BeneTrac Simplifies and Speeds Enrollment in Benefits Packages for Employees; Streamlines Process for HRNew features in BeneTrac´s online software enable employees to select best options, eliminate surprises such as missing information and errors and reduce administration for HR
HR XCEL Announces New Client Relationship with LORD CorporationOutsourcing leader will provide benefits and payroll administration to manufacturing giant.
WorldatWork Wins Three Awards for Publication ExcellenceWorldatWork, the total rewards association, recently garnered three awards for publication excellence from the 2006 APEX Awards.
WorldatWork´s Latest Book Provides Broader Context for Stock Option Backdating DebateIn the midst of the stock option backdating debate, WorldatWork, a not-for-profit professional association for compensation, benefits and total rewards, has published a new book entitled, "Stock Options & the New Rules of Corporate Accountability."
INSURANCE LEADER MICHAEL R. SLADE TAKES WORKSITE BENEFIT COMMUNICATIONS HIGH-TECH WITH NAVITECHIndustry Innovator Positioned to Further Revolutionize
Employee Benefit Education and Enrollment
ADP Retirement Services to Offer 401(k) Managed Accounts Option From Morningstar Associates, LLCPlan Participants Can Benefit From Innovative All-Index-Fund Managed Accounts Option
Most Now Relying on Medicare Subsidies to Offset CostsDespite widespread use of the Medicare federalsubsidy, a vast majority of employers are planning to curtail their retireemedical plans for current and future retirees in the next five years,according to a new study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global human capitalconsulting firm.
unumprovident´s new disability product HELPS answer industry demand for employee choiceUnumProvident, (NYSE: UNM) the leading provider of income protection insurance in the United States and the United Kingdom, announces its newest and most flexible disability product offering - Select income protection insurance.
INSURANCE LEADER MICHAEL R. SLADE TAKESIndustry Innovator Positioned to Further Revolutionize
Employee Benefit Education and Enrollment
PayScale Launches Application to Provide Real-Time Salary Market MetricsPayScale Analytics provides web service for job matching and salary verification
Watson Wyatt Urges Congress to Seize Opportunity to Shore Up Nation's Pension SystemNew Analysis of FORTUNE 1000 Firms Shows Continued Shift to 401(k)s
InsureMe Honored Nationally as One of 25 Best Places to WorkDenver company continues employer winning streak
Concero Adds Idaho AGC to Its Growing List of ClientsThe online benefit management group expands existing partnerships into five states.
Concero Technology, announced they are partnering with the Idaho Associated General Contractors (AGC) Health Benefit Trust to add a secure, online benefits sales and management program.Idaho becomes the fifth state in which Concero will manage all AGC benefit programs.
PayScale Announces Real-Time Compensation Data Solution for HR Professionals, Hiring ManagersPayscale Professional provides compensation data for IT sector; Momentum building in other leading business sectors
CareGain Unit of Fiserv Enters Hosting Agreement with Health NetCareGain Inc., a business unit of Fiserv Inc. (Nasdaq: FISV), announced today an arrangement with Health Net to use CareGain´s Defined-Care ® Platform to enhance Health Net´s consumer-directed health offerings. CareGain will provide the Defined-Care Platform through an ASP hosting arrangement.
Thompson Publishing Group to Debut New Products at SHRM 2006Thompson Publishing Group will exhibit new publications at the upcoming Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) annual conference and exhibition to be held June 25-28, 2006 at booth #3820.
NCOA Praises House Action on Older Americans Act and Its Emphasis on Benefits OutreachThe National Council on Aging (NCOA) commends the House of Representatives for passing the Senior Independence Act (H.R. 5293) without dissent. The legislation would reauthorize and strengthen services offered under the Older Americans Act, the chief federal law governing the organization and delivery of a number of social services for older Americans.
Bluegrass Family Health Selects PharmaCare to Administer Prescription BenefitsFour-Year Contract Adds 50,000 Lives to one of the Nation´s Largest PBMs
A New Online Application Shows Employees How Much They Really MakeA partnership between two Nashville-based companies has resulted in the release of a new online application that shows company employees the true value of their benefits in an easy-to-understand format.
