{"id":1518,"date":"2022-01-21T11:42:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=1518"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:16:57","slug":"benefits-plan-savings-for-international-company-with-acquisition-growth","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/uk\/case-study\/benefits-plan-savings-for-international-company-with-acquisition-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits Plan Savings for International Company with Acquisition Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/InternationalCostSavings_WebsiteHeader.jpg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    <p class='text-white subheading'>Case Study<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Benefits Plan Savings for International Company with Acquisition Growth\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_bottom=&#8221;pb-2&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;791&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h2 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      The Request\n    <\/h2>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Bring employees of an acquisition onto benefits plans with little impact to the employees or the business.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-1&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: windowtext;\">Industry: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #121b21;\">Technology Sector<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #121b21;\">Employees: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #121b21;\">500<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #121b21;\">Location:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #121b21;\"> 15 Countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A current customer requested the International Benefits team assist in bringing employees of a recent acquisition onto its benefit plans. The customer wanted to maintain comparable benefit levels for the acquired employees while also minimizing cost impact to the business. As an added layer of complexity, the customer had locations in 15 countries, and the acquired company had locations in nine of those countries. The team needed to provide market level benefits across all locations while managing the overall integration process.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_bottom=&#8221;pb-2&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638896243466{background-color: #eaeaec !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;794&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h2 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      The Solution\n    <\/h2>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Default\">Conducted a data collection exercise and benchmarking exercise for all existing benefit plans.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-1&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638896256859{background-color: #eaeaec !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The International Benefits team worked with the customer to determine the benefit plan integration and broker transition timeline. This was decided based on the terms of the acquisition and annual renewal dates. Once the dates were established, the team conducted a data collection exercise for employees on the acquired company\u2019s benefit plan. After the data was collected, the team benchmarked the customer\u2019s existing benefits against the acquisition\u2019s benefits and local market practice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_bottom=&#8221;pb-2&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;792&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h2 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      The Results\n    <\/h2>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Achieved cost savings by leveraging larger group size.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=&#8221;pt-2&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The customer was able to achieve cost savings of 10% across all locations by leveraging its larger group size due to the recent acquisition. The team successfully renegotiated renewals and\/or remarketed the benefit plans through access to additional insurance carriers. The customer successfully enhanced its administrative processes by reducing the number of insurance carriers and local brokers. 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