OCTOBER
2005
Benefits Administration Outsourcing Has Advantages, Drawbacks For Firms
With the growing trend towards outsourcing pre-tax benefits administration by even smaller companies, it is possible to make costly mistakes.
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Part-time Employees Gain Limited Healthcare Insurance Through New Program
Another new program aimed at helping part-time or seasonal employees has been put into operation across the country with the help of a non-profit organization.
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Investment Options For New Retirement Plans Require Careful Handling by HR Managers
HR leaders in companies large and small need to acquaint themselves with the rules concerning advise on investing or keeping dollars attached to benefit programs.
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Identity Theft Can Affect Small Businesses When Owners, Managers Are Victimized
With more than 10 million Americans victims of identity theft each year, the chances are good that a owner or senior manager of a small company will also be a victim.
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MetLife Highlights Voluntary Dental Benefits Value
While annual dental costs have increased at a lesser pace than medical costs, they still have risen between 5% and 7% over the past five years.
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Approaches
To Liquidity, Retirement Planning Expanding For Small Firm Owners
Increasingly,
small business owners are looking at new ways to finance
their operations and feather their retirement nest egg.
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Nationwide
Study Finds HSA Insurance Plan (HDHP) Monthly Premiums Up
To 36% Lower Than Comparable PPO Offerings In Most States
High
deductible health insurance plans associated with
HSAs are saving people money on monthly premiums
throughout the United States – to the tune
of 16% a month for young singles and a whopping 36%
a month for families with children on the policy.
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Surveys
Indicate Consumers Are Happy With HSA Offerings, But Want Some
Changes In Custodial Accounts
Two
studies, one by HSAfinder.com and the other by the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) indicate
that consumers are happy with Health Savings Accounts
(HSAs).
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Simpler
Rules, Regulations Reported By HR Leaders
Over
the past three years, in annual surveys by this publication,
managers responsible for HR functions report a growing trend
to simplify rules and regulations by many governmental bodies
within the US.
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