Segal in the News

Segal Company consultants are frequently asked to share their expertise with the media. The following is a list of selected newspaper stories, journal articles, television features, and radio shows in which our consultants were quoted or our publications were cited.

February 2010

February 26, 2010, BNA Daily Labor Report, "DOL Final Rule Imposes $1,100 Daily Penalty on Underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plans." Senior vice president and national director of research Judith F. Mazo quoted on the newly established penalties for underfunded multiemployer pension plans.

February 25, 2010, Associated Press Online, Associated Press Financial Wire, BusinessWeek, and multiple publications through AP, "Bottom Line at Health Summit: Lots of Smoke."  Washington, DC, senior vice president and national director of health compliance Kathryn L. Bakich quoted on healthcare reform proposals.

February 24, 2010, LA County Employees Retirement System Members Clipping Service, "Stat! Health Reform Weekly- Segal." Issue of Stat! is linked.

February 22, 2010, San Francisco Business Times, "Insurance Costs Rocketing." Vice president Tom Morrison, Los Angeles, quoted on rising health care costs in California.

February 22, 2010, Business Insurance, "Which Drug Works? Depends on Genetics." Vice president and clinical pharmacy consultant, Ritu Malhotra, Chicago, comments on personalized pharmacy benefits.

February 13, 2010, Chicago Sun-Times and multiple publications through Scripps Howard News, "Outsourcing Bad News for Downsizing Companies." Senior vice president Robert Conlon, Chicago, comments on downsizing methods.

February 12, 2010, Boston Business Journal, "Area's Largest Employee Benefits Firms."  Segal ranked in top ten.

February 10, 2010, workspan Weekly, "2010 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance." Segal's Capital Checkup linked on this issue.

February 8, 2010, Wall Street Journal.com and Dow Jones Newswires, "Getting Personal CDA: Setting Up Triggers for Pension Funds." Vice president Riley St. Jacques, Toronto, and vice president Philippe Rivard, Toronto, quoted on Asset Liability Modeling for Canadian pension funds.

February 4, 2010, EBRI's Washington Bulletin, Segal's Survey of Plan's 2009 Zone Status linked.

February 2, 2010, Employee Benefit News, "Pension Plans Increasingly in Red Zone." Phillip Romello, senior vice president, Washington, DC, quoted on The Segal Company's Survey of Calendar-Year Plans' 2009 Zone Status.

February 2, 2010, BNA Pension Reporter, "Segal Reports More Than 10 Percent Decline in Funded Status of 360 Multiemployer Plans." The Segal Company's Survey of Calendar-Year Plans' 2009 Zone Status excerpted.

February 1, 2010, BenefitsLink.com, "Genetic Testing: An Ever-Evolving Health Field Raises Complex Coverage Issues." The Segal Company's February 2010 Newsletter excerpted and linked.

February 2010, Employee Benefit News and BenefitNews.com, "Wheeling and Dealing; Spurred by the Economic Crunch, Employers Push Even Harder for PBM Rebates, Discounts." Senior vice president and national health practice leader Edward Kaplan, New York, quoted on dealing with PBM vendors.

February 2010, Medical Benefits, "COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended." The Segal Company's December 2009 Bulletin excerpted and linked.

January 2010

January 28, 2010, PlanSponsor.com, "Market Troubles Hit Multiemployer Plans Hard." The Segal Company's Survey of Calendar-Year Plans' 2009 Zone Status excerpted and linked.

January 28, 2010, Standard Federal Tax Reports, "IRS Reminds Taxpayers of Temporary Extension of COBRA Premium Assistance." Vice president and senior health compliance specialist Kaye Pestaina, Washington, DC, quoted on COBRA assistance.

January 27, 2010, Forbes.com, "The State of Health Reform."  Senior vice president and national health practice leader Edward Kaplan, New York, quoted on health care reform.

January 24, 2010, NPR, "California Draws State Line at Health Care Insurance."  In an NPR radio interview, senior vice president and national health practice leader Edward Kaplan, New York, quoted on health care coverage.

January 20, 2010, CFO.com, "The Bill for the Senate's Bill." Senior vice president and national health practice leader Edward Kaplan, New York, quoted on health care reform.

January 15, 2010, BenefitsLink, "Results from Segal's Survey of Multiemployer Plans' 2009 Zone Status: Winter 2010 Report."  Findings from Survey linked and excerpted.

January 12, 2010, HREonline, "Are 401(k)s Finally Recovering?" Senior vice president and national retirement practice leader Stewart Lawrence, New York, quoted on retirement accounts.

January 7, 2010, SF Chronicle, "What is My COBRA Premium for January?"  Washington, DC, senior vice president and national director of health compliance Kathryn L. Bakich quoted on COBRA coverage.

January 6, 2010, Treasury & Risk, "Employers Gear Up For COBRA Extension." Vice president and senior health compliance specialist Kaye Pestaina, Washington, DC, quoted on COBRA assistance.

January 5, 2010, USAToday (print and online), "Another COBRA Extension Helps with Health Insurance."  Washington, DC, senior vice president and national director of health compliance Kathryn L. Bakich quoted on COBRA coverage.

January 1, 2010, Silicon Valley Business Journal, "Reform Effort Has Docs Worrying, Employers Waiting."  Cleveland vice president Christopher Goldsmith quoted on health care premium cost increases.

January 2010, Employee Benefit News and BenefitNews.com, "The Gift That Keeps on Giving." Senior vice president Lawrence Singer, New York, quoted on portable health insurance.

January 2010, Benefits & Compensation Digest, "Heating or Eating?" In his article, senior vice president David Brenner, Boston, quoted on employee healthcare coverage.

Winter 2010, NAGDCA, "Member Spotlight." Washington, DC senior vice president Cathie Eitelberg cited as an inspiration by a NAGDCA member.

Winter 2010, CUPA-HR's "You Can Get There From Here: The Road to Downsizing in Higher Education", 2nd Edition, "Chapter 5: Maneuvering Tight Turns: Managing Health and Welfare Benefits Costs." In their article, senior vice president Norman Jacobson, New York and Steve Cyboran, vice president, Sibson Consulting, Chicago, discuss health and welfare benefits costs.

Winter 2010, HealthLeaders Interstudy: Texas 2010 Health Plan Analysis, "Huge Texas State, Teacher Plans Are Barometer for Employer Groups." Senior vice president and national public sector health practice leader, J. Richard Johnson, Washington, DC, discusses health systems for retired teachers in Texas.