Controller's Report

November 2008

Health Benefits Cost Trends: Segal Forecasts 10.3 Percent Increase in PPO Costs

When negotiating health plan coverage, many CR readers take with a grain of salt the cost-increase forecasts of managed-care organizations (MCOs), pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and third-party administrators (TPAs). Reason: Experience has taught these controllers that there is usually a significant difference between these forecasted increases and the actual cost increases that their employers incur.

November 2008 - Table of Contents

CR November 2008 (full PDF issue)

Exercising Leadership: What Controllers Add to the CEO�s Team to Counteract Price Declines and Cost Rises

Keeping Control: RIMS Data Reveal P&C Cost Norms by Line and Revenue

Staying Current: Controller Salaries at $114K at Cos. With 500 FTEs

Capital Investments: Median Capital Equipment Spending for Manufacturers at 4 Percent of Sales

The Controller�s Calendar (0811)

Dental Benefits: 10 Percent Rise in Per-Employee Cost of Dental Coverage

Compensation Planning: 3.8 Percent Average Merit Increase Forecast for 2009

Coming in future issues of The Controller�s Report (0811)

Health Benefits Cost Trends: Segal Forecasts 10.3 Percent Increase in PPO Costs

Manufacturing Costs: MPI Study: Materials Costs Average 50 Percent of Cost of Goods Sold

The Controller's Forum (0811)

Health Plan Audits: Dependent Audits Under Way at 53 Percent of Large Companies

Travel Budgets: Domestic Air Fares to Rise 12 Percent in 2009

Audit Fees: Audit Fees Peak at 0.49 Percent of Revenue at 10 Large Companies

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