Strategic Planning and Analysis / Carrier Analysis and Selection

Employers face many employee benefit challenges, including internal resources, time management, employee education, and compliance with federal and state legislation. This challenging environment demands a disciplined and focused approach to analyzing, designing and administering your employee benefit programs. Your market requires that you achieve a competitive, cost effective employee benefits management philosophy based on data-driven decisions and effective communications. We specialize in analysis and evaluating benefit programs, negotiating with, and recommending insurers and providers with a rigorous selection criteria and performance objectives.

Implementation
	Sidles Duncan & Associates will develop and manage a comprehensive implementation plan. The Implementation plan will outline the critical steps, resources, timelines, accountable and responsible parties and status updates to ensure a successful outcome. The Implementation plan supports appropriate communication and control of all aspects of managing your employee benefit programs.

Communication
	Communicating the complexity of employee benefits can be a challenge. Staying abreast of the issues you face and developing strategies to meet the demands of your business can give you a competitive edge. Sidles Duncan & Associates communication programs will assist in managing and communicating to your employee’s changes and issues affecting your employee benefit programs.

Data Analysis
	Data analysis allows you to manage and reduce your claims activity. By analyzing your losses with a sophisticated data analysis tool, we can help you develop cost containment strategies and employee communication campaigns that will target areas with the highest potential to reduce high dollar claims and high utilization.