Benefit White Paper Explores Plan DifferencesGrizzaffi Darby provides CFOs with benefit planning information - Grizzaffi Darby, one of the largest benefits providers in Texas, recently released a white paper entitled "Self-Funding Plans: The devil is in the details". This white paper offers HR professionals and CFOs the information they need to accurately evaluate self-funded, fully funded, self-insured and fully insured benefit plans to make the best choice for the company.
PDS Partners with Burning Glass Technologies Offering Resume Parsing as Part of its Vista HR, Payroll & Benefits SolutionPDS today announced its partnership with Burning Glass Technologies to offer resume parsing as part of its Vista HRMS as well as resume search and match capabilities as add-on functionality. This new offering will enable Vista clients to dramatically reduce the time and expense of processing inbound resumes and matching candidates and open positions.
HRmarketer.com to Announce Expanded Marketing PR and SEO Services at HR Technology ExpoHRmarketer.com, the premier Marketing PR and media visibility service for the human resource industry, will showcase expanded marketing and PR services at the 2006 HR Technology Expo in Chicago, Ill. on October 4-5. The company is exhibiting at the event and can be visited at space #9.
Work and Family Month Underscores Importance of Work-Life Effectiveness"Reducing the conflict between work and family life should be a national priority." - Senate Resolution 210, passed unanimously, September 5, 2003. The growing need to achieve work-life effectiveness has become a public concern on the national level.
Mark arian Has joined THE GLOBAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT consulting Practice of towers perrinMr. Arian joins Towers Perrin with more than 20 years experience in change management consulting.
4myBenefits Partners with Business & Legal ReportsLeading vendor of online benefits communications unveils powerful new compliance system to members.
Accurate Background, Inc.Leading vendor of online benefits communications unveils powerful new compliance system to members.
Alan Shiffer will address the reduction of paper processes through technologyConcero Technology, leading provider of proprietary employee benefits insurance portals, announced today that CEO Alan Shiffer has been selected to speak at the International Foundation´s 52nd Annual Employer Benefits Convention in Las Vegas on October 10.
Concero Technology CEO to Speak at IFEB Annual ConventionAlan Shiffer will address the reduction of paper processes through technology.
unumprovident buyers study forEcasts the future of employee benefitsCritical illness, accident and other supplemental insurance products drive industry growth
Hyatt Legal Plans Receives "Standard of Excellence" WebAwardfor Outstanding Achievement in Web Site DevelopmentAccording to the Web Marketing Association, WebAward 2006 entries were judged according to seven criteria: design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use.
WorldatWork Elects 2007 Board of DirectorsAmerican Express SVP Margaret Gagliardi is Chair-Elect
Companies Offering Online Health Coaching Services to Employees Reduce Health Care Costs by 23 PercentOnline health coaching from Hummingbird Coaching Services provides a cost reduction of 23% in health care for one employer, equivalent to a return on investment of $5.50 for every dollar spent. Online health coaching makes a personal connection between the client and one coach, creating real behavior change for the client and increased productivity and lower health care costs for the employer.
The Prudential Forum Sparks Innovation in the Relocation IndustryMore than 550 relocation industry specialists from around the world gathered recently at Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Ariz., for The Prudential Forum, a three-day networking event hosted by Prudential Relocation, a Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE: PRU] business.
The disability disconnect: workersill-prepared to manage disruption in incomeUnumProvident research points to lack of knowledge about financial risk
MOST SEE NEW DISCLOSURE RULES HAVING LITTLE IMPACTON EXECUTIVE PAYWatson Wyatt Poll Finds Very Few CompaniesAre Planning to Change Compensation Programs
The Principal Financial Group Introduces Principal Trust CompanyNew Trade Name Replaces Trustar Retirement Services
On Point Staffing Expands Presence in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex with New Office in PlanoOn Point Staffing, a full-service staffing, contingency workforce, payroll and benefits services company, opened offices in Plano, Texas this week marking their long-term commitment to the growing Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex business community. Headquartered in Campbell, California, On Point Staffing has served local Dallas/Fort Worth electronics, light industrial and semiconductor manufacturers remotely for the last five years.
Hewitt Associates and Löneanalyser join forces to create comprehensive HR consulting capability in Nordic regionHewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, has announced that it is merging with Löneanalyser, Sweden´s leading compensation consultancy, to create Hewitt Löneanalyser AB.
