Mercer introduces a private benefits exchange for active employees – Mercer MarketplaceSM
11 1월 2013 - 12:06AM
Business Wire
Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement
and investments, today announced the launch of Mercer
MarketplaceSM, a private benefits exchange designed to help
employers more effectively manage their benefit costs while
providing employees and their dependents with superior choice,
flexibility and service. This is an important addition to the suite
of solutions that Mercer provides clients.
“The convergence of a number of critical factors – the
unsustainable rise in benefit costs, healthcare reform,
‘consumer-driven’ solutions, and improving technology – is
transforming the provision of employee benefits,” said Julio A.
Portalatin, President and CEO of Mercer. “Mercer Marketplace
provides our clients with a market-leading platform and service to
support their employees in this transformation.”
Mercer’s new benefits exchange will provide employers with an
opportunity to continue offering competitive benefits to their
employees, which is an important attraction and retention tool,
while actively managing spending and reducing their administrative
responsibilities. Employees will have access to a broader array of
benefits, as well as the ability to tailor those benefits to their
particular needs, with the necessary support to make appropriate
decisions.
Employers of all sizes that use the Mercer Marketplace will have
the flexibility to determine how much to contribute toward the cost
of their benefits program and can select from a wide range of
insured and self-funded products to offer to their workforce. They
can thus design a competitive benefits program while understanding
and controlling the costs associated with a wide range of options.
The platform includes full benefits outsourcing and will support
employees with call center and online decision support during the
enrollment process and beyond.
Mercer Marketplace will allow employers and employees access to
a broad array of benefits – both traditional and voluntary – from
multiple insurance providers, along with education tools and
support to help employees customize their choices to better fit
their needs. This private exchange will be available to employers
with at least 100 employees.
“Mercer research indicates that 56% of employers are considering
a private exchange to provide benefits to their active employees or
retirees,” said David Rahill, President, Health & Benefits at
Mercer. “What distinguishes Mercer Marketplace is the breadth of
our benefit offerings, a scalable platform able to serve companies
both large and small, and our extensive ‘direct-to-consumer’
experience. Helping employees make informed decisions is a critical
component of this model.”
Mercer Marketplace utilizes a technology platform developed by
Benefitfocus that is customized for Mercer clients. This
cloud-based technology helps employers streamline the
administration of their benefits plans. "Mercer has designed a
powerful private exchange through which employers can offer
employees a full set of benefits,” said Shawn Jenkins, President
and CEO of Benefitfocus. “Mercer has combined it with our benefit
administration platform to simultaneously reduce administrative
costs and increase employee choice. We believe this will be well
received and very competitive.”
The Mercer Marketplace private exchange joins the other Mercer
solutions that make up the Mercer Exchange Suite, which includes a
Medicare exchange, voluntary benefits and collective offerings
including Mercer Health AdvantageSM.
More information about Mercer Marketplace is available from
Mercer consultants and online at
http://www.mercer.us/articles/mercer-exchange-suite.
About Mercer
Mercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health,
retirement and investments. Mercer helps clients around the world
advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital
asset – their people. Mercer’s 20,000 employees are based in more
than 40 countries. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh
& McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global team of professional
services companies offering clients advice and solutions in the
areas of risk, strategy and human capital. With 53,000 employees
worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion, Marsh &
McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Marsh, a global
leader in insurance broking and risk management; Guy Carpenter, a
global leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary
services; and Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management
consulting. For more information, visit www.mercer.com. Follow
Mercer on Twitter @MercerInsights.
About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus is the largest benefits technology provider in the
US. More than 18 million members, 300,000 employers and 60,000
brokers use our cloud-based platform to shop, enroll, manage and
exchange all their benefits in one place. From consumer engagement
and education to enrollment, communication and billing,
Benefitfocus is helping companies find a better way to manage their
benefits. For more information, visit www.benefitfocus.com.
Benefitfocus – All Your Benefits. One Place.
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