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Aflac Survey Shows Small Businesses Find It More Difficult to Offer Strong Benefits Packages to Employees
June 26th, 2009
Among the greatest challenges for today's small business owners is managing the cost of employee health insurance. According to an Aflac survey of 510 decision-makers at U.S. small businesses, 62 percent are finding it more difficult than a year ago to offer strong benefits packages and are seeking creative ways to reduce their insurance costs. "Employers are concerned about losing employees to competitors with better benefits packages, even while they may be struggling to reduce costs and make ends meet," said Paul S. Amos II, Aflac president and chief operating officer. "It's a cost-benefit balancing act." The study revealed that companies that...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-06-26)
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