Event Details

How Sweet it is to Manage Rising Healthcare Costs

Vicki Whaley, REBC

FBMC Benefits Management

September 13, 2023 

11:15 am – Networking

11:30 am – Lunch – Chapter News

12:00 pm – Program

The Gato Building

1100 Simonton Street

Key West, FL 33040

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Deadline to RSVP: September 11, 2023

Free for FLKSHRM members, $25 for non-members

Sponsor: FBMC Benefits Management

HRCI & SHRM PDC 1.00 hrs

Navigating healthcare renewals can be difficult, information is limited, and it always seems like details are hidden from view.  Join as we discuss how to analyze your plans to be able to estimate what to expect at renewal.  Throughout the process you will learn tricks that can help employers of all sizes, from fully insured to self-funded plan models, to develop plans that help with recruiting and retention.  We will take the mystery out of your renewal, putting you back in the driver seat as you provide guidance to senior leadership on important decisions involving one of the most expensive line items in your budget.

Program Objectives:

This program is designed to provide you knowledge and skills in relation to:

• Preparing your organization for annual insurance renewals;

• Evaluating recommendations to ensure they align to organizational objectives;
• Explore broader opportunities to design benefit plans and create savings; and
• Design an employee benefits plan that enhances the total compensation package for employees.

Program Sections

• Section 1: Overview of Healthcare Premiums and Funding
  • Premium Breakdown
  • Other Influences on Premium
  • The Funding Pendulum, Fully Insured to Self-Funded

• Section 2: Ways to Save on Healthcare Premiums
  • Negotiating Lower Premiums: Learn Ways to Leverage Lower Premiums with Carriers
  • Pay Less for Services:  Alternative Funding Pendulum, Key Differences in Premium Funding from Fully Insured to Self-Funding
  • Use Less Services: Wellness Programs, Surprising Impacts to Employee Wellbeing, Self-Care Priorities

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

 Vickie shares more than 25 years’ experience in employee benefits, human resources, and management, with FBMC’s Brokerage and Consulting teams throughout the Southeast.  She provides guidance on strategic planning, predictive modeling, and creating long-term benefit solutions.  Vickie is recognized for her efforts in developing innovative client solutions, having been named one of the 2018 Most Influential Women in Benefits Advising by Employee Benefits Adviser Magazine.

As the past-President for the local chapter of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, and a licensed Florida 2-15 Continuing Education Instructor, Vickie has a passion for helping others through collaboration and education.  This passion has led her to many speaking engagements, and recent efforts to increase opportunities to encourage high school and college students to pursue a career in insurance.

Prior to joining FBMC, Vickie managed several statewide governmental entity medical risk pools and employee benefit programs.

Vickie resides in Crawfordville, Florida with her husband of more than 25 years, Daniel.  When they are not on the water in their kayaks or walking their dog, she may be found visiting her daughter in Daytona, Florida or her son in Chesterfield, South Carolina.