Retirement Saving Now Easy As 1-2-3Ultra-Simple Enrollment from The Principal Helps Increase Savings and Participation Eases Worries and Administrative Burden for Plan Sponsors
Corporate Directors Give Executive Pay ModelMixed Reviews, Watson Wyatt Survey FindsDirectors, Investors Agree Model Hurts Corporations´ Image,Disagree on Link to Performance
Leading Workforce and Expense Management Solutions Provider CyberShift to Accelerate the Action at Upcoming SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition with NASCAR-themed BoothCyberShift, a leading provider of workforce and expense management software and services
Secova/UltraLink Secures Eight Million in New Funding from Baring Private Equity; Funding Will Help Service Recent Client WinsSecova/UltraLink, a leading provider of human resource and benefits management services, today announced it has secured eight million in new funding from Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP), a leading international private equity fund.
Authoria Webcast Illuminates Changes in Employee Benefits Delivery; Towers Perrin Principal, Executives from Carlson Companies and FM Global to Discuss How Enterprises Can Prepare for ''Healthcare Consumerism''Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced a complimentary Webcast that will explore how recent trends in employee benefits delivery are changing the ways in which enterprises communicate with their employees.
ADP AND FIRST DATA PARTNER TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL BUSINESS PAYROLL OUTSOURCING SERVICESIndustry Leaders Join Together to Offer a Range of Small Business Solutions
American Community Appoints Vice President of Corporate CommunicationsAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, has appointed Ellen Downey, APR, MHP, as its Vice President of Corporate Communications, effective May 22.
BeneTrac Announces Features to Help HR Professionals and Brokers Get the Most from Employee Benefits PlansCustom reporting, employee communication and auditing tools offer new and robust features to simplify and enhance benefits management for BeneTrac HR Users and Brokers
Payroll Veteran To Head HR XCEL's Payroll Services DivisionHR XCEL, LLC announced today that Sandra Thomson, CPP, will head the company´s payroll division as vice president, payroll services.
Concero Technology Releases ePR.Live an Innovative Online Electronic Payroll Reporting SolutionProvides easy-to-use online solutions for Third Party Administrators and self-administered Trusts in the Taft-Hartley market
Buck Consultants Survey Finds Successful HRO Anticipates New Role of Retained HR StaffBuck Consultants, an ACS company and one of the world´s leading human resource and benefits consulting firms, announced today the results of a national survey of U.S. organizations.
The Principal Financial Group Announces New Vice President of Independent DistributionThe Principal Financial Group ® announces Kurt Shallow has been named vicepresident of Independent Distribution. Shallow´s responsibilities will include leading wholesale distribution for the life insurance business of The Principal ®.
Industry Leaders UnumProvident, Matria Healthcare Launch Disease Management PartnershipUnumProvident (NYSE: UNM) today announced it has joined with Matria Healthcare (NASDAQ: MATR) to create a new disability and disease management partnership aimed at helping employers combat rising healthcare costs and improve workforce productivity.
Culturally Competent EAPs Needed for Increasingly Diverse WorkforceAs health care expenditures continue to increase, there´s no doubt that it is critical to focus on strategies that reduce the prevalence and cost of preventable chronic conditions. The situation is exacerbated, however, by an increasingly diverse workforce.
AWLP, WorldatWork Seek Workshop Presentationsfor 2007 Work-Life ConferenceAlliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) and WorldatWork are seeking workshop presentation proposals for the annual Work-Life Conference that will take place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Feb. 21-23, 2007.
American Community Presents 2005 Awards at Annual Sterling Club Event for AgentsAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, presented its 2005 agent awards during its Sterling Club event held in May 2006. The annual event hosts American Community´s top producers from over 5,000 independent agents in eight states.
URAC Sets Standards For Pharmacy Benefit Management ProgramsNew Standards Aimed At Ensuring Patient Safety, Consumer Protection
SCI Companies Enables Businesses to Offer Customized Disability Benefits to EmployeesSCI, a national leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), announced today that effective immediately, it is adding employer-paid short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance plans to its existing voluntary benefits offerings through Jefferson Pilot Financial.
