complete, and track all benefits and HR documents in a modernized manner. In case the whole value proposition is still not attractive enough for you, then it must be acknowledged that the platform’s centralized recordkeeping functionality will also empower the user to stay compliant with the most recent ACA, ERISA, COBRA, HSA, and FSA regulations.
Among other features, Colonial Life’s latest brainchild even brings forth options like time tracking, paid time off, performance management, and custom workflow.
Founded way back in 1939, the rise to prominence for Colonial Life & Accidental Life Insurance Company has arrived on the back of its ability to provide workplace benefits, including disability, life, accident, dental, cancer, critical illness, and hospital confinement indemnity insurance. The company’s excellence in what it does can be validated through the fact that it currently supports over 87,000 businesses and 4 million workers. Such an expansive user means, till 2022, Colonial Life had paid well over $700 million in benefits to policyholders.
