In the sharing economy with the empowered connected employee, the fight for talent is crucial and critical for success. Employee Benefits is a game changer in making companies become employers of choice. And many global MNCs have admitted that runaway Employee Benefits costs need to be controlled. A huge chunk of Employee Benefits is health costs and the recent headlines on Aetna, Apple, Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway moves in healthcare arena is a sign of the times. One size does not fit all and data analytics is needed to contain cost and prepare for the sustainable future.

In this disrupted tech-driven world, there is a need to develop a best in class employee benefits programme that will draw the crowds and retain talent while being efficient, effective and affordable. Sounds like a pipe dream but there are insurers out there who are also offering innovative solutions to this problem of recruitment and HR development under the Employee Benefits ambit.

Asia Insurance Review, as the voice of the insurance industry in Asia, is leaving no stones unturned to bring this first ever two-day Employee Benefits Conference with the theme “Making Employee Benefits Smart & Cost Effective” It will provide a platform for HR Managers and experts to come together with the insurance industry to look at responding creatively to this tech-world challenge of the human capital in a global village with a flexible wallet in hand and connecting the dots with a workplace ecosystem that aggregates all the players to improve employee health in order to reduce costs including unlock wellness in the workplace. There is room yet for public and private sector partnership in this brave new enlightened world.