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SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Employer Perspectives on Disability Benefits—Supplemental Plan/Individual Disability Income
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September 18, 2013
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• The 2013 Employer Perspectives on Disability Benefits survey, which was commissioned by MassMutual, is a collaboration between the Society for Human Resource Management and MassMutual.
• The survey was sent to a randomly selected sample of SHRM members from a variety of industries. A response rate of 10% was achieved with 4,402 responses.
• The main purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of organizations’ needs and gaps regarding long-term disability and executive benefits. The 2012 data were collected from a sample including small-, medium- and large-staff-size organizations (see slide 19).
• The findings are divided in the following topics: Base Group Long-Term Disability Plans Compensation and Buy-Up Coverage Supplemental Plan/Individual Disability Income Carrier Satisfaction/Changes Executive Group Life Benefits
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Introduction
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• The results of each question are reported by the overall sample, and then, where applicable, statistically significant differences by organization staff size, industry and region are included. Only statistically significant differences with a sample size of 25 or more were reported.
• The results are based on respondents who indicated that they were either “extremely knowledgeable,” “very knowledgeable” or “somewhat knowledgeable” about their organization’s employee benefits plan. The results include respondents from publicly owned for-profit or privately owned for-profit organizations only.
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Introduction (continued)
Industries Organization Staff Size Region
Accounting/architectural Computer and electronic
products/technology Energy, gas, oil Financial services Health care services Information services Law firms and legal services Manufacturing Pharmaceutical and medicine Physician and dental offices Professional, scientific and
technical services Telecommunications Utilities Wholesale and retail trade Other industries
1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 to 2,499 employees 2,500 to 24,999 employees 25,000 or more employees
Midwest Northeast South West
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Supplemental Plan/Individual Disability Income
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• How many organizations offer an individual disability income program to supplement their group plan? Only 19% of organizations offer supplemental disability income.
Among organizations with these plans, the majority (70%) implemented their program three or more years ago.
Overall, 76% of organizations reported 50% or more of their employees are eligible for this coverage.
The top factors that determine eligibility for this program were employees’ compensation (25%), the number of years employed by the firm (19%) and employee job title (14%).
• Will organizations continue to offer a supplemental individual disability income program? Only a small portion of organizations currently offer supplemental disability income. Since many expect the cost of health care to rise and most organizations do not provide this benefit because employees can purchase it by themselves, the burden of attaining supplemental individual disability income will most likely be placed on employees.
• What are the reasons why organizations do not offer a supplemental individual disability income program? The top three reasons cited are 1) employees can purchase it on their own (52%), 2) the administrative burden is too high(25%), and 3) organizations are concerned about costs (24%).
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Key Findings in Supplemental Plan/Individual Disability Income
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• Supplemental disability coverage may be an underutilized benefits offering by organizations. Given the uncertainty of future health care costs, organizations may be cautious about adding additional programs to their overall benefits package. Supplemental disability coverage may be an option for organizations to consider as employees usually pay for the coverage out of their own pockets (71% of organizations reported that employees pay 100% of coverage). The main reason that organizations indicated for not currently providing supplemental disability coverage is that employees can purchase it on their own; however, the likelihood of employees being informed enough to seek out these programs is slight. It may be beneficial for organizations to inform employees about supplemental disability coverage and its potential impact on employees’ financial wellness.
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What do these findings mean for HR professionals?
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Do you offer an individual disability income program to supplement the group plan?
Yes
No
19%
81%
Note: n = 3,425. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis.
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Which of the following are reasons why your organization does not offer an individual income program to supplement the group plan?
Employees can purchase it on their own
The administrative burden is too great
Organization is concerned about costs associated with the offering
Organization is concerned about enrollment activity
Organization is unaware that programs are available
Existing coverage plan is adequate enough*
Will offer/consider to offer in the future*
Other
52%
25%
24%
16%
8%
1%
1%
8%
Note: n = 1,929. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan but do not offer an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis. An asterisk (*) indicates that this response option was developed from open-ended responses. Percentages do not total 100% due to multiple response options.
