Boca Benefits Consulting Group, Inc.
"The Insight"
 
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 as of 
April 1, 2010 
 
 
(727) 510-7138
 
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Below in this archive visitors can find all our past issues of The Insight. They are in approximate reverse order of original publishing date with the newest being first. We have also provided a brief synopsis of the content of each newsletter for ease of use. As we publish new issues, each will be added to this list. The link to this page will remain the same and you may want to bookmark it for future reference.
 
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About Boca Benefits Consulting Group, Inc.
 
  
BBCG, Inc. has been providing brokerage and consulting services to Florida employers since its formation in 1996.  Its principal consultant, Robert W. Murphy, has 30 years of insurance carrier management and consulting experience. He holds an advanced financial degree and four of the most prestigious financial services designations in the industry (REBC, ChFC, CLU, RHU). He has been a panelist/speaker at a national conference on the future of healthcare and was a participant at a Harvard University executive program entitled "Skills for the New World of Health Care."

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  • Published Emails Publicly Archived
  • Enacted Healthcare Reform Summary
  • 1. A summary of impact points on employer sponsored health plans -- both insured and self-insured.
  • How Washington DC Embassies Anchor Diplomat FSOP Healthcare
  • 1. Summary of FSOP ("foreign service officers plan") approach to providing supplemental healthcare to diplomats worldwide. 2. The Washington D.C. contract situs requirement. 3. US posting orientation.
  • Providing Supplemental Healthcare to Officers in Beijing via FSOP Approach
  • 1. How the FSOP approach is used. 2. Requirement for a US anchor situs at Washington DC embassy. 3. Beijing posting orientation.
  • Diplomatic FSOP Plan
  • 1. Announcement of FSOP sale in China. 2. Other China related initiatives. 3. US Dept of Commerce AccessAmerica pariticipation in China.
  • Embassy & Consulate Special
  • 1. Generic discussion of the needs of deployed diplomats.
  • The Insight Special Issue 11.011.9091
  • 1. Individual orientation. 2. You may be bare and not know it when traveling overseas. 3. Medicare stops at the US border warning.
  • The Insight Issue 05.12.9
  • 1. Info on free web portal availability. 2. Free benchmarking against peer plans. 3. COBRA under ARRA 2009 (stimulus subsidy).
  • The Insight Issue 11.15.7 More On "To Age 30"
  • 1. Follow up information on the approach major carriers are taking to the new Florida 25-30 eligibility statute.
  • The Insight Issue 10.21.9 Special "To Age 30"
  • 1. Gives premilininary details for the insured and non-ERISA exempted Florida requirement to extend eligibility to dependents 26-30 years of age.
  • The Insight Issue 10.6.5
  • 1. Announces that the BBCG blog went live 10/8/08; 2. refers to free custom benefits web portal building; 3. refers to plan benchmarking services.
  • The Insight Issue 10.2.9
  • 1. RSS Feeds; 2. Today's Industry News button added; 3. Importance of broker selection; 4. Free piece re: program incentives;5. Blocking & Tackling: Basics; 6. New 2009 HSA limits.
  • The Insight Issue 09.4.0
  • 1. Alternative plan funding methods; 2. Optimizing international benefits for deployed employees; 3. Free plan incentives whitepaper; 4. Rating your plan incentives program (HIPAA compliance).
  • Copy of The Insight Issue 09.1.4(b)
  • Special Stop Loss reprint issue. 1. Twelve critical considerations in stop loss carrier selection; 2. What is your company's return on the investment made in voluntary benefits; 3. Items that you should receive in return for allowing a voluntary offering.
  • The Insight Issue 09.1.3
  • 1. Virtual Managed Care Organizatioins (VMOs) are changing the paradigm; 2. Emerging TPA cost control innitiatives; 3. Link to BBCG's paper "VMO's Force the Paradigm Shift"; 4. Approaches used by the new VMOs; 5. Twelve critical considerations when selecting a stop loss carrier; 6. Use of voluntary benefits to reduce employee stress.
  • Insight Issue 08.9.3 Special HSA Edition
  • 1. IRS releases 2009 HSA limits; 2. Considerations for implementing an HSA option; 3. A checklist for reviewing results and returns of voluntary benefits offerings.
  • The Insight Issue 08.5.2
  • 1. Using voluntary benefits to increase employee satisfaction; 2. Five key services employers should receive free in return for the voluntary offering; 3. A minimum list of service expectations; 4. Keys on data transfer and protection.
  • The Insight Issue 08.4.1
  • 1. Five steps to consider in a tough 2008-2009 renewal season; 2. A call to reconsider the pea and the shell process of selling "free" compliance programs (i.e., conducing a cost to benefit analysis); 3. Our voluntary benefits mantra: "don't give it away for free and don't feel locked into a carrier.".
Boca Benefits Consulting Group Inc.
P.O. Box 4309
Clearwater, Florida 33758-4309
727-510-7138
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