Single Provider HR Outsourcing Solution Solving Executives' PainHR partnership enables focus on strategic HR, hiring top talent. Although more than half of small businesses outsource to multiple providers, the majority (70 percent) would actually prefer to outsource to a single provider, according to a recent research report by TriNet, "An Executive Guide to 2006 HR Trends." This latest research report by TriNet offers business owners, executives and HR professionals information on current industry trends, best practices and techniques for attracting top talent, reducing costs and effectively competing in their industry.
What´s on your Industry Radar? - RSS Driven Portal for the "Real Time" Business of HR and Employee Benefits LaunchesFor those in the human resources, healthcare insurance or employee benefits industries the answer to the question above is the free thought leader news portal - The Industry Radar (www.theindustryradar.com) which launched today designed to keep your "radar" attuned to all the latest industry trends and news.
Internet Tools Can Encourage Appropriate Health Care Decisions, Watson Wyatt SaysCompanies that are best at controlling healthcare costs are more likely than their poorer performing counterparts tooffer multifaceted Internet tools that help employees model health careoptions, a study by Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Healthhas found.
Buck Consultants Announces Total Rewards InSight Communication ToolBuck Consultants announced today the launch of Total Rewards InSight, an enhanced total rewards communication solution that provides unique information views and human resource management tools for all key stakeholders.
FINEOS Corporation and Reed Group Announce Strategic PartnershipIntegration of FINEOS Claims and Reed Group´s The Medical Disability Advisor Offers Operational Enablement and Efficiency to Life Insurance Companies and Claims Administrators
Buck Consultants announced today that it has been selected by the Milwaukee County Retirement System to provide actuarial and retirement consulting services.Buck Consultants to Provide Milwaukee County With Retirement Plan Services
Workscape Closes First Quarter of 2006 with Record- Breaking Sales and Accomplishments- Leading Provider of Outsourced Benefits and Workforce Management Solutions Generates Sales Momentum from New Client Wins and Expanded Client Relationships -
Forty-Five Percent Believe Employers Should be Required to Provide Employee Health Care BenefitsWhat role should employers play in ensuring that their employee's lives are covered? What role should employees play in taking their turn at the oars? That is exactly what Success Performance Solutions readers of its weekly newsletter The Total View during the month of April.
Child Abduction, Home Invasion Insurance Added to Group-Benefits Package"With FBI reports of an American victimized by burglary every 15 seconds and countless child abduction stories circulating through the media, family protection and security are very real concerns for many Americans," said James Hamilton, senior vice president, Chubb & Son, and North American manager for Chubb Accident & Health.
Kelly McClain Joins EBMC, Will Focus on New Business DevelopmentAddition of industry veteran to bolster sales team for benefit management company.
Patricia Zingheim, Jay Schuster Receive Top WorldatWork AwardKeystone Award Presented at Total Rewards Conference& Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.
Buck Consultants announced today that it has been selected by FormTech Industries LLC to provide an array of employee benefit services.Buck Consultants to Provide Employee Benefit Services for FormTech Industries
Business Health Services (BHS),has partnered with Wise Consulting Associates to offer Health Risk Assessment as part of Wise's robust health and wellness initiative.Wise Consulting, a leader in Human Resources and Payroll automation, had a desire toencourage positive health behaviors in its employees and, in turn, foster a healthier, moreproductive organization.
C&B Consulting Group Simplifies HIPAA with New Compliance GuideReference source will help employers and benefit plan sponsors respond to privacy and security issues as they arise
HRAmerica releases "Top HR Trends in 2006" ReportSurvey-based research provides best practices, competitive information on HR outsourcing.
EMPLOYEASE CLOSES FISCAL Q3 2006 WITH 55% YEAR OVER YEAR REVENUE GROWTHAchieves 34th Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth
LifeCare ® College Kit Helps Ease TransitionFor Students, Gives Parents Peace of MindLifeCare ®, Inc., a pioneer in creating comprehensive life planning services, has announced a new addition to its line of popular educational kits: the LifeCare College Kit, which is filled with practical products and a wealth of information to help students make a smooth transition into college life.
