Events

Webinar: Pension plan funding after the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Topic: ARPA dramatically reduces the funding requirements for single employer defined benefit plans. Our speakers will discuss a top-down approach to developing a funding policy, with a focus on company goals and flexibility while balancing the shorter-term realities of benefit restrictions, PBGC premiums, and accounting costs.

Speakers: Jerry Hopper, FSA and Scott Kropf, FSA, CFA, EA, FCA, MAAA

Webinar: The other pandemic: Employee mental and emotional wellbeing

Topic: Our speakers will address ways employers can support the personal and professional disruption workforces may be facing to accelerate organizational resilience and recovery.

Speakers: Debra Andrianopoulos and Ruth Hunt (Buck) and Ayelet Mosaffi Hutson (Sanofi US)

Webinar: Prepare for increased unemployment benefit costs as part of your workforce strategy

Topic: Learn how your company can implement unemployment benefit programs to prepare for increased costs and assist displaced employees.

Speakers: Eileen Cohen, Mary Roth, and Gage Stille (Buck) and Joe Kane (Total Management Solutions)

Webinar: Compliance implications of the American Rescue Plan Act on employment, health, and welfare benefits – what comes next?

Topic: We’ll discuss COBRA subsidies, increased dependent care assistance, employer-provided sick and family leave, and more, to determine the impact on employers, benefit plans, and employees.

Speakers: Laurie DuChateau, Rich Stover, Nancy Vary

Webinar: Relief and options for pension plans: Key considerations of the American Rescue Plan Act

Topic: The new legislation provides welcome cash funding relief and funding flexibility for pension plan sponsors. We’ll discuss how and when single employer plans might implement the different provisions.

Speakers: Scott Kropf and Tonya Manning

Webinar: Getting COVID-19 shots in employee arms

Topic: Challenges facing health and benefits teams and how to develop a roadmap to hasten the return of a more normal work environment

Speakers: Kelly Conlin, Jennifer du Toit, Leah Reynolds

Webinar: What’s next for benefits? The impact of the 2020 election on health, retirement, and labor policies

Topic: The outcome of the election, the White House’s agenda, and the 117th Congress

Speakers: Laurie DuChateau, Jane Lee, Rich Stover, Nancy Vary

Webinar: Workforce trends: The emotional toll of COVID-19 and why it matters

Topic: A new employee wellbeing survey shows U.S. workers continue to struggle emotionally. We’ll discuss the results and strategies to meet evolving employee needs.

Speakers: Kelly Conlin, Ruth Hunt, and John Penrose (Leading Indicator Systems)

Webinar: The U.S. elections and the global economic outlook

Topic: Global economic trends, the U.S. financial markets, and the upcoming U.S. elections and potential policy implications.

Speakers: Bill Priest (Barron’s Roundtable member, Epoch Investment Partners), Mike Mecca (Buck), and Sarvesh Soi (Buck)