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Rising healthcare costs are inevitable, but how much you absorb may not be. Many employers are leaving significant savings on the table by only using surface-level fixes like raising deductibles or shopping the market. C&B’s approach works with employers across 5 standout strategies: managing plan eligibility, transferring large claim risk, restructuring plan financials, controlling pharmacy spend, and steering employees to cost-effective care. These strategies together can fundamentally change what you pay and why. Register today to secure your spot for a great discussion.

Join us at The Rewind Hotel in Des Moines, IA for an engaging day where you'll gain quick-hit strategies on healthcare cost management, compensation and financial wellness, and employee retention through interactive Power Talks. The day opens and closes with powerful personal leadership sessions to help you maximize your impact at your organization. Connect with like-minded HR professionals throughout the day during networking breaks and a provided lunch and breakfast. This event is HRCI/SHRM accredited. Register today to secure your spot!

Attending the CFMA Construction Financial Management Association Conference in Phoenix? Don’t miss the chance to relax and connect with fellow industry professionals at an exclusive evening hosted by Cottingham & Butler and Guignard Company.

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel in this essential webinar with SMSC Safety Consultant Barry Wertz. We'll guide you through essential features that turn raw data into actionable insights—including PivotTables for dynamic summarization, Power Query for automated data cleaning and combining large data sets, and the Data Analysis ToolPak for statistical analysis, forecasting, and regression. You'll also discover how Charts, Sparklines, and Conditional Formatting can help you communicate trends instantly. Join us to build practical Excel skills that make your data analysis faster, more accurate, and more efficient.

In this webinar, hosted by Cottingham & Butler and UnRavl, cyber specialists will pull back the curtain on the misconceptions and blind spots that leave businesses vulnerable and underinsured. We'll walk through the real-world consequences of application inaccuracies that lead to denied claims, explain how threat actors can sit silently inside a network for weeks before striking, and break down what a ransomware response actually looks like. We'll also challenge two of the most dangerous assumptions in cyber risk today: that compliance means you're protected, and that cloud storage means you're safe. Whether you've had a cyber policy for years or you're evaluating coverage for the first time, this session will give you the clarity to make smarter decisions before an incident forces your hand.

Differentiating benefits can be a strategic tool for employers — but not all differences are allowed. This webinar will help employers understand when and how they can differentiate benefit programs while staying compliant. In this session, we'll break down the various nondiscrimination requirements that apply to employee benefit plans, including tax code testing rules for highly compensated and key employees and protections against discrimination based on health status, disability, and other protected characteristics.