COLUMBUS, Ga., May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac (NYSE:
AFL), the leading provider of voluntary insurance in the U.S.,
today announced that it has launched a suite of resources featuring
health care reform and benefits-related information specifically
designed for small-business owners. Aflac developed these resources
and tools to help small-business owners better understand the
complexities of the changing health care landscape and to more
effectively communicate about benefits and health care reform with
their employees.
The new online portfolio includes a Health Care Reform Benefits
Tool, an Employee Communications Toolkit, the Aflac Small Business
Blog and the Aflac Small Business Owner page on LinkedIn.
"Our customers rely on Aflac as their trusted advisor on a wide
range of benefits issues," said Michael
Zuna, executive vice president, chief marketing officer at
Aflac. "It's our goal to provide them with effective insurance
options and solutions that allow them to offer great benefits while
managing costs and maintaining focus on running their businesses.
We developed these new resources to help small-business owners
understand their benefits delivery options, how to comply with
health care reform regulations, and how to improve their employee
benefits communications – all with straightforward language and
easy-to-implement solutions."
The suite of resources includes:
- Health Care Reform Benefits Tool: The interactive tool
clearly explains health care reform requirements for employers. It
also helps them understand the employer mandate provision,
clarifies new requirements and outlines benefits delivery
options.
- Employee Communications Toolkit: The toolkit helps
enable year-round benefits communications with easy-to-customize
and ready-to-publish communications materials to help
small-business owners communicate with their employees. The toolkit
includes materials to share with employees such as articles, email
templates and bulletin board items. In addition to keeping
employees informed and up-to-date, the toolkit includes a "Just for
Employers" section with the latest health care benefits
information, benefits trends, products, tips and resources.
- Aflac Small Business Blog: With short articles, tips and
news items, the blog is a great resource for small-business owners
featuring a wide range of timely topics that will help them manage
their employee benefits programs and businesses more
effectively.
- LinkedIn Aflac Small Business Owner page:
Aflac has designed a LinkedIn page specifically for small-business
owners that allows them to quickly access and easily share
information tailored to their unique business needs. Topics range
from health care reform to employee benefits solutions and
more.
In addition, Aflac publishes Aflac Insights, a monthly
e-newsletter that provides subscribers with the latest benefits
insights, tools, articles and more to help them stay informed. To
sign up to receive the e-newsletter, click here.
"Small-business owners are managing many responsibilities
related to benefits – preparing for health care reform, selecting
benefits packages and communicating to employees about upcoming
changes," said Zuna. "Aflac's suite of resources simplifies complex
subjects to help them make the best benefits decisions and provide
best practices on benefits communications so their employees can
make informed decisions for their families."
To learn more about Aflac, visit aflac.com/business or follow
@aflac on Twitter.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits
fast. For nearly six decades, Aflac insurance policies have given
policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial
stress. In the United States,
Aflac is the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the
worksite. In Japan, Aflac is the
number one life insurance company in terms of individual policies
in force. Aflac individual and group insurance products help
provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For
eight consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere
magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2014,
FORTUNE magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For in America for the 16th consecutive year. Also, in
2014, FORTUNE magazine included Aflac on its list of Most Admired
Companies for the 13th time, ranking the company number one in the
life and health insurance category. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune
500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com or
espanol.aflac.com.
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Aflac
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Hill+Knowlton
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706.243.5543
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312.255.3123
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cathleen.bleers@hkstrategies.com
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