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Top 5 stories in 2011
These were the most popular Aware articles last year.
1. To port or convert (life
insurance): that is
the question
2. Benchmarking: how
do your benefits
measure up?
3. 8 tips for weathering a
PR storm
5. EAPs: to bundle or
not to bundle?
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January 2012
What's new
The key to controlling health care costs: more transparent than you think
In December, HR leaders learned that the key to controlling health care costs is transparency. In a webinar sponsored by Minnesota Life, Castlight Health, San Francisco CA, shared how their innovative health care shopping tools can empower employees to select health care providers on the basis of cost, quality and convenience. The end result? Employees make better, more informed health care decisions and employers gain control of health care costs.
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Employer focus
Why hire vets?
Pro-veteran organizations have a number of reasons for hiring ex-military: their leadership training and disciplined approach to work fit well in the private sector and new tax incentives are attractive. But mostly, they hire vets because it's the right thing to do.
Producer spotlight
Executive compensation after Dodd-Frank
Though the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act is still an open question, employers cannot be complacent about adjusting executive compensation programs given the current economic and political climate. Regardless of how the final regulations read, the challenge will be to develop incentives that balance desired performance with appropriate risk-taking.
Gaining ground
The Economy and the Markets
In its latest quarterly economic commentary, registered investment advisor, Advantus Capital Management, Inc.*, explains how last year ended on a positive note, but maintains a cautious outlook for our "needy" economy as we start the new year. Read the commentary.
*Advantus Capital Management is a non-insurance company affiliate of Minnesota Life and Securian Life.
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