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Retirement

De-risking Opportunities for Multiemployer Pension Plans

In today’s volatile investment market, Trustees overseeing mature multiemployer DB plans may want to consider different strategies, such as annuity purchases and cashflow matching, to help reduce their financial risk.

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Disparities in hospital pricing are costing multiemployer trusts

A recent healthcare transparency study reveals wide disparities in hospital prices paid by private health plans across the U.S.—with private payers often paying much more that Medicare.

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Company News | Health Benefits

Jim Whelpley to speak on public plan OPEB

Jim Whelpley will speak on public sector OPEB strategies and valuation issues at the virtual Conference of Consulting Actuaries on May 9.

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Company News | Retirement

Brian Harper named new retirement practice leader

Experienced consulting actuary out of Rael & Letson’s Seattle office to take over leadership of the Retirement practice.

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Retiree Health | Health Benefits

The need for age-specific costs and implicit subsidies in retiree health valuations

Learn what the Actuarial Standards of Practice have to say about these controversial topics, and what they mean for a client’s retiree health valuation.

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Company News | Retirement

Paul Graf to speak on multiemployer plan annuity purchases

Paul Graf will speak on mitigating multiemployer plan risk at the virtual Conference of Consulting Actuaries on May 9.

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Company News | Retiree Health

Welcome to Kateryna Pryor, Actuary

We are excited to welcome Kateryna Pryor, ASA, MAAA, to our Retiree Health team with her expertise working with public agencies on retiree health issues.

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Communications

Quantifying Success: Increasing the value of your communications

Participant communication is essential for improving engagement, but how do you know if your outreach is working?

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Company News | Health Benefits | PBM Consulting

Welcome to Dr. Fornataro, Senior Pharmacy Benefits Consultant

We are excited to welcome Martin Fornataro, Pharm.D., to our PBM Consulting team.

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Health Benefits

Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT): What plan sponsors need to know

After a wave of FDA approvals, annual spending on CGTs is estimated to increase from $5.15 billion in 2020 to $25.3 billion in 2026! What does this mean for your plan?

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