Media Center

Problem A commercial real estate company had an incentive-based program that rewarded employees for going to their physician, being tobacco-free, and providing choices to learn and participate in mutually essential activities. The company highly valued preventive screening and early detection, and they wanted to provide additional resources for employees when…

Problem: Egregious mark ups on Medical Specialty Drugs, aka J-codes/white bagging An existing client, a large nonprofit with 6,000 employees, was faced with an unusually high renewal proposal due to a very high-cost medical specialty drug. They had an employee with a chronic condition who had been receiving this expensive…

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…

Situation A large nonprofit in Cincinnati has been serving the community for more than 50 years. The organization, which serves Greater Cincinnati for addiction services, had two major claims and several smaller claims over the years. The small claims were reported without the organization understanding the impact they would have…

Watch as Gene Pompili, vice president, risk leader, employee benefits at Oswald Companies, speaks with David Wright, CFO of University Schools, about joining the Independent School Benefits Consortium™ and what that has meant for him and University Schools.