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Mercer signs up 52 employers for its private exchange platforms, including Petco and Kinder Morgan


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* 33 employers will offer Mercer MarketplaceSM active exchange for 2014, ranging in size from 100 to 30,000 employees from more than 15 industries nationwide

* An additional 19 employers are offering Mercer’s Medicare retiree exchange solution

* In total, Mercer exchanges will cover some 200,000 employees, retirees, and family members for 2014, with many additional employers expressing interest in adoption for mid-2014 or January 2015

* Mercer Marketplace is a solution for employers with self-insured or fully insured plans


Mercer has signed up 52 employers to offer a comprehensive range of benefits through Mercer’s private exchanges for the 2014 plan year. These employers include Petco and Kinder Morgan. Mercer anticipates that the exchanges will cover 200,000 employees, retirees, and family members next year. The 52 employers range in size from 100 to 30,000 employees and represent more than 15 industries.



“We’re delighted that Petco and Kinder Morgan as well as so many other leading employers are choosing to offer benefits through Mercer’s private exchanges for 2014" said Julio A. Portalatin, Mercer’s President and CEO. “This speaks to their recognition that Mercer’s exchange offerings provide the opportunity to manage their costs, simplify plan administration, and offer employees and retirees a range of benefits to meet their needs.”



Thirty-three early adopters have chosen Mercer Marketplace, Mercer’s private exchange for active employees, to offer in 2014 a range of medical, dental, life, disability, and other voluntary benefit choices. In addition to Petco, some of the employers that will also offer Mercer Marketplace to their active employees include DineEquity (parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar® and IHOP® restaurants), Addison Group LLC, Cosentry, PAS Technologies Inc., Sanborn Map Company, Surgical Specialties Corporation, Kraus Flooring, and Vistronix. The employees covered under these 33 active plans total 75,000 and including dependents the number of individuals covered is anticipated to be 165,000.

Nineteen employers have chosen Mercer’s Medicare solution, which Mercer offers through either Optum’s myCustomHealthTM private exchange platform or UnitedHealthcare’s Connector Model for retirees. Employers include Kinder Morgan, St. Louis Metro Transit, and 17 other employers; retirees under these plans total 35,000.



Mercer Marketplace is a solution for employers with either self-insured or fully insured plans and it can be scaled to employers with as few as 100 employees. Three-fourths of Mercer’s exchange clients have fewer than 2,000 employees, testament to its appeal for mid-market employers looking for cost savings, compliance support, ease of administration, and employee satisfaction.



Mercer continues to be in active discussion with other companies interested in making its exchange offerings available at midyear 2014 or for January 1, 2015.



“As the Affordable Care Act continues to take full effect, Mercer is distinguishing itself as a versatile partner for a broad range of employers who want to continue providing coverage to employees and retirees in a fiscally responsible way,” said Eric Grossman, Exchange Business Leader for Mercer’s Health & Benefits business. “We are finding particular interest among mid-sized employers, who can achieve results through Mercer Marketplace that previously would have been out of reach. Adoption is taking place in a wide range of businesses.”



To learn more about Mercer Marketplace, please visit http://www.mercer.com/private-health-exchanges. To learn more about the full range of Mercer’s exchange solutions please visit http://www.mercer.com/other-exchanges-solutions.


About Mercer


Mercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments. Mercer helps clients around the world advance the health, wealth, and performance of their most vital asset – their people. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 42 countries, and the firm operates in over 140 countries. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global team of professional services companies offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and human capital. With over 53,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management; Guy Carpenter, a global leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; and Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting.



For more information, visit www.mercer.com. Follow Mercer on Twitter @MercerInsights.



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