Data and Insights to Make Informed Benefits Decisions
At Alera Group, we offer robust benchmarking capabilities and insights to help you evaluate your plan’s effectiveness and maximize cost savings, providing you with a distinct competitive edge. Our experts will work with you to:
- Analyze your plan data against national, regional, industry and peer group parameters for cost, plan and policy comparisons
- Gain insight into comparative benefits pricing and solutions to maximize cost savings
- View your benefits and benefits costs across the organization for a holistic view of spending
- Understand how to implement the right strategies based on the data
- Stay current on the latest trends and solutions to control benefits costs
- Develop metrics to measure plan performance and return on investment (ROI)
- Analyze medical, dental, disability, leave and ancillary plans, including design elements such as deductible, coinsurance, copays, durations, elimination periods and more to optimize savings.
Your local Alera Group team can help you implement a competitive benefits plan that works for your business.
Benefits Benchmarking
Offering you insights and control over spending.
Benchmarking Infographic
Updated for 2024, see the key findings of the benchmarking report.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
When Captive Insurance Makes Sense
In this session, our experts will talk about how captives work, the advantages and disadvantages and what you need to know to determine whether they make sense for your organization.
November 21, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Q4 Compliance Update
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
December 3, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Setting Your Strategy for the New Year: Alera Group's 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook
Our experts will highlight key results from Alera Group’s 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook Report and explain how these trends can impact your benefits program this year.
January 16, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Avoiding an Employee Lawsuit Over a Tobacco Surcharge Claim
Tobacco surcharges on health insurance premiums for employees who use tobacco products are attractive options for employers looking to keep their workforce healthy while lowering their organization’s healthcare costs. But surcharges can go too far, and many employers may be unaware of the limitations. Alera Group's new whitepaper on tobacco surcharges is designed to assist employers in complying with federal regulations.
November 19, 2024
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Employee Benefits
Q4 Considerations: New HIPAA Privacy Considerations
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.
November 15, 2024
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Spotlight on 2025 Benefit Limits
The IRS has released the 2025 benefit plan limits. The following chart shows some of the key limits for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 tax years.
November 15, 2024
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Courts Ablaze with Tobacco Surcharge Class Action Lawsuits
Tobacco surcharges, or an increase in premiums for employees who use tobacco products, are attractive to employers looking to keep their employee population healthy and lower their healthcare costs. But they can go too far, and many employers might not be aware of the limitations.
November 15, 2024
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