Totem Blogs
Whether you’re a public school district or a private sector client, we use data-driven solutions and personalized service to help you offer employees better benefits for your people and your bottom line.
Is Changing Your Employee Benefits Consultant Worth the Squeeze?
We know it’s crossed your mind. Your current benefits broker isn’t checking the right boxes, and you’re ready to partner with a new employee...
Benefit Partners vs. Benefit Brokers: What You Need to Know
We don’t believe in cookie-cutter benefits solutions. In fact, we believe those cut-and-dry benefits plans can have a negative impact on employees...
A Clear Understanding of Why Employee Benefits are Important Goes a Long Way
When it comes to benefits, your employees are aware that they have a benefits plan, but do they really know what all that plan entails and how it’s...
Totem Provides Exceptional Service, Earns Industry Best Net Promoter Score of 86
Totem is on a mission to fix healthcare so you don’t have to. To achieve this, we’re committed to delivering better employee benefits, providing...
Decrease Your Employees’ Healthcare Costs, Keep Your Employees
When it comes to healthcare, the status quo isn’t sustainable. Healthcare costs are the reason that 70% of Americans have less than $1,000 in the...
National Emergency and Public Health Emergency declarations ending: How does this impact health plans?
The Biden Administration recently ended the COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration on April 10, 2023, and announced that it will end the Public...
Employee Communication Tools Make the Difference
Employee communication tools are impactful now more than ever. Not only do they communicate the value of your employee benefits to your employees,...
What are Centers of Excellence (CoE) and Why You Should Consider Them
At Totem, our mission is to fix healthcare so you don’t have to. One way we do this is by directing our members to centers of excellence (CoE). When...
Is an Employee Call Center right for you? (And are they worth it?)
As an HR team member, you’re stretched thin, trying to do more for your employees with fewer resources. With recruiting and retention challenges,...
Results Totem delivers
10.5%
decrease in turnover
8-29%
savings in
medical spend
12.5%
increase in perception of benefits
700%
increase in employee engagement