Prescience 2026
Insights from tomorrow
Forecasting the future of workplace benefits
Introducing Prescience 2026
Wendy Daniels, Transamerica's Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, discusses the reasons for the Prescience research and how employers may benefit from it.
’pre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s, ’pr ē,-s(ē-) ən(t)s
Foreknowledge of events; human anticipation of the course of events; foresight.
Transamerica Prescience 2026 is the seventh in a series of modified Delphi studies designed to help executives and the professionals who work with them develop employee benefit programs based on expectations about future trends. The study is being conducted through a series of polls.
Prescience: A history of success
Results of Prescience 2019 were on point. For example, predictions included:
- A majority of plans would use automatic enrollment
- Tools that measure and communicate retirement readiness would be commonplace for participants and plan sponsors
- The predominant use of mobile apps by plan participants
Prescience 2026 reports
Prescience 2026 Report #1: Employee financial well-being
The Prescience 2026 panel predicts growing demand for financial well-being benefits, fueled in part by factors already present in the workplace.
Prescience 2026 Report #2: Trends in the U.S. economy
Experts in retirement, benefits, and finance predict the future of the economy, workforce, and benefits in this second report in the Prescience 2026 series.
Prescience 2026 Report #3: Dynamics of the American workforce
Prescience 2026 panelists share their expectations for workforce dynamics and how they will impact employee benefits and engagement.
Prescience 2026 Report #4: Small business benefits trends
Trends in financial well-being and retirement benefits relative to small (under 100 employees) employers are considered by the Prescience 2026 panel in our fourth report in the series.
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We are grateful to our panel of experts for participating in Prescience 2026 and sharing their highly valued insights.
Transamerica Prescience 2026 is a collection of thoughts and opinions expressed by members of the Prescience 2026 Council, and not necessarily those of Transamerica.
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