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In This Issue - Get Ready for 2011
11 for 11 - Employers
11 for 11 - Private Equity
11 for 11 - Marketing Voluntary Benefits
Growing Your Benefits Career
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Fall, 2010
Greetings!

Even in the midst of Heath Care Reform compliance, new
401(k) fee disclosure rules, policy debates about 401(k) viability, and, of course, annual enrollment, you're also looking forward to 2011.

To help our clients, we've identified cost savings, risk reducing strategies for employers and private equity, and key marketing strategies for voluntary benefits providers.

And, as Employee Benefits Professionals, we continue to grow professionally - increasing our knowledge and experience, and participating with the larger benefits community.  We've prepared 7 action steps for you to take in the coming year to grow your benefits career. 
11 for 2011 - EMPLOYERS

Prepare Your Employee Benefits Strategy Now for 2011:  11 Cost Savings, Risk Reducing Strategies for Employee Benefits Programs

 

As you roll out your health plan enrollment for 2011, it's a good time to develop your strategy for the entire calendar year.  Health Care Reform tops the list, of course, but it's equally important to consider your entire employee benefits program - to effectively manage risks and costs while ensuring that the goals of attraction, retention and employee productivity are achieved.  Here are 11 strategies to manage Employee Benefits to yield cost savings, address risks and to attract and keep the focused employees you need to achieve your business goals.

                                   

                                             

                                             Read the full article here     

11 for 2011 - PRIVATE EQUITY
 Prepare Your Portfolio Companies Now for 2011:  11 Cost Saving, Risk Reducing Strategies for Employee Benefits Programs

For Private Equity, your challenge is to manage businesses that linger in your portfolio.  You need to reduce costs and manage risks.  Here are 11 strategies to manage Employee Benefits to yield cost savings, address risks and to keep and attract the employees needed to run your portfolio companies.
                                  
                                               

                                                 Read the full article here

 11 for 2011 - MARKETING VOLUNTARY BENEFITS

 Marketing Voluntary Workplace Benefits to Employers:  Prepare Now for 2011 - 11 Key Strategies

Employers and their Employee Benefits Managers are looking to Voluntary Benefits to enhance their employee benefits programs in 2011.  Using our employer experience, we've identified 11 key strategies that advisors, brokers and providers should use now to market voluntary workplace benefits.

                                               Read the full article here 

GROWING YOUR BENEFITS CAREER

 7 Action Steps to Grow Your Employee Benefits Career  

 

Get ready now for the challenges and opportunities for employee benefits in 2011:

  1. Professional Development
  2. Health Care Opportunities
  3. Retirement Innovation
  4. Voluntary Benefits - the Next Frontier
  5. Be Strategic
  6. The Benefits Team
  7. Check Out Checklists

                                             Read the full article here

 

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Best Regards,
 
Donna Rhodes Joseph
 
Pete Tobiason
 
Contact us at  203-883-8144
  
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