Travis Software Corp., announced a 99.9% Service Level Agreement to its WebCOBRA.com customers.Few, if any, on-demand COBRA software vendors guarantee uptime or provide any Service Level Agreements (SLA) for their customers.
Watson WyattWorldwide is warning that a new policy announced yesterday by theDepartment of Energy (DOE) undermines government contractors' ability to provide guaranteed retirement benefits to their workers.According to a press release published by DOE on April 27, the agency willno longer reimburse the expenses associated with defined benefit pensioncoverage "for new contractor employees."
EMPLOYERS TAKE A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE BENEFITSAsparity Decision Solutions announces the release of SimHR, an online suite of market research tools that enables companies to design and price health plan offerings that fulfill employee personal and financial needs, while controlling corporate health care costs.
ASPARITY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF OPERATIONAL RISK TECHNOLOGYAsparity has delivered decision support and data solutions for employee benefits to some of the largest organizations in the world since 1999.
Drug Benefit Experts Invest in Pharmacy Benefit Management InstituteDave Borden and Tim Watson, PharmD, MBA, principals of Dallas-based Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG), have purchased the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Financial Incentives Alone Unlikely to Curb Health Care Costs, Watson Wyatt Says.Four Percent of Participants Incur Half of Health Care Charges
The Principal Financial Group Enhances Employer Reporting for Disability ClaimsNew reporting capabilities aimed to save time and money
Employease Partners with Google to Offer Google OneBox for Enterprise ModuleModule Enables Fast and Secure Access to Real-Time Employee Information from the Familiar Google Search Box
Workplace Options Announces Acquisition of HelpHorizons.com, Inc.Acquisition gives customers access to scheduling software and advance provider connectivity solution.
Fallon Community Health Plan Selects Softscape to Streamline itsFCHP, which is consistently rated as one of the nation´s top health plans, provides innovative healthcare services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of the thousands of people they serve.
The Principal Financial Group is Filling the Demand for Consumer Driven DentalA national tour educates brokers on new plans for the consumer driven market
Concero Technology Teams with Costco, Health Net, and Aetna to Deliver Online Benefits ProgramsWashington is fifth state for Concero´s expansion of statewide health benefits for Costco members
Peter Weinberg has joined Buck Consultants' Chicago office as a Principal in the HR Management consulting practiceWeinberg has an international background, having worked in South Africa, the UK, Ireland, and the U.S. He has both corporate and consulting experience, having held CEO, CFO, and COO roles with publicly traded companies before entering the consulting arena ten years ago. Weinberg most recently served with Towers Perrin as Senior Technology Practitioner of its HR Delivery Solutions practice in the central region. His expertise includes global HR and systems strategy, HR transformation, change management, business process re-engineering, HR service delivery, and vendor analysis.
Fiserv, Inc. Joins Fortune 500Technology Provider Enters Prestigious Group at Number 488
HighRoads Launches Benefits Lifecycle Management 2006New Features Ease Management of Employee Benefits Plans, Lowering CostsWhile Sustaining Quality
CYPRESS BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS SELECTS ELDORADO COMPUTING´S BPO SERVICES TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAfter two years of evaluating nearly 10 scanning and electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions, ECI´s BPO services provided the attractive cost savings and return on investment (ROI) that met Cypress´ requirements.
BUILDING THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TEAMProviding Benefit Solutions to employers along the East Coast
A.D.A.M. Announces Release of DecisionAssist Tools and Health Risk Assessment Reporting Tools for Employers and PayersNew tools support the implementation and use of consumer-directed healthcare plans
HighRoads Proves that Competition Can Reduce Employee Benefits CostsOnline Auctions Deliver an Average 15+ Percent Savings - Without SacrificingQuality
Hewitt Associates Opens HR Outsourcing Center in PolandNew Center Extends Company´s Global HR BPO Capabilities
The Real Reasons We Work Sick?LifeCare ® Poll Has the Answers
Business leaders, human resources professionals, and the media can get valuable insights on putting health care consumerism into action by attending complimentary executive briefings hosted by Buck Consultants.Seminars are taking place in Boston, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta beginning Tuesday, March 28, 2006. Advance registration is required. For more information and to register, visithttp://www.buckregister.com/lth
Comcast-Spectacor Selects Health Advocacy Service to Help Employees with Healthcare and Insurance IssuesHealth Advocate helps members navigate the healthcare system by providing assistance with a wide range of clinical and administrative issues.
