Multinational Employers: Time for Benefit Plan Review
Lessons learned during the pandemic and the road ahead

Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Type: A Virtual Program
Registration Fee:* $125 Members | $160 Non-members

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Multinational employers face pandemic challenges that are unique. Explore with other global companies the business imperatives and benefits redesigns needed to navigate: complex business travel with frequently-revised policies; an uptick in behavioral health concerns due to families divided by closed borders; and, access to care impeded in countries ill-equipped to provide virtual care.

As the world enters year two, COVID-19 remains a worldwide issue with a fundamental need for reviewing global benefits and the policies and laws native to multiple countries.

  • Telehealth – continuing to remove the barriers to care permanently
  • Mental Health and Well-being – do they differ from domestic plans and, if so, how?
  • Business Travel falls into a different bucket – ALL business travel must ensure a “Duty of Care,” which places multinationals in more complicated situations than others on sheer geographical scope alone.

 Learning Objectives of This Program:

  • Learn from a panel of industry leaders how their organizations are adapting to the global pandemic.

  • Hear how employees are accessing care globally and being mindful of cultural norms when seeking treatment and care.

  • Get real-time data around how telemedicine and mental health are impacting employees globally, not just within the United States.

  • Understand best practices for designing policies that will address employees traveling, what to be mindful of when travel resumes and hear projections for when the challenges associated with travel will relax.

  • Leave with a sense of confidence around what to anticipate for the upcoming year in terms of global benefits; have a better understanding of what peers are doing from a telehealth, business travel, and general post-pandemic response strategy; and, how to plan for the road ahead.

 Panelists:

  • David Livitt – National Practice Leader, Business Traveler Services, Global Tax Network (GTN)

  • Dr. Daniel Ober – Medical Officer, Cigna Global Health Benefits

  • Crystal McDermott - Director of Benefits, Charles River Associates

Moderated by Mike Clark, Area Senior Vice President & Global Growth Leader | Multinational Benefits & Human Resources Consulting, Gallagher

 

Intended Audience: 

  • Global Human Resources Professionals
  • Benefits Leaders, Directors, Managers and Analysts
  • CHROs, CFOs and Corporate Controllers
  • Risk Managers and anyone else within an organization responsible for monitoring a ”Duty of Care” approach for their employees
  • Brokers, Consultants and Advisers 

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear best practices on how global companies are addressing employees’ access to care around the world and planning for the resumption of business travel.

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*Due to the current economic climate caused by the pandemic, NEEBC has not increased the fee for this Lunchtime Learning program.

NEEBC programs may qualify for CEBS continuing professional education (CPE) credit. Participants must determine if the program aligns with "CEBS Content Domain."