• Downsizing is only the first step

    Employers who cut staff in an attempt to create a more efficient business may find the transition period equally challenging, according to a new white paper from Corporate Counseling Associates. The paper, "Some Swim Upstream: Executive and

  • Don Yee

    Don Yee has been appointed president of OptumHealth's vision business.

  • Downsizing is only the first step

    Employers who cut staff in an attempt to create a more efficient business may find the transition period equally challenging, according to a new white paper from Corporate Counseling Associates. The paper, "Some Swim Upstream: Executive and

  • Loss ratios may be inadequate cost-savers

    Some states have turned to minimum loss ratios as a way to lower health insurance premiums, according to NAHU, however, they may not be the most effective way to lower the cost of health coverage. "The loss ratio refers to the percentage of

  • Don Yee

    Don Yee has been appointed president of OptumHealth's vision business.

  • Liberty Mutual identifies absence management best practices

    Liberty Mutual has released a new report highlighting 10 best practices for reducing employee absences, based on findings from the 2008 Leadership Series -- Absence Management. The symposium, co-sponsored by the Disability Management Employer

  • The devil is in the details

    "Everything proceeds as if of its own accord, and this can all too easily tempt us to relax and let things take their course without troubling over details. Such indifference is the root of all evil." (I Ching). I learned this all too

  • Don't look now, but ...

    I know we're all sick of hearing about the economy. I get that. Hell, I am, too. But get this: While we're all fretting over stimulus plans, bailouts and a planned health care overhaul, we need to keep an eye on this administration's

  • John S. Roberts

    John S. Roberts has been named president and chief executive officer of Assurant Employee Benefits. He assumed these roles on an interim basis in July 2007.