Editor, Publications at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation service/product: Benefits Magazine and Plans & Trusts
Benefits related topics that interest her most: Financial literacy, health and wellness programs
Favorite Foundation conference moment: Hearing attendees sing “O, Canada” at Canadian Annual in addition to hearing the anthem sung in both French and English.
Personal Insight: Whether she’s collecting information for a magazine story or hanging out with her family and friends, you know Kathy is fully engaged. Her listening ear and introspective nature provide reassuring presence to those enjoying her company.
It’s summer vacation season. Employees who may spend the rest of the year squirreling away their vacation time are finally getting out of the office to go on a European… Read more >
July 14, 2017 Employee Benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), Vacation 0 Read more >
Prescription drug fraud is already a billion-dollar problem for insurers in the United States, with estimates for the cost of drug diversion alone at $75 billion annually. The opioid epidemic… Read more >
June 20, 2017 Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Fraud, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
When we think about people who defraud benefit plans, we probably picture the typical bad guys—fundamentally dishonest people who feel no remorse. In reality, about 95% of the people who… Read more >
Confusion, fear, frustration—just a few of the feelings that surface quickly when hearing about a health plan change. The trustees of the Midwest Operating Engineers (MOE) Fringe Benefit Funds knew that… Read more >
April 28, 2017 Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains uncertain, but employee benefit plan sponsors should be alert for compliance issues that aren’t going away. Scott Segal addressed common compliance… Read more >
February 13, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, COBRA, Compliance, EAP, Employee Assistance Programs, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Regulatory 0 Read more >
Are you considering implementing a workplace financial education program? Start the process by answering the “five Ws,” says one expert. “A thrown-together program is going to get you only so… Read more >
November 15, 2016 Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement, Wellness 0 Read more >
Tailoring pension and benefits messages by age or generation is a good first step toward helping plan members make better decisions. But that may not go far enough. “An evolution is… Read more >
October 27, 2016 Canada, Communication, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness 0 Read more >
Will insurance drones fly around and monitor our physical activity, and will Big Brother health plans tell when we’re depressed by monitoring our iPhone activity? Will employers use office space… Read more >
October 12, 2016 Employee Benefits, HR, Human Resources, Wellness 0 Read more >
Do employees who participate in workplace wellness programs actually become healthier? That’s one of the important questions researchers in Canada have been looking at, along with what kind of return… Read more >
September 2, 2016 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness 0 Read more >
When a disaster like the Fort McMurray wildfire hits, it’s important for employers to have planned not only for how to respond to the immediate disaster but also for its… Read more >
July 28, 2016 Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Health 0 Read more >