Title: Not Your Father's Employee Benefit Market: How do You Navigate the Maze of Employee Benefits in 2020 and Beyond
Learner Objectives:
The health insurance market continues to be extremely challenging to business owners across the country. This program aims to break down some of the complexities, provide an up to date state of the industry and market, and offer practical solutions for navigating the health insurance system.
Content/Topic Outline:
Not Your Father’s Employee Benefit Market: How do you Navigate the Maze of Employee Benefits in 2020 and Beyond
Presenter:
Josh Estelle
Josh Estelle, CIC, CSRM, CWCA is an owner and partner in McGowan Insurance Group and McGowan Benefit Group, both headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Josh has spent the last 20 years as an owner of an insurance and employee benefits firm and has been actively managing benefit plans for hundreds of employers during that time period. Josh has obtained multiple professional designations in the industry and serves on a number of State and National committees relating to insurance and employee benefits. Josh and his staff work with employers as small as two employees up to employers that have thousands of employees and dependents on employee benefit plans, so he is knowledgeable on both small fully insured plans all the way up to large, self-funded arrangements. In that role, the benefits division at McGowan Insurance actively manages every aspect of the employee benefits plans for their clients to insure they are examining every possible cost-saving measure available in every aspect of the plan. Josh and his wife Jan, along with their daughter Natalie, live in Central Indiana and are active in a number of local community organizations and enjoy watching Natalie participate in sports and other activities in their free time.
Presentation Description:
For most employers that choose or are required to offer health benefits and related products to employees, that expense is the second largest line item on the income statement each year. In addition, if not actively managed, it likely is growing at a faster rate annually than any other item on the income statement, as well. Please join us as Josh Estelle from McGowan Benefit Group gives an update on the state of the employee benefits industry, what is driving the costs in 2020, what measures can be taken to help control the rising costs and what is the outlook for the future in the employee benefits space. The attached agenda is a high level overview of topics to be covered along with a Q&A session following the presentation.
Presenter Bio:
Josh Estelle, CIC, CSRM, CWCA is an owner and partner in McGowan Insurance Group and McGowan Benefit Group, both headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Josh has spent the last 20 years as an owner of an insurance and employee benefits firm and has been actively managing benefit plans for hundreds of employers during that time period. Josh has obtained multiple professional designations in the industry and serves on a number of State and National committees relating to insurance and employee benefits. Josh and his staff work with employers as small as two employees up to employers that have thousands of employees and dependents on employee benefit plans, so he is knowledgeable on both small fully insured plans all the way up to large, self-funded arrangements. In that role, the benefits division at McGowan Insurance actively manages every aspect of the employee benefits plans for their clients to insure they are examining every possible cost-saving measure available in every aspect of the plan. Josh and his wife Jan, along with their daughter Natalie, live in Central Indiana and are active in a number of local community organizations and enjoy watching Natalie participate in sports and other activities in their free time.