Your Vision:
Cost control: Employers today face substantial increases in benefit expenditures. Moreover, traditional solutions, such as changing the health plan design, shifting costs to the employees or changing carriers while raising out of pocket deductible costs, can exacerbate employee relation issues and ultimately fail to address the true problem: controlling rate increases over the short to long term without a reduction in the quality of the benefits portfolio. Companies must take back the control of their benefit plans from their existing insurance company.
HR Assistance: Small to medium size employers struggle for competitive advantages by reducing operational expenses. Human Resource ("HR") departments are leaner now more than ever. HR solutions must be comprehensive, cost effective and flexible in today's marketplace. Working with strategic, trusted partners, Walker Winslow's HR assistance program allows our clients to reduce overhead while increasing productivity.
Employee partnership: Shifting costs has become the broker's choice of controlling rate increases. In fact this is not a viable benefit management option. Many employers are turning to employee partnerships that achieve better outcomes, for example: developing lifestyle, health and wellness education programs that encourage healthy behavior. These programs are specifically targeted and based upon an understanding of the company's desired outcome. Good health and wellness education choices and a full appreciation of the value of the employee benefits portfolio are crucial to a company's success.