When Named Most Innovative at isolved Connect for Partners 2026

When has been named Most Innovative at isolved's Connect for Partners 2026, the annual gathering of hundreds of HR and benefits providers across the isolved Network. The award recognizes When for a sustained track record of innovation and for changing a market that had gone too long without it, in ways that produce real results for the people in it.

We're proud of this one. Not for the trophy, but for what isolved chose to reward: better outcomes for employers and the employees they're responsible for.

"This market spent years treating people's hardest moments as paperwork. We started When because we knew it could be done better, for the employer's bottom line and for the person on the other end of the transition. Being recognized for innovation matters, but the real measure is the person who got to a better plan without the panic. That's the work, and we're just getting started." — Dan Wertheimer, Co-Founder of When

What the award recognizes

Layoffs, retirements, the move to Medicare, the end of a job. These are some of the most stressful moments in a person's working life. For years, the tools around them stayed flat while the costs kept climbing. COBRA participants generate two to three times the claims costs of active employees, and healthcare spend has risen sharply over the past four years.

When was built to change that math. Our AI workforce transitions platform guides departing employees toward affordable coverage they actually understand, which lowers high-cost claims for employers and protects the employer brand at a fragile moment. Companies reduce risk and spend. People leave feeling supported instead of abandoned.

That's the work isolved singled out, and the kind of progress this market has needed for a long time.

Innovation that shows up where it matters

Recognition is nice. What lasts is whether the product helps a real person on a hard day.

Every transition is different. An involuntary exit, a planned retirement, a move into Medicare. Each one deserves a clear path forward instead of a confusing packet and a deadline. That's the standard we hold ourselves to, and it's the reason an award for innovation means something to us.

Read isolved's full announcement of this year's partner award winners here: isolved Honors Top-Performing Partners at Connect for Partners 2026.

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