The Principal Financial Group Waives Health Savings Account FeesEncouraging new participation, consumer driven health care is now more affordable
Principal Financial Group Encourages Americans to Seek Financial Security this SeptemberThird-annual Life Insurance Awareness Month Recognized
Senior Living Industry Wages Rise by 3.8%WageWatch, Inc., (http://www.WageWatch.com ) the leading online compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that its second annual national Senior Living Compensation Survey of Continuing Care Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, Hospice, and Home Care, indicates that wages for 54 key jobs increased nationwide by an average of 3.8% over 2005. More than 1900 facilities participated in the survey.
Employee Self-Service Facilitates HR Strategic RoleTime, cost savings possible with quality Employee Self-Service software solution.
Concero Technology Scores Experienced Taft-Hartley Consultant in Gary CaseCase to accelerate adoption of ePR.Live.
Nurse Anesthetists Seek Flexibility, Financial Rewards: Recruiting Firm Survey Shows Most CRNAs Would Repeat Career ChoiceCRNAs (certified registered nurse anesthetists) enjoy flexibility and generous compensation, according to survey results released today by recruiting firm LocumTenens.com. Seventy-one percent (71%) of the 417 full- and part-time CRNAs responding to the recruiting firm's recent on-line questionnaire said they have worked as a locum tenens (temporary) anesthesia provider, while another 28% said they would consider it. Based on its 2006 survey, LocumTenens.com pegs the average annual U.S. nurse anesthetist salary at $164,172, a 10% increase over the 2005 average of $149,147.
MphasiS Healthcare Solutions Introduces Roadrunner, Allowing Real-Time Web Access to Reports MphasiS Healthcare Solutions, a provider of health benefit management and business process outsourcing (BPO) services to healthcare payers, introduced its new Roadrunner reporting solution for generating real-time reports from the company´s HEALTHpac and CSIpac systems.
The Principal Financial Group Announces New Vice President - National AccountsThe Principal Financial Group ® announces Chris Calos has been named vicepresident of the company´s National Accounts Division. Calos responsibilities will include overseeing theself-funded health insurance business.
New HR Tool Set to Transform Employee Benefit Education and EnrollmentTHE NAVIGATORTM FROM NAVITECH SETS COURSE FOR IMPROVED BENEFITS COMMUNICATIONS
BRMS and ACE American Insurance Company Partner to Bring Health Insurance to the Working UninsuredPartnering with ACE American Insurance Company, Benefit & Risk Management Services (BRMS) is launching a new mini-med plan to help employers offer employee benefits to the working uninsured.
OnlineBenefits Unveils Benefits Podcasts for Public ConsumptionCompany uses emerging media to communicate on timely topics
Statewide Benefits Survey Targets 1,000 Human Resource ProfessionalsSurvey to report on how Indiana companies compare when it comes to employee benefits
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.
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
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.
Lincoln Employer Markets Announces New Head of Sales for its Intermediary ChannelIndustry Veteran Paul Swanson Assumes Head of Sales Duties
Bluegrass Family Health Selects PharmaCare to Administer Prescription BenefitsFour-Year Contract Adds 50,000 Lives to one of the Nation´s Largest PBMs
MetLife Helps Consumers Create Their Own 'Personal Safety Net'... For the "Ifs" In LifeMetLife today launched a new national brand advertising campaign to help consumers create a guaranteed "personal safety net" and take control of their financial future.
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
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.
UnumProvident´s New Enrollment PlatformHelps Employees Make Informed Benefits Choices
URAC Sets Standards For Pharmacy Benefit Management ProgramsNew Standards Aimed At Ensuring Patient Safety, Consumer Protection
Saul Ewing's Employee Defection Group Adds to Its Already Deep BenchFirm names Susan M. Guerette as Special Counsel
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.
Principal Financial Group Launches New Universal Life ProductUniversal Life Protector III offers lower cost and greater flexibility.
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
COLONIAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE JUMPS IN NATIONAL WORKSITE SALES RANKINGSHigher sales lead to record-setting premium processing and use of
Colonial´s E-services for benefits management
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
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
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.
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
HighRoads Launches Benefits Lifecycle Management 2006New Features Ease Management of Employee Benefits Plans, Lowering CostsWhile Sustaining Quality
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.
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.
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
Despite Years of Education, Employees Continue to Buy Health Coverage With Their Hearts, Not HeadsTowers Perrin finds fear and anxiety drive purchasing decisions, running counter to employer efforts to encourage good consumer behavior.
Top 10 Life Insurance Myths: Why it is Critical to Educate Your EmployeesMillions of Americans have no life insurance coverage, and even those people who do have coverage usually don´t have enough; from Colonial Life.
Indonesia: Changes in Social Security Requirements for Expats-In June 2004, Indonesia´s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration announced a decree requiring
all workers in Indonesia to join the state-owned social security program Jamsostek.