
Self Funded Insurance: The SMB Guide to Cost Control
Your renewal lands in the inbox. The premium is up again. HR has to explain it, finance has to fund it, and leadership still has

Your renewal lands in the inbox. The premium is up again. HR has to explain it, finance has to fund it, and leadership still has

You’re probably weighing the same trade-off many SMB leaders face every renewal season. Employees ask for stronger benefits, finance wants predictable costs, and HR needs

Actuarial Value, or AV, is a health plan’s generosity score. It shows the average share of medical costs a plan pays for a standard population,

You picked an HDHP to keep premiums under control. On paper, that was the responsible move. Then open enrollment questions started coming in, and they

You review headcount every month. A few people leave, a few roles open, and payroll shifts just enough to get your attention. The problem is

A lot of employers think dental coverage is a low-stakes add-on until a preventable problem turns into an absence, an urgent claim, and a frustrated

You’re probably balancing two pressures that don’t cooperate well. Leadership wants a health benefit that helps recruiting and retention, while finance wants a number it
Health insurance renewal lands on your desk. Premiums are up again. Employees still want strong coverage, and finance still wants predictability. If you run benefits

Benefits renewal usually starts the same way. Your broker sends new rates, your finance lead asks why costs keep climbing, and HR is stuck translating

Employee benefits already eat up a large share of compensation. For U.S. civilian workers, benefits average $15.03 per hour and account for 31.3% of the