Benefits Benchmarking

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.

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EXPERT EDUCATION

Events and Webinars

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" 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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The Value of Voluntary Benefits

In this session, our experts will showcase the value of voluntary benefits, from financial savings to improved retention to addressing the specific needs of their employees.

March 20, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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2025 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Benefits Program Stack Up?

In this session, our experts will dive into the results of our annual, market-leading benchmarking survey.

June 19, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Insights

Employee Benefits

State of the Market for Employee Benefits in 2025

What are the needs and priorities of those in the workforce and the employment market? What are rival businesses offering to attract and retain the best the market has to offer? And what shifts are taking place in the market that employers should anticipate and prepare for? Alera Group’s 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook, scheduled for release on January 16, provides answers to those essential questions.

December 19, 2024

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Don’t Forget About Your Gag Clause Attestations

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) was enacted on December 27, 2020, it included a provision that prohibits group health plans and health insurance carriers from entering into certain agreements that, either directly or indirectly, restrict the release of certain information related to provider networks and de-identified encounter data, among other things. Such restrictions are commonly referred to as “gag clauses.” The CAA also requires plans and carriers to attest annually that their agreements do not include such impermissible gag clauses.

November 20, 2024

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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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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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