Employer Interest in Consumer-Directed Health Plans Growing, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey FindsSurvey Reveals Strategies Successful Companies Are Taking to Minimize Cost Increases
Desjardins Financial Security Hoists the Sails and Launches The Enrolment at Home Multimedia ItineraryEnrolment at Home has the flexibility to anchor employers' group retirement savings programs and gives employees the opportunity to learn about their benefit program and the freedom to enrol at their convenience - from any location.
BUILDING A BIGGER, BETTER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TEAMNew GE team brings 95 years of combined experience
3PAdministrators Selects Eldorado Computing´s ASP Solution for Managing Health Benefits3PA´s implementation will include the complete suite of ECI´s HEALTHpac products including HEALTHpac, ADMINpac, eReports, WEBeci, and CSIpac.
3PAdministrators Selects Eldorado Computing's ASP Solution for Managing Health Benefits3PA´s implementation will include the complete suite of ECI´s HEALTHpac products including HEALTHpac, ADMINpac, eReports, WEBeci, and CSIpac.
The results of the sixth annual ACS HR Solutions Canadian Health Care Trend Survey are now available.This year´s results represent the fourth consecutive year of declining trends led by prescription drugs.
BUILDING A BIGGER, BETTER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TEAMNew GE team brings 95 years of combined experience
EarthLink Signs On with Health Advocacy Service to Help Employees with Healthcare and Insurance IssuesEarthLink will make this independent service available to its employees as a way to provide added support for employees and their families when they need to use healthcare services.
IT'S EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES TO GETNew Colonial Supplemental Insurance group voluntary cancer product
enhances an employer´s benefits program with a popular consumer benefit
offered with no health questions.
New and Innovative Plans Give Illinois Employers and Consumers GreaterResponsibility, Guidance and Cost Savings in Health CoverageBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Launches BlueEdge Consumer-DirectedHealth Care Products
Marquis Companies Selects Unicru Solution for HealthcarePremier long-term care provider first to implement industry-tailored system for hiring facility staff
Eldorado Computing Helps Healthcare Payers Enhance Competitive Positioning with Customized Web Portal SolutionsPayers and other healthcare stakeholders invited to web portal seminar Jan. 27, 2006 at http://www.mphasis.com/webinarHealth/registration.asp
Premium, Billing Enhancements Mark Travis Software Release WebCOBRA.com's February '06 UpgradePersonalized web pages, premium disbursement process and client invoicing among more than 100 updates to new version.
National Business Group on Health, Sodexho USA Join Forces to Promote Healthy Eating Programs at WorkLaunch Toolkit for Employers to CreateHealthy Dining Programs for Workers
BUILDING A BIGGER, BETTER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TEAMNew GE team brings 95 years of combined experience
Health Coaching Lowers Employer Medical Costs, Propels Leade Health to Strong GrowthThe strong growth is fueled by Leade Health´s health coaching work that helps organizations lower medical costs in an era of continuous premium increases.
WORKERS HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO CANCER INSURANCEColonial Supplemental Insurance´s individual cancer product
requires a policyholder to be cancer-free for only five years
HighRoads Announces $8 Million in Series-B FinancingRound Reflects Market Imperative for Solutions and Services that Lower
Employee Health & Welfare Costs
Jefferson Pilot Financial Unveils "Paycheck Plus" Voluntary Income Protection BenefitsSimplified Insurance Plan Features Four Lines of Coverage in Single Group Rate
Eldorado Adds Seasoned Healthcare Sales Veteran, Dan Contilli as Regional VP Eldorado Computing Inc (ECI)., a provider of integrated software and ASP solutions for health benefit management
Delta Dental pledges $400,000 to improve oral healthDental benefits carrier increases support to clinics treating low-income, working families
New Training Program Helps Lower Disability Costs-How can benefit and risk managers lower disability costs? By teaching supervisors to take the lead and be supportive when talking with employees.