With every paradigm shift, disruptions occur. We are in the midst of employee benefit landscape changes so vast that they rival the passage of ERISA in 1974. Simultaneous with PPACA provisions that affect employers (the tip of the iceberg), there is a massive restructuring of the U.S. healthcare system (the…

Controlling the cost of claims is one of the pillars of our service. Our “edge” is our ability to prepare the claim properly for presentation to the carrier.  Understanding exactly what your policy coverage will respond to is most important at a time of loss.  You have paid the premium…

Oswald continues to expand its benefits practice CLEVELAND – Feb. 25, 2013 – Oswald Companies – one of the largest independently owned insurance brokerages in the U.S. – has announced the acquisition of Knezevich & Foerster, LLC., a local firm specializing in group benefits insurance. The acquisition is in direct…

It is important to align an organization’s appetite for risk and strategic initiatives.  Incorporating risk planning into your company’s overall strategic plan allows it to react quickly and more efficiently in creating solutions to problems. C-Suite level executives do not like surprises.  ERM reduces the likelihood of surprises and unfunded…

We’re excited to be in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 28, hosting a global benefits panel discussion with HR Tampa, Tampa’s Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter. Our panelists are based in Paris, Rome and Toronto and are experts in European, North African and Canadian employee benefits. The benefits landscape…

Life Sciences companies frequently fail to enter formal contractual agreements with their suppliers, and instead rely on insufficient purchase orders or contracts that don’t provide enough detail. Here are some pitfalls: i)        Purchase orders are one-sided and typically don’t require the supplier to indemnify or carry appropriate insurance. ii)       Is…