Have you ever asked yourself the following questions?

• How do my employee benefits compare to other companies across the country?
• Are my premiums on par with similar size companies relative to my plan designs?
• What is the prevalence of high-deductible health plans in my area?
• What kinds of cost control strategies have other employers been using?

At Seitlin Benefits, we are continually hearing these types of questions from our employee benefits clients.  Although some information is available from national sources most of it is too general to answer an employer’s most important questions.

 

Clearly, employers need customized benchmarking – a comparison of their unique plan(s) to others in their geographic area, industry, and of similar size.  You want to make the appropriate changes to your plans without compromising your ability to attract and retain your most valuable asset, your employees.

 

Comprehensive survey of employer-sponsored benefit plans

 

One of our key goals is to provide meaningful information and advice so that employers like you can make better-informed decisions.  With this in mind, Seitlin Benefits works with a highly-respected actuarial consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive survey of employer-sponsored benefit plans – as a participant, this is provided at no cost to you.

 

The survey includes over 4,435 companies in the United States (2009) and was designed with your needs in mind:

• Quick – it only takes an average of 30-60 minutes to complete the first year, only a few minutes in subsequent years.
• Easy – in a user-friendly web-based format, you can complete it at any time and even return to your survey for later editing and completion, or if you prefer, you can provide the plan information to Seitlin Benefits and we will complete the survey for you.
• Comprehensive – all of your benefit plans are covered
• Thorough interpretation – your individual results will be provided in a clear, easy-to-understand format by a qualified and knowledgeable consultant
• Represents over 20 billion of annual medical insurance premiums and equivalences.

By participating in the survey, you will receive your individual results and gain valuable insight into how your program compares to others locally and nationally.  No cost, no pressure, just valuable and easy-to-understand information that will help you plan for the future of your employee benefits.

 

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more details.  Thank you for your time and consideration.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

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What information will I receive by participating in the survey?

 

You will receive an Individual Custom Report (ICR) showing your plan(s) benchmarked to others locally and nationally over the last two years covering the following:

• Deductibles                                                     
• Office Visit Copayments
• Retail Prescription Drug Copayments
• Medical Plan Cost Increases
• Monthly Premiums (Single/Family)
• Monthly Employee Contributions (%) (Single/Family)
• Wellness
• Benefits Offered

This report will give you a great base to compare your plan to others in the market. Click here for a sample of the survey results.

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Is other more detailed information available?

 

Yes!  The survey contains 35 questions and over 900 different data elements.  Due to printing and timing limitations during the data collection process, we are unable to distribute all of these initially so we have selected the most frequently requested items for the Individual Custom Report.  Additional information is available and may be requested based on your specific needs.

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Will my information remain private?

 

We take your privacy very seriously and take every precaution to ensure your trust is not violated.  Your information is confidential, and we do not share your specific results with anyone but you.  All information is aggregated and de-identified when shared publicly.  Additionally, all information sent through the Internet is secured though password protection and firewall security.

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Is the survey easy to complete?

 

Yes! We hired an actuarial consulting firm with national experience in this area to produce a survey that is quick and easy to navigate.  You can complete the survey online in an average of about 30 – 60 minutes.  Before you begin, you will need the following information available on hand:

• Plan designs for all health and welfare plans (typically found in your Summary Plan Description)
• Total monthly premiums (or budgeted rates), employee contributions (monthly dollar amounts) and enrollment for your plans
• Vacation, wellness, third party disease management, voluntary benefits, leaves of absence and other miscellaneous benefits you offer

Additionally, if you need to take a break, the survey allows you to save your results and come back to them later.  This feature is useful if you have to stop before you answer all of the questions or if you want to return to the survey to change an answer you previously entered. 

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How can I participate and when will I receive my results?

 

If you would like to participate, you can obtain access by doing the following:

1. Go to https://2010survey.millimanomaha.com/survey/246792/f6c1/?LQID=1&b=SEITLIN
2. For returning participants - Open the survey site and click on 'Returning User? Please click here.' to enter the login area.  Then, enter the e-mail address you entered last year and the password seitlin in the appropriate boxes.  This will take you directly into the 2010 survey pre-populated with your responses from last year (or 2008 if that’s when you last completed the survey).
   
3. For new participants - Open the website and go to the main login area.  To login, create a new account by entering your company name, e-mail address, password, and confirm password information in the boxes below the label ‘Never taken the survey? Sign up for a New Account below.’  Once your account is established, you will enter the 2010 survey and have ongoing access to your survey if you need to finish/modify your responses at a later time.  Please note that all e-mail addresses within the survey database are unique to your response.

 

Note: E-mail addresses are necessary in order for respondents to save and view responses at a later time.  We do not use e-mail addresses for any other purpose.

 

To participate in the aggregated results for the South Florida area and the seminar presentation, you need to have your response in by October 15th, 2010.

 

In November, we will be offering a seminar where you can receive your Individual Custom Report and participate in an interactive seminar presentation of the survey results. The seminar has been filed for 2 strategic recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. If you are unable to attend, we can arrange another time for you to receive your results in person or by mail.

 

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that the program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be preapproved for recertification credit.

 

 

 

 

 

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Who can I contact if I have questions?

 

 

Seitlin Employee Benefits & Human Capital Management

 

Fort Lauderdale Office
6700 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 300
Ft. Lauderdale, FL  33309

 

Miami Office
9800 NW 41st Street, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33178

Contact: Ashley Flaifel, Jr. Marketing Coordinator
Phone: 305-513-5971
E-mail: aflaifel@seitlin.com