Health insurers now face a radically different marketplace as the shift in employer health benefits to defined contribution has triggered a boom in private exchanges. The new mantra is to keep costs under control and involve consumers in plan purchasing.

Register for Making Private Exchanges Work for Insurers and learn the details of how private exchanges work, which models are most successful at gaining members, and the pros and cons for insurers of taking part in nonproprietary exchanges versus building their own. When you attend this unique virtual conference on Feb. 25 from the convenience of your own office, you'll gain a solid understanding of the current legal, marketing and general business strategies for insurers and their employer clients, with an eye on what is likely to come tomorrow.

Hear directly from top industry consultants, lawyers working in the health care sector and Wall Street analysts. For one registration fee, your entire management team will gain valuable, practical intelligence on topics such as:

The business model for private exchanges and how insurers expect to prosper by operating their own proprietary exchanges or selling coverage on other marketplaces.
How defined contribution is playing into employer decision making and the ramifications of shifting health benefits to private exchanges.
Profiles of current private exchanges: Who is operating them? Who is buying and selling products on them? Which models are attracting the most business? How will the 2014 open-enrollment season play into what comes next?
Detailed action plans on how to build, market and operate a private exchange, with valuable information on dealing with vendors, constructing a consumer-facing online marketplace, and deciding on an attractive product mix that will be most effective at appealing to insurance buyers.

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Join the nation’s top private exchange experts on Feb. 25 for AIS’s Making Private Exchanges Work for Insurers, to learn guidelines for designing and implementing private exchange strategies. Sessions and speakers include:

The Business Model for Insurers — Akshay Kapur, a principal with Booz & Company, Ashish Kaura, a partner with Booz & Company, and Steve Zaharuk, a senior vice president in the Life and Health Insurance Group at Moody’s Investors Service, will explain the business model for private exchanges and the impact to insurers by either operating their own proprietary exchanges or selling products on existing marketplaces.
Employer Demands: Assessing and Strategizing the Market for Private Exchanges — Howard Lapsley, a partner in Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences Practice, Chantel Sheaks, a health care consultant for American Fidelity Administrative Services, and David E. Williams, co-founder of Health Business Group and MedPharma Partners, will explore how defined contribution is playing into employer decision making and where this trend is heading in 2014.
Existing Private Exchanges: Current Status and Future Outlook — PwC consultants Barbara Gniewek, a principal in the Global Human Resource Services practice, Jonathan Har-Even, a manager in the Human Resource Services practice, and Martin Hill, a director in the Health Care practice, will conduct a thorough review of the current inventory of private exchanges, which exchange models are attracting the most business and the results of the 2014 open-enrollment season.
How to Build Your Own Private Exchange — Jim Fries, director of sales at ConnectedHealth, Fred Karutz, senior vice president of business development at ConnectedHealth, L. J. “Mac” McCarthy, president of McCarthy Actuarial Consulting, and Ed Pudlowski, chief operating officer of American Fidelity Administrative Services will provide practical advice and a checklist of things to watch out for when creating a detailed action plan for building, or participating in a private exchange.

Participate in a live conference from the comfort of your own office. No travel, no hassles, no added expenses! Our virtual conference makes it simple: just send in your registration and log in at the scheduled start time. And just like in-person conferences, speakers will be ready to answer individual questions after each session.

Train your entire team without breaking the budget! With our virtual conference, an unlimited number of attendees can log in from one location for cost-effective team training at its best.

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