Products December 18, 2014

Mercer Introduces Mobile Benefits Site for Employees

Mercer has launched BenefitsCentral.
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Mercer has launched Mercer BenefitsCentral, a digital experience for its U.S. Large Market Benefits Administration clients and their employees.

BenefitsCentral provides inquiry and transaction capabilities across all desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, enabling participants to manage benefits anytime, anywhere, with a consistent experience no matter the device.

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Personalization brings targeted messaging, educational resources, and program content to individuals based on specific interests. By leveraging Mercer’s proprietary intellectual capital into strategic content and decision support, Mercer BenefitsCentral helps individuals maximize benefits and take advantage of cost-saving opportunities, based on unique needs and goals, such as starting a family, buying a home, or preparing for retirement.

By integrating popular retail tools, such as shopping cart technology, cost and feature comparisons, and personalized guidance, the site presents users with a familiar experience, resembling the applications encountered in everyday life. Additionally, a modular and flexible homepage takes on a dashboard-style display and presents a suite of messaging and interactive tiles to users, highlighting valuable information, calls to action, and a holistic benefits overview, Mercer said.

BenefitsCentral launched in November 2014 for Mercer’s Health and Benefits Administration clients and their employees. In 2015, Mercer BenefitsCentral will launch for Mercer’s Retirement Plan Administration clients and their employees.

To learn more, visit http://www.mercer.us/insights/focus/mercer-benefitscentral.html.

Deals and People December 18, 2014

Transamerica Hires Defined Benefit Practice Leader

Transamerica Retirement Solutions welcomes Mark Valentine as vice president of defined benefit sales and business development.

 

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Transamerica Retirement Solutions hired Mark Valentine as vice president of defined benefit sales and business development for the East Coast.

Valentine will lead Transamerica’s efforts to assist clients in addressing challenges, such as risk management, estimating and calculating benefits, budgeting for benefit expenditures, fiduciary liability, and efficient data management. He is tasked with providing best practices to them, relative to total retirement outsourcing, de-risking, liability management and modernization of data on administrative platforms.

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“Ultimately, we want to ensure that our plan sponsors are able to help participants achieve the goal of retirement readiness,” says Valentine. “The challenges associated with defined benefit plans can seem daunting, so it’s important for our business partners to know that we are solidly focused on helping them streamline their plans, institute administrative efficiencies and reduce their exposure to liability.”

Previously, Valentine was vice president of retirement plan sales and consultant relations for BB&T’s retirement and institutional services division. He has experience in the defined benefit, 401(k), and 403(b) markets, covering the large, mid, and small markets.

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