http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/Group-Insurance-blog.html Updates, new group insurance products, legislative developments -- anything that affects HR Manager, CEO/Owner or CFO who wants to assure their HR/Benefits programs are competitive and cost effective. en-us Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:36:01 GMT Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:36:01 GMT group-insurance-guide.com http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/contact-BBI.html Contact BBI via fax, telephone, email or letter. Here's how to reach the ben Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:16:56 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/group-health-insurance.html There are three major and a few minor group health insurance carriers in Mass. Plan design has the major impact on cost, but for smaller employers cost trends are important, too. 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Does the average employee know that? Unfortunately, no. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:35:40 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/disability-insurance-rates.html Your choice of disability product affect your disability insurance rates. Group vs. Individual -- which is best, and can you have both? Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:09:35 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/group-disability-income-insurance.html Group Disability Income insurance is the trickiest group coverage. You AND your doctor may think you're disabled, yet never collect a penny. Make sure your plan is right and will actually pay. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:58:33 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/long-term-disability-insurance-quote.html Long Term Disability Insurance Quote cost depends on your contract language. You can control your costs by picking the right provisions. 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Why your employee might be better off paying some or all of his short term disability premiums Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:31:19 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/group-STD-insurance.html Your group STD insurance plan should be designed with the specific needs of your company in mind. Here are some of the things you should consider. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:24:34 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/short-term-disability.html Short Term Disability Insurance plans can save your company money. Some workers compensation claims are really off-work disability claims. Learn how to design your plan correctly. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:31:10 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/STD-benefit-amount.html The STD Benefit Amount can affect both your cost and your employee turnover. How to structure benefits that match the needs of your employees. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:07:54 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/STD-benefit-duration.html How long is your STD benefit duration? Whatever you've chosen can have a major impact on the cost of your short-term disability plan Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:04:58 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/affordable-dental-insurance.html Cheap compared to medical, affordable dental insurance can be hard to find. Here are the best strategies to keep your cost under control. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:01:19 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/STD-benefit-start-date.html Choosing the right STD benefit start date has a major impact on your costs and can affect durations of maternity benefits. To choose the right start date, read this article. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:55:49 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/control-STD-costs.html You can control STD costs while still offering protection to employees, particularly those who need the coverage the most. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:54:58 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/self-funded-insurance.html Employers profit from self funded insurance, occasionally even companies as small as 25 employees. Knowing how to design and do a comparison of self insured health plans is the key. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:02:06 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/self-funded-health.html Health insurance costs are scary, but self-funded health plans can help companies 25 up to 250 employees have money-daving options they probably don't know about. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:20:00 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/disability-insurance-benefit.html A Disability Insurance Benefit Plan, designed correctly, can protect your workers and reduce workers comp costs at very low cost. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:30:14 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/identity-theft.html Identity theft is a threat to your employees. Most employers know that, but not many realize it threatens the employer, too. What can you do about it? Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:36:53 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/full-coverage-dental-plans.html You may think you have a "full coverage" dental plan, and it may have been that in 1985, but times have changed. Dental technology may have made your plan outmoded. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:21:05 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/uploadpdf.html Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:45:04 GMT http://www.group-insurance-guide.com/affordable-dental-design.html Giving affordable dental plans to employees will pay dividends. Not as common as health insurance, dental plans are highly valued. Keep dental coverage cost effective using these factors. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:31:15 GMT