Through the years, the Becker Benefit Group comes across some very interesting articles and videos which help us to better showcase our offerings.  Below you will find a few that highlight our newest one, The Group Health Captive.
 

  Safeway has been able to keep their medical costs flat the past 4 years, while nationally rates have increased 38%. Safeway is doing all of the right things to keep Healthcare costs down, improve employee productivity, and elevate employee morale.

        

We think you will find this clip excellent. It's about ten minutes long but the content is

very relevant to the success of the Group Health Captive currently in place at Safeway Food Stores nationwide.


Safeway's CEO Steve Burd World Healthcare Conference - You Tube Part 1          

Safeway's CEO Steve Burd World Healthcare Conference - You Tube Part 2
 

In addition to the Safeway videos, below you will find some very interesting articles on the Group Health Captive.


Group Health Captive Articles:

The Group Captive Meets Medical Expense -Self Insurance Magazine 1-5-2010 

Using Group Captives for Health Insurance - Risk Management August 2009

Press Release:  Group Health Captives - Minimizing the Cost of Group Health Insurance -

Smaller Firms Turning To Captives - Business Insurance 3-8-2010

Can A Captive Program Set You Free? - Self Funding Magazine 4-6-2010

Group Health Captives for Mid-Sized Employers - 1-14-2010

A Guide to What's Hot in the World of Captives - Strategic Risks - Q2 -2010

The Group Captive Meets Medical Expense - Self Insurance Magazine 1-5-2010

The Viability of Using Group Captives for Medical Benefits - Pension & Benefits 8-24-2010

Twist on Self-Funded health care piques businesses' interest - Baltimore Business Journal 5-20-11

An Expert's View of Captives for Health Plans - The Self Insurer November 2011
 

Self-Funded Health Plan Articles:

Self-funding Health Insurance - Is it a Cure for Affordable Care Act Ills? - About.com 5-2011

Smaller Firms try self-funding - Business Insurance 5-30-11

Is Self-Insurance for You - Society for Human Resource Management 5-1-11

What Firms Will Do With Health Care Reform - Kiplinger - 3-22-2010

Employers Guide to Self Funding Healthcare/ Employer's Guide to Self Insured Healthcare Plans 1-5-2010

Self Insured Group Medical Plans and Their Effect on Corporate Tax Returns - Accounting Today 7-20-2010

Self Insurance - Responding to Trends with Group Health Plans - SIM.com - 2010

Looking at Stop-Loss Insurance to Solve the PPACA Puzzle - Articles - Employee Benefit Advisor -
4-1-2011

Self-insuring called 'most cost effective way' to cut health costs - Insurance & Financial Advisor IFAwebnews.com - 5-5-2011

Twist on Self-Funded health care piques businesses' interest - Baltimore Business Journal 5-20-2011


Wellness Articles: 

Do Health Risk Assessments Have Value - Managed Care Concepts, Inc. 4-25-2011

Wellness Pays Off for Businesses - Gazette.com 4-22-2011

Healthy SC Workers Could Receive Insurance Break - South Carolina & Regional - Wire 4-19-2011

Employees who walk together, work together - Northbay Business Journal 4-18-2011

Is Wellness a Fit for Small Business - In Charge - WSJ 4-1-2011

'Healthiest Companies in America' Use Preventative Programs to Lower Costs - Industry Week 5-21-2010

Wellness Programs Save Companies Money - SanDiego.com 5-18-2010

BAE Systems program creating culture of healthy living - timesnews.net 5-1-2010

Return on investment makes wellness worthwhile, say area companies - The New England Business Bulletin 4-23-2010

Psychological barriers prevent lowering of health care costs - EmployeeBenefitnews.com 3-1-2010

Health risks will affect Graco workers' premiums - StarTribune 10-18-2009

Who is to blame for obesity, and what should be done about it? - Los Angeles Times 2-1-2010

Tips to Lower Your Group Health Insurance Cost - PRLog - 1-19-2010


High Performing Companies:

Employers Take Big, Bold Steps on Health Costs - EmployeeBenefitnews.com 3-17-2011

Benefit Trends:

What Employers Want From Health Insurers in 2010 - pwc.com 

MetLife 9th Annual EE Benefit Trend Study 10-2010


Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS):


Human Resources Go Technical - Financial Times 4-20-2011

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