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Is it time to update your company’s annual leave policy?
It’s a new year, and that means new changes. Is it perhaps time to also change your company’s annual leave policy? Employee benefits trends are shifting towards creating a balance between work and life for employees and emphasizing productivity vs. time spent in the office. Does your company’s annual leave policy seem a bit old-fashioned …
Do global health plans cover birth control?
Birth control helps improve the lives of women around the world by preventing unintended pregnancies that can get in the way of their career/education plans, and lead to unsafe abortions, miscarriages, and even death. Despite being insured, many women still have to pay out of pocket for contraceptives, and sometimes end up having to spend …
Climate change effects that your business should prepare for
Climate change effects businesses in many ways; from physical damage due to strong winds, flood or fire to business interruption and employee liability costs. In light of the recent California wildfires, as well as the large hurricanes seen globally in 2018, climate-related insurance claims have gone up not only for the individual policyholders, but also …
How is technology changing employee benefits?
Technological trends are influencing the ways in which employees view and consume employee benefits packages. For instance, they can now track their benefits and stay up to date with all the latest health and employee benefits news with just a few clicks of the mouse. Thanks to the latest tech, educating and informing employees about …
Insurance solutions for international and private schools in a nutshell
Pacific Prime is excited to announce the release of it’s recent International and private school insurance solutions infographic. The infographic supplements Pacific Prime’s School Insurance Guide 2018-2019 – one of many guides and reports that their team is producing to add value to their corporate and individual clients. This handy and clear resource’s aim is …
Why is the cost of health insurance in the Americas increasing?
That the US is the most expensive country in the world to obtain health insurance, we knew for a long time. But did you know that the cost of health insurance in the Americas is on the rise? One of the key findings in Pacific Prime’s 2018 Cost of Health Insurance report suggests that the …
Navigating the World of Employee Benefits and Corporate Health Insurance
Register for Pacific Prime and Bupa’s Masters Series conference: Navigating the World of Employee Benefits and Corporate Health Insurance on the 24th of October in Hong Kong. Sponsored by renowned insurance industry leaders Pacific Prime and Bupa Global, this Worldwide ERC® Master Series event is set to present valuable knowledge about structuring employee benefits and …
What is an employee benefits market review?
Nowadays, it’s not just a salary that keeps your employees loyal and happy. Other employee benefits such as company medical plans, flexible working hours, and paid time off are now as important, if not more so than pay. HR teams are thus facing a number of new challenges, chief among them being identifying the right …
What is the purpose of long term health insurance plans?
Just like retirement plans covering our financial future, long term health insurance plans are designed to do exactly the same. With the development of the modern medicine, we tend to live longer than ever before in human history, but we are also at a higher risk of spending our golden years with one or more …
How to structure an employee benefits package for Gen Z?
Generation Z, also called iGeneration, is now slowly but surely entering the workplace, and companies must start to plan on strategies to entice these workers into their ranks. From their experience, companies know that beyond salary and paid leave an employee benefit package matters to millennials, and it will also have a significant role when …
