Welcome to the 2016 Benefit Manager of the Year® awards portal. This awards program recognizes excellence in the field of benefits management. Nominees can manage benefits programs that include some or all of the following benefits: group health, group life, retirement and pension benefits, work/life benefit programs and wellness. For more information on the awards, visit the FAQ portion of this site

To submit a nomination, click on the “Submit a Nomination” button below. You will be required to register for the program. Please note, this is separate from the registration that you may already have for the Business Insurance website.

The nomination process involves two stages. For the first stage, we require an up to 1000 word essay summarizing the candidates’ achievements in relation to five judging criteria. The Part 1 nominations will be reviewed by former Benefit Manager of the Year and Benefit Management Honor Roll® honorees, and finalists will be notified by mid-March. Finalists will be required to submit a detailed nomination form with separate sections for each of the criteria by early April. The nominations are confidential. Winners will be announced on BusinessInsurance.com in May and profiled in the July 4 issue of Business Insurance.