You have probably heard of the business concept B2B (Business to Business) as an activity that promotes the financial health of both partners in a transaction.

Our hope is that we develop this concept on the level where our decisions are made, Employer to Employer.

We are an employer serving employers and their employees!

PURPOSE

Yogi Berra is credited with “It’s not over until it’s OVER.”  And it seems that is true of “repeal and replace”. 

The administration appears to pushing for a vote before the legislative spring break.  Join us April 12^th to talk about “What’s Next” …

Join our experts. Bring your questions.

Health Insurance benefits have never been more valuable. The Marketplace has become increasingly more expensive and participants have fewer choices. Understanding the options that are being considered in the replacement provisions will help us all plan for the next step. 

It is important that we all understand that it is not our desire to sway the audience to a particular point of view. It is, however, our desire to demonstrate our understanding of the issues and the opportunities presented for them, given the regulatory environment.

Why attend?

• Obtain the latest, accurate information on the current and anticipated provisions being considered.
• Listen to what other employers are considering.
• Review the technical support and services available for administration of a benefit plan.
• Become better informed on how your current plan compares to others — benchmarking.
• Gain a better understanding of how the benefit landscape may change in 2018.
• Learn what you do not know and where to access the knowledge.

AGENDA & CONTENT

9:30 am - Registration

10:00 am - Erik Christian, Principal Consultant, HR Fit
       •  HR Best Practice and Compliance Changes
       •  How to Manage and Implement Changes for Your Workplace

10:30 am - Break

10:40 am  James Slotnick, JD, AVP, Advanced Markets and Broker Education, Sun Life Financial
       •  What changes are likely?
       •  How might it affect employers?
       •  When might we expect the changes to be announced?
       •  Other thoughts pursuant to national health care and employer sponsored benefits

11:40 am - Break

11:50 am - Working lunch featuring Mike Reier, CEO, Benovate Holdings

12:20 pm - Break

12:30 pm  Larry Grudzien, JD, LLM, Benefit Attorney
       •  PPACA’s current and future points of guidance and compliance 
       •  Reporting and planning opportunities
       •  Wellness and self-funding planning  opportunities
       •  State Insurance Exchanges – Future
       •  Private Insurance Exchanges – Future?
       •  Community Based Rating – Will it go away?

1:30 pm - Bob Thomas, Vice President, Resourcing Edge 
       •  The PEO Solution

1:45 pm - Questions and Answers

2:00 pm - Thanks for Coming

SPEAKERS

Erik Christian
Principal Consultant, HR Fit

Erik Christian is a human resources professional with a wealth of experience with private, public, and non-profit employers of all types and sizes. Through HR Fit, Erik helps employers improve their core HR functions. Erik’s particular expertise is in coaching managers and HR professionals, helping them craft strategies for success and position themselves as leaders in their organizations. In 2010, Erik was named the first Director of Human Resources for the Dunlap School District in Dunlap, IL, tasked with creating an HR department that would provide services to over 600 employees. Prior to that role, he served as the Assistant Director of Human Resources for the County of Peoria, IL, delivering HR services to over 1,000 employees. Erik is a highly-sought speaker on HR and management topics, presenting at numerous conferences and seminars, including the state conference of the Illinois Society for Human Resources Management. He holds the SHRM-SCP, SPHR, and IPMA-CP designations, as well as a Master’s degree in Public Administration, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Heart of Illinois Human Resources Council.

James  Slotnick, JD
AVP, Advanced Markets & Broker Education
Sun Life Financial 

For over a decade, James has helped employee benefit brokers, financial advisors, and the end-consumer understand the ever-changing insurance industry. Leveraging his sales and legal backgrounds, James is able to break down complex insurance topics into understandable concepts that help both brokers and end-consumers make informed decisions. Most recently, he has been providing education about the impact that health care reform will have on the employee benefits industry. In 2013, James became Sun Life’s Assistant Vice President of Advanced Markets and Broker Education. James holds a BA from Saint Anselm College, an MBA from Suffolk University’s Sawyer School of Management, and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. 

Mike Reier
CEO, Benovate Holdings 

 Mr. Reier brings over 25 years’ experience as an entrepreneurial, sales, and technology sector leader. As a visionary, he has established several businesses in advance of key change drivers in the telecom, technology, internet security, and the healthcare verticals. Working with over 130 Reier Group clients he served as a change agent, helping organizations effectively develop, assess and deploy marketing and sales solutions to help drive revenue growth. To create the Benovate Connect platform, Mr. Reier leveraged his experience across the healthcare continuum including insurance carriers, healthcare providers, and pharmacy, EMR, HRIS, and benefits enrollment platforms. Mr. Reier holds a BA from the University of Iowa. 

Larry Grudzien, JD, LLM
Benefit Attorney 

Larry is an attorney practicing exclusively in the field of employee benefits. He has experience in dealing with qualified plans, health and welfare, fringe benefits and executive compensation areas. He has more than 35 years’ experience in employee benefit law and has extensive practice advising on all aspects of employe benefit law including: performing due diligence on employee benefit issues for merger, acquisition and outsourcing transactions, and advising on administrative and design issues, involving qualified retirement plans, including ESOPs and health and welfare plans. Mr. Grudzien was also an adjunct faculty member of John Marshall Law School’s LLM program in Employee Benefits and at the Valparaiso University’s School of Law. Mr. Grudzien has a BA degree in history and political science from Indiana University, JD degree from Valparaiso University School of Law, and LLM degree in tax from Boston University School of Law.

Bob Thomas
Vice President, Resourcing Edge

Bob Thomas has been with Resourcing Edge for three years and serves as the Vice President of Resourcing Edge and in that capacity has oversight of the Benefits Department and Strategic Partnerships with Agencies and Brokers.  Resourcing Edge is a full service provider of Payroll, Employee Benefits, and HR solutions. Prior to working with Resourcing Edge, Bob served as Assistant General Counsel to two Insurance Commissioners and later as General Counsel to a life and health and property and casualty insurance company, overseeing their growth, expansion and product development.  Bob served on the board of directors of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance, Consumer Healthcare Alliance, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and was appointed by Governor Henry to the Oklahoma Athletic Commission.  Bob and his wife Stacy have three kids and reside in Frisco, Texas.

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