2009-07-01 Employee Benefit News (U.S.)

Employees show preference for eco-friendly...

2009-06-28 Business Insurance

WASHINGTONCongressional progress in drafting health care reform legislation has been much slower than top lawmakers predicted, but the pace of activity soon could pick...

2009-06-28 Business Insurance

Dental benefits utilization holds up despite recession"s toll on workers

The U.S. recession's effect on the usage of dental insurance ranges from slight rises to small declines, with little change in the cost and design of the benefit, experts and benefit managers...

2009-06-23 World at Work

Pharmaceutical Costs on the Rise

New data from 11 major Canadian insurers found that costs for pharmaceuticals in 2009 increased by 15.19%, a dramatic reversal of a four-year downward trend in prescription drug...

2009-06-22 Employee Benefit News Canada

Pharmaceutical costs increase

Costs for pharmaceuticals in 2009 have increased by 15%, dramatically reversing a four-year downward trend in prescription drug prices, according to a survey from Buck Consultants.

2009-06-22 The Central New York Business Journal

Survey: Health-care cost increases to continue at double-digit rates

Costs for the most popular types of health-care coverage are projected to increase at double-digit rates through the remainder of 2009 and into 2010, according to a recent national survey of insurers and...

2009-06-20 Suite101.com

Social Media Tools For Employee Engagement

Management of Employee Communications Shifts to Online...

2009-06-19 CCH Business & Corporate Compliance

Health care cost increases to continue at double digit rates, according to survey

Costs for the most popular types of health care coverage are projected to increase at double-digit rates through the remainder of 2009 and into 2010, according to a recent national survey of insurers and administrators conducted by Buck Consultants, an ACS...

2009-06-18 Plansponsor

Rx Costs Largest Portion of Canadian Employer Health Costs

June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) In Canada, costs for pharmaceuticals in 2009 have increased by 15.19%, dramatically reversing a four-year downward trend in prescription drug prices, according to survey findings by Buck Consultants, an ACS...

2009-06-18 National Underwriter Life & Health

Costs Also Rise In Canada

Employers are paying more for health coverage up North as well as in the United States. The overall health care trend -- including prescription drugs, medical plans, hospital coverage, and dental care has increased about 15%, up from a 14% rate of increase in 2008, according to the Toronto office of...

2009-06-18 Talent Management

Canadian Health Care Survey Finds Dramatic Upswing in Drug Costs

Toronto June 18 Costs for pharmaceuticals in 2009 have increased by 15.19 percent, dramatically reversing a four-year downward trend in prescription drug prices, according to survey findings released today by Buck Consultants.

2009-06-15 Pensions & Investments

Queen gives thumb's-up to Buck

June 15, 2009, 12:01 AM ET Buck Consultants Ltd., London, boasted recently that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth granted the firm a royal warrant as a supplier of pension systems, according to a company news...

2009-06-10 World at Work

Social Media Used for Employee Communication and Engagement

Employers are turning to social media outlets in an effort to keep their workforce engaged amid reduced communication budgets and reduced resources, according to a new...

2009-06-10 Health Leaders Media

Social Media and Employee Communications: An Opportunity to Experiment

Most employers are using blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels to communicate with employees, according to a recent study. If you're not yet convinced of the value of social media to reach patients and other healthcare consumers, internal communications might be a low-cost, low-risk...

2009-06-10 Health Populi

Health Care Costs Will Increase at Double-Digit Rates in 2010

Peter Orszag, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, believes that health costs are the #1 driver of America's long-term deficit. The inexorable increase of health costs are plaguing the Federal budget, Governors' state budgets, employers' bottom-lines and ability to compete globally, and...

2009-06-10 Plansponsor

Employers Turn to Social Media to Keep Workers Engaged

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers faced with reduced communication budgets and resources are turning to social media to keep their workforce engaged, according to a...

2009-06-09 National Underwriter Life & Health

Employers Turn To Tech

Corporate managers are trying to stretch communications budgets by making creative use of media such as blogs and message boards. The International Association of Business Communicators, San Francisco, and Buck Consultants, New York, a unit of Affiliated Computer Services...

2009-06-09 Health Leaders Media

Double-digit Rate Hikes Projected for Health Plans

2009-06-09 Webpro News

More Employers Using Social Media To Engage Their Workforce

Company blogs most popular tool More employers are turning to social media tools in an effort to deal with reduced communication budgets and to keep their workforce engaged, according to new survey out...

2009-06-08 Employee Benefit News Canada

Future is bright for MEPPs

The future is bright for multiemployer pension plans and these plans are likely to become the envy of DC plan members, says Kevin Sorhaitz, principal and consulting actuary with Buck Consultants in...