Benefitfocus Hosts Series of Regional Events to Facilitate Collaboration on Employee Benefits Management Best Practices

CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus BNFT, a leading provider of cloud-based benefits management software, today announced eight One Place Local events throughout the United States in August and September. The events build off the Company's annual BENEFITFOCUS^® One Place conference – which brings together benefits professionals and thought leaders from all corners of the country to discuss and shape the future of benefits management – to continue the education and networking on a regional basis.

"At Benefitfocus, we recognize innovation and collaboration are at the heart of a successful benefits program," said Benefitfocus CEO Shawn Jenkins. "Better information leads to better decisions, which ultimately results in better lives for our customers and their associates and families. We're excited to provide the opportunity to bring together individuals of various benefits and HR backgrounds to share their experience navigating today's employee benefits landscape, as well as provide learning opportunities that will help professionals take a more holistic approach to benefits."

Each complimentary two-hour event is open to any benefits management and HR professional. Attendees will earn HR Certification Institute-accredited continuing education units (CEUs) aimed at individuals looking to maintain their professional licenses. They'll also learn how peers are handling complex industry trends including ACA compliance, rising health care costs and effective ways to communicate benefits to the workforce. 

To register for one of the following Benefitfocus One Place Local events, please visit https://www.benefitfocus.com/events.

MINNEAPOLIS
When: Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: McCormick & Schmick's, 3203 Galleria, Edina, MN 55435
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FORT LAUDERDALE
When: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Where: Morton's Steakhouse, 500 East Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
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CINCINNATI
When: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Where: Jeff Ruby's Carlo & Johnny, 9769 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
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PHILADELPHIA
When: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT
Where: The Capital Grille, 1338 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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SEATTLE
When: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT
Where: Capital Grille, 1301 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
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ST. LOUIS
When: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, 1855 South Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131
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BOSTON
When: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Where: The Westin Waltham, 70 3rd Ave, Waltham, MA 02451
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NASHVILLE
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: Mere Bulle's, 5201 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
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About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus BNFT provides a leading cloud-based benefits management platform that simplifies how organizations and individuals shop for, enroll in, manage and exchange benefits. Every day leading employers, insurance companies and millions of consumers rely on our platform to manage, scale and exchange benefits data seamlessly. In an increasingly complex benefits landscape, we bring order to chaos so our clients and their employees have access to better information, make better decisions and lead better lives. Learn more at www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the need to innovate and provide useful products and services; changes in government regulations; the immature and volatile nature of the market for our products and services and other factors that could impact our anticipated growth; management of growth; fluctuations in our financial results; general economic risks; reliance on key personnel; our ability to compete effectively; our ability to maintain our culture and recruit and retain qualified personnel; privacy, security and other risks associated with our business; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge within the Investor Relations section of the Benefitfocus website at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec.cfm or upon request from our investor relations department. Benefitfocus assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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