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By Amanda McGrory |
February 2, 2012
As health care reform provisions are coming down, human resources and finance departments are practicing an increasingly shared role when it comes to benefits, rewards and compensations, says Randall Abbott, senior health and group benefits consultant at Towers Watson, a global professional services company in New York City.
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By Amanda McGrory |
December 15, 2011
There could be a stronger connection between corporate finance and human resources executives as U.S. companies start to focus on the implications health care reform could have on their reward programs and talent management strategies, according to a new survey by global professional services company Towers Watson and Forbes Insights....
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By Tom Murphy |
October 26, 2011
More employers are giving workers the option to tame health insurance costs for next year if they provide a blood sample and reveal details about their health habits.
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By Amanda McGrory |
September 7, 2011
During the upcoming enrollment period, employers will still experience cost shifts to employees, consolidate plan choices, emphasize account-based plans and require more on employees if they are to receive incentives, according to a survey by Towers Watson.
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By Tom Murphy |
August 24, 2011
The percentage of companies that are already saying they expect to drop health coverage once exchanges start surprised some experts, and if they follow through, it could start a trend that chips away at employer-sponsored health coverage. The Obama administration insists employer-sponsored coverage is poised to increase, not decline.
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By Tom Murphy |
August 24, 2011
Nearly one of every 10 midsized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers once federal insurance exchanges start in 2014, according to a new survey from a large benefits consultant.
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By Amanda McGrory |
February 8, 2011
U.S. employers used more technology-based communication with employees during the last open enrollment and increased their face-to-face communication with employees as well, according to a new Towers Watson survey.
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By Jenny Ivy |
May 19, 2010
Unless health care costs can be mitigated, more than 60 percent of large employers' health plans will be affected by a federal excise tax that will go into effect in 2018, according to new analysis from benefit consultant Towers Watson.
