Benefitfocus Fall Software Release Offers AI-Based Advancements and An Expanded Portfolio

Charleston, S.C. – October 1, 2019 – Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a leading cloud-based benefits management platform and services provider, today announced several product and catalog enhancements designed to boost consumers' education around benefits and make it easier for employers to streamline the benefits selection process. The upgrades demonstrate Benefitfocus' commitment to creating and expanding on its hyperconnected ecosystem for employers, suppliers, consumers and brokers, leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) designed to enable more meaningful interactions and new sources of value to customers. Workflows utilizing the BenefitSAIGE artificial intelligence (AI) platform offer data-driven, tailored insights and an easily-managed communication system around their employer's benefit options. For the first time, in addition to the industry-leading pre-configured health, wealth, property and lifestyle products available as part of Benefitfocus' BenefitsPlace, consumers will have the opportunity to access personal auto insurance underwritten by national insurers. Employers will also be able to offer employees an alternate payment method via their personal credit card, thus reducing the administrative payroll burden for HR Administrators.