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Benefits Partners provides the most sophisticated tools and technology resources to keep you running at the speed business demands. With decision, implementation and ongoing support capabilities that include employee communication and enrollment, employee advocacy, compliance and regulatory support, we act as an extension of your HR department — giving you everything you need to administer comprehensive benefits efficiently and effectively.

Newsletters

Our newsletters are designed to inform and educate HR managers on timely information addressing the issues that are transforming employee benefits and retirement. The bi-monthly Employee Benefits Newsletter series includes compilations of various subjects of interest to HR managers, including health, retirement, and benefits compliance. Special Edition Bulletins are periodic updates that focus on specific topics. Newsletters are available in print or email versions.

Employee Benefits Newsletter

Our newsletters are designed to inform and educate HR managers on timely information addressing the issues that are transforming employee benefits and retirement. The bi-monthly Employee Benefits Newsletter series includes compilations of various subjects of interest to HR managers, including health, retirement, and benefits compliance. Special Edition Bulletins are periodic updates that focus on specific topics. Newsletters are available in print or email versions.

Available Newsletters

May-June 2012 HR and NFP Benefits Update

  • May Is Disability Insurance Awareness Month
  • Market Dynamics Affecting Health Care Costs
  • Every Fund Has Its Style
  • The Three Stages of Rebuilding
  • Compliance FAQ

March-April 2012 HR and NFP Benefits Update

  • Interviewing Tips: 6 Common Interviewing Mistakes
  • Health Plan Savings Through Dependent Eligibility Audits
  • The Three Stages of Rebuilding
  • Compliance FAQ

January-February 2012 HR and NFP Benefits Update

  • Key Elements for a Successful Program
  • Considering a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan
  • the workplace HELPLINE - Question of the Month
  • Compliance FAQ

November-December 2011 HR and NFP Benefits Update

  • Consumers May Have More Control Over Health Care Costs Than Previously Thought
  • You Are What You Measure
  • How Do You Measure Plan Success?
  • Compliance FAQ

September-October 2011 NFP Benefits Update

  • Open Enrollment Trends Here to Stay
  • Up Close: Changing Market Conditions and Participant Behavior
  • Compliance FAQ

July-August 2011 HR and Benefits Update

  • Rethinking Your Organization's Employee Communications Strategy
  • What is the Real Purpose of a 401(k)?
  • GINA and PPACA
  • Compliance FAQ

May-June 2011 HR and Benefits Update

  • Five Steps for Retirement Plan Success
  • Supplemental Benefits as Excepted Benefits Under HIPAA
  • What Are the Triggering Events and the Maximum Coverage Periods Under COBRA?

March-April 2011 HR and Benefits Update

  • Understanding the Health Care Reform Prohibition on Rescissions
  • Plan Sponsor Primer: Retirement Committee Meetings
  • Compliance FAQ

January-February 2011 HR and Benefits Update

  • Grace Period Does Not Extend Timeframe to Purchase OTC drugs in 2011
  • 2011 Retirement Plan Limits: Unchanged From 2010
  • Compliance FAQ
  • Rules of Engagement: Participants Benefit from Investment Advice


Special Edition Bulletin

Our newsletters are designed to inform and educate HR managers on timely information addressing the issues that are transforming employee benefits and retirement. The bi-monthly Employee Benefits Newsletter series includes compilations of various subjects of interest to HR managers, including health, retirement, and benefits compliance. Special Edition Bulletins are periodic updates that focus on specific topics. Newsletters are available in print or email versions.

Available Newsletters

Bolster your Employees' Futures and your Benefits Edge

Lifestyle and retirement dreams depend on the ability to work and earn an income. Unfortunately, for too many Americans, dreams are shattered when they suffer a disability. Although no one likes to think about the possibility of becoming too sick or hurt to work, the risk is alarmingly real.


Are Your Highly Compensated Employees Underinsured?

Learn how disability insurance can provide sufficient income protection to highly compensated employees in the event of a career-threatening illness or injury.


Disease Management

Learn how disease management can help improve healthcare costs, increase work productivity, and reduce disability claim incidences.


Employee Health Watch 1

Employee wellness information featuring "Living in a 'Super-Sized' World" and "What Does Sleeplessness Cost You?".


Employee Health Watch 2

Employee wellness information including a low-carbohydrate update and stress management tips.

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