10 ways to lower benefits costs
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Business Insurance, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | 3 Comments »Okay, I guess that TARP thing isn't exactly working out now is it? Prudent companies are looking at ways to cut costs. Let's explore some ways to squeeze real dollars out of your employee benefits program without significantly ...
PEOs – Convenience Store Insurance
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Business Insurance, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »Would you buy all your groceries at the local convenience store? Of course not! So why buy your benefits from a Professional Employee Organization (PEO)? Convenience comes at a price. In a nutshell, a PEO, sometimes called a ...
Lucas Group – A Consumer-Driven Health Care Case Study
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Business Insurance, Consumer Driven Health Care, Health Insurance | No Comments »We just wrapped up open enrollment meetings for Lucas Group, an Atlanta-based executive search firm. Effectively informing four hundred employees who are spread throughout the United States of their employee benefit plan choices is a daunting task, but one ...
Is your benefits broker clueless?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Business Insurance, COBRA/State Continuation, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »I am constantly amazed at the lack of detailed benefits knowledge exhibited by many of our competitors. Hiring a competent insurance broker makes good business sense. A well-informed broker will be able to guide you and your HR ...
Feel the Burn… Benefit Plan Selection for a Newly Funded Start-Up
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Health Insurance, High-Tech Companies, Start-Ups | No Comments »Okay, so your bank account just went from 0 to 60 in Porsche Carrera GT kinda time. Sorry I just needed an excuse to post a video of a car that's so hot it's not even on Porsche's retail ...
Clearleap goes Cool!
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Health Insurance, High-Tech Companies, Start-Ups | No Comments »Two weeks ago, Deborah Michael and I spent some time with Braxton Jarratt and John Vecchio, two of the founders from Clearleap. I got to know John during his days at N2 Broadband (now Tandberg Television, an Ericsson company). ...
Health Connector Coming to Georgia?
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Georgia Health Marketplace, Health Insurance, National Healthcare | No Comments »Senate Bill 404, promoted by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, passed 42-12 last week. 404 would establish a health connector type plan here in Georgia. A connector is basically an on-line marketplace where individuals and groups can purchase insurance/health ...
Taking the Leap: What about my Health Insurance?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in COBRA/State Continuation, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »The January 2008 Consumer Reports magazine had a article on the challenges some people have finding health insurance (On their own, page 22). In it there is a story of a 55 year old man who had a liver ...