ASIA PACIFIC TOTAL HEALTH AND CHOICE IN BENEFITS SURVEY

The Mercer and Marsh Asia Pacific Total Health and Choice Benefits 2011 Survey of almost 900 employers (of which 87% were multinationals) provides an exclusive insight into how employers are using health and choice to cope with this demanding landscape. This year's survey represents the first time that the intertwined issues of health and choice have been brought together to review the current state of employers' health and wellness programs, what choices they offer and future plans for their programs.

Key findings from the survey include:

• 81% of companies were concerned about the current and future health of their employees

• Health benefits costs as a percentage of payroll are increasing

• The top three drivers for promoting health and wellness in their organizations are productivity, performance and talent retention

• More than half the respondents are looking to increase their health and wellness programs in the next three years, although most larger organizations are looking to share these costs with employees

• Market competitiveness, meeting diverse employee needs and moves toward a total rewards program are the top three reasons for respondents who had implemented a choice program

• Only 19% offer some degree of choice. However, 59% of respondents that don't currently offer "choice" have plans to do so within three years

• Respondents reported that their choice program had strong or significant impact on meeting diverse employee needs, employer branding and total rewards strategy

CONTACT

Should you wish to know more about health, flexible benefits or managing your benefits strategically, please contact:

	Michael Hilton, ASA MAAA Mercer's Asia Pacific Benefits Consulting Leader, Employee Health & Benefits Email: m...@mercer.com Tel: + 65 6398 2760
	Christine Owen Mercer's Asia Pacific Health Consulting Leader, Employee Health & Benefits Email: c...@mercer.com Tel: + 65 6398 2758
	Yoke Fun Chow Mercer's Asia Pacific Flexible Benefits Leader, Employee Health & Benefits Email: c...@mercer.com Tel: + 65 6398 2519

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