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Employee benefits have become a key part of the hiring and retention of employees in today’s hiring market. There is increased stress on compensation as demand for higher salaries and pay rates come from potential hires and the existing workforce. An employer’s willingness to put the time and effort into…

Today’s headlines are filled with talk about inflation and rising prices. Although the recent Consumer Price Index reporting has showed a slight curve in trend, businesses will continue to deal with the balancing act of absorbing cost increases while retaining employees. The cost of labor and benefits continues to rise,…

As the senior care industry continues to evolve, many owner/operators are looking to grow market share or exit. The challenging environment has led to an unprecedented number of ownership changes. Occupancy issues, staffing challenges, regulatory burden and reimbursement uncertainty have created a vortex for dealmakers. Obviously, the key to a…

With 2025 kicking off, people have reached out asking what this year has in store for the health insurance market. Tough question, with a lot of nuances. As the M&A market (hopefully) substantially improves, deal teams want to know how to forecast trend into quality of earnings and purchase price…

Problem Our Ohio-headquartered client with a workforce primarily located in North Carolina acquired a company based in Texas. The employees at the North Carolina location were provided a low-benefit, minimum essential coverage medical plan. However, the Texas location offered more traditional medical plans and generous ancillary benefits. Our client hoped…

Situation A Midwest private equity firm with 10 portfolio companies was in a fully insured, pooled benefits program that Oswald built with BlueCross BlueShield. While each company could design its own health insurance plan, claims risk was spread over the volume of the pooled population. Although pooled programs are still…

Situation A large private equity firm with 23 platform companies was closing on an average of 10 new companies each year. With thousands of employees, they needed a better way to manage health benefits. Oswald dedicated a team to this client, as the service needs of the client and their…

Situation A large auto parts distribution company saw their health benefits claims rising. They needed to find ways to reduce their costs to maintain a healthy bottom line and continue to grow their business. Solution During the broker-RFP process, Oswald identified numerous areas of improvement that could be implemented in…

The Greater Cincinnati market is changing rapidly as a result of organic and acquisition growth. Many of our locally headquartered companies (Kroger, Community First Solutions, Heartland Bank) have become increasingly acquisitive in recent years and the area is primed for many more transactions to come. Whether you are already involved…

CLEVELAND, March 25, 2024 – Brian Stovsky, vice president and business development leader in the Private Equity practice at Oswald Companies, has been named a 2024 Break Out Award winner by Business Insurance magazine. The annual program honors top professionals who are on track to become the next leaders in…