MetLife Spotlight: Podcasts from MetLife

Especially in this economy, small businesses need creative ways to remain successful and obtain a competitive advantage.  Benefits are an often-overlooked strategy and may be a missed opportunity in retaining valued employees and increasing their productivity.  This podcast will explore insights from MetLife’s Study of Employee Benefits Trends to help maximize benefits investments to your competitive advantage.

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A growing number of dual-income and single-parent families financially depend on the income of a working woman.  These families include children, aging parents, grandchildren and other extended family members, which can contribute to added financial responsibility for a large segment of employees.  Employers are in a unique role to provide a comprehensive benefits program including Group Life Insurance to meet their female employees’ needs.  This podcast episode will highlight:

• Why women should look to their employers to buy life insurance
• How employers can use information and assistance in the workplace as a way to help women maximize their life insurance coverage
• How employers can use the tools at their disposal to reach the women in their workforce
• And, ways to narrow the underinsured gap by effectively promoting their benefits program help their female employees become more financially secure

Speaker: Maria Morris, Executive Vice President, MetLife Inc.

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Compared to employees in other industries, employees who work in the Higher Education industry are significantly more concerned about retirement.  Additional findings show they could be underinsured and unprepared to face unexpected financial risks. Employers can play a significant role in helping employees make the most of their benefits programs as the foundation for their personal safety net.

Speaker: Tony Nugent, Executive Vice President, MetLife’s Institutional Business

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Administrative professionals in the K-12 Education industry have not escaped the negative effects of the economic downturn.  Facing declining budgets and increased scrutiny on spending, these organizations might consider more effectively leveraging their current benefits dollars.  Find out how schools and school districts can positively influence both the employer’s bottom line and the satisfaction that employees feel with the program and the workplace overall.

Speaker: Tony Nugent, Executive Vice President, MetLife’s Institutional Business

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Listen to Dr. Ronald Leopold debut his new book The Benefits Edge: Honing the Competitive Value of Employee Benefits.  The Benefits Edge is a business book about benefits providing tangible insight, in-depth analysis and practical advice focused on real bottom-line business results.

This podcast will discuss four key employer profile types at the heart of The Benefits Edge and how they are relevant more than ever in today’s tight economy.  Order your complimentary copy of The Benefits Edge, courtesy of MetLife, at http://www.whymetlife.com/benefitsedge.

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With an unsteady job market and an economy in flux - - U.S. companies and workers are faced with unprecedented challenges. In the midst of these times, employee benefits professionals must continue to balance the benefits choices that best meet both the business objectives of their management—which continue to be employee retention and cost control—with the needs of their employee population.

This episode of MetLife Spotlight

• Discusses employee and employer reactions to current economic conditions
• Delves into emerging employee benefits trends
• Explores opportunities that employers can capitalize to retain top talent

Speaker: Bill Raczko, Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife Institutional Business

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Employees face many distractions - both at work and at home. Distractions may range from concerns about health to personal finances and being able to make ends meet, especially in light of the current financial environment.  Although employee benefits are not immune from economic considerations, there is a healthy growing interest in programs that drive employee engagement and personal responsibility. Some might say that benefits may provide employers opportunities in a time of economic crisis.    This episode of MetLife Spotlight

• Examines the growing trend and interest to increase productivity using benefits
• Investigates the advantages of providing work/life and wellness programs
• Discusses the importance of benefits communications

Speaker: Dr. Ron Leopold, Vice President and National Medical Director, MetLife Institutional Business.

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