Employer Resources
Practical guides, checklists, and frameworks to help employers make smarter benefits decisions. No email required.
Everything you need to know,
organized by topic
Deep-dive guides for self-funded employers. Each topic links to a full pillar page — expand any category to see all available downloads.
Self-Funded Health Plans
How self-funding works, stop-loss protection, TPA selection, and ERISA fiduciary obligations.
Stop-Loss Insurance
Specific vs. aggregate coverage, attachment points, lasering, and carrier evaluation.
Medical Captives
Group captive arrangements, risk pooling, underwriting requirements, and governance.
ACA Compliance
ALE status, affordability safe harbors, 1094-C/1095-C reporting, and penalty avoidance.
ERISA Compliance
Plan documents, SPDs, fiduciary duty, claims and appeals, and ERISA preemption.
Employer Compliance
COBRA notices, FMLA obligations, PCORI fees, annual notice requirements, and DOL audit readiness.
Self-Funded Health Plans
Calculators and frameworks to evaluate whether self-funding is right for your organization.
Medical Captives
Group captive feasibility, risk-sharing structures, and captive vs. fully-insured comparison.
Stop-Loss Insurance
Attachment point analysis, lasering risk, and carrier contract comparison tools.
Books & Podcasts
7 Books Every Benefits Leader Should Read
Curated picks from Marty Makary, Dave Chase, and others — the essential library for employers navigating the U.S. health care system.
Browse the reading list Recommended PodcastsEssential Listening for Plan Sponsors
The podcasts every self-funded employer, HR leader, and benefits advisor should have in their rotation.
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