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Note: Only statistically significant differences are shown.
Which of the following are reasons why your organization does not offer an individual income program to supplement the group plan?
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Smaller staff-size organizations are more likely than larger organizations to be unaware that individual income programs are available. Larger staff-size organizations compared with smaller organizations are more likely to be concerned about the costs associated with offering an individual income program.
Comparison by organization demographics
Organization is unaware that programs are available
1 to 99 employees (12%) >500 to 2,499 employees (5%)
2,500 to 24,999 employees (3%)
Organization is concerned about costs associated with the
offering
2,500 to 24,999 employees (30%) > 100 to 499 employees (21%)
25,000 or more employees (41%) >
1 to 99 employees (25%)100 to 499 employees (21%)
500 to 2,499 employees (22%)
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In what year was the supplemental disability income program implemented?
Less than one year ago
One year to less than three years ago
Three years to less than five years ago
Five years to less than 10 years ago
10 years ago or longer
9%
20%
21%
26%
23%
Note: n = 522. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan and an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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What percentage of your employees are eligible for the supplemental disability income coverage?
Less than 10%
10% to 19%
20% to 29%
30% to 49%
50% or more
11%
4%
4%
5%
76%
Note: n = 548. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan and an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis.
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Which of the following items is a factor in determining eligibility for the supplemental disability income program?
Employee's compensation
The number of years employed by the firm
All employees are eligible*
Employee's job title
Executive carve out
Employee's status (e.g., full-time)*
Probation period/hire date*
Other
25%
19%
19%
14%
11%
11%
4%
10%
Note: n = 494. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan and an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis. An asterisk (*) indicates that this response option was developed from open-ended responses. Percentages do not total 100% due to multiple response options.
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What percentage of eligible employees have purchased supplemental disability income coverage?
Less than 20%
20% to 29%
30% to 49%
50% or more
62%
18%
10%
9%
Note: n = 468. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan and an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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How much, if any, of the supplemental disability income coverage is paid for by the employee?
0%
1% to 24%
25% to 49%
50% to 74%
75% to 99%
100%
18%
4%
3%
3%
1%
71%
Note: n = 546. Only respondents whose organizations offer a group long-term disability plan and an individual disability income program were asked this question. Respondents who answered “don’t know” were excluded from this analysis.
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Note: Only statistically significant differences are shown.
How much, if any, of the supplemental disability income coverage is paid for by the employee?
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Organizations located in the Midwest are more likely than organizations in the South to require employees to pay 100% of their supplemental disability income coverage.
Comparison by organization demographics
100% Midwest (78%) > South (63%)
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Demographics
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Approximately what percentage of regular, full-time and part-time employees are eligible for employee benefits at your organization?
Less than 25%
25% to 49%
50% to 59%
60% to 69%
70% to 79%
80% to 89%
90% to 99%
100%
Full-time Employees(n = 4,182)
1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 12% 78%
Part-time Employees(n = 3,470)
66% 3% 5% 1% 2% 3% 4% 16%
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Which of the following is closest to your job title?
Manager
Generalist
Director
Chief Human Resource Officer
Vice President
Administrator
Supervisor
Associate Director
Specialist
Associate Vice President
Senior Vice President
Analyst
Chief Executive Officer
President
Chief Human Capital Officer
Senior Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Other
32%
23%
19%
9%6%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
%
%
%
%
%
3%
n = 4,394
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Demographics: Organization Staff Size
1 - 99 em-ployees
100 - 499 employees
500 - 2,499 employees
2,500 - 24,999 employees
25,000 or more employees
25%
33%
18%
17%
7%
n = 4,382
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Demographics: Organization Profit Status
Privately owned for-profit
Publicly owned for-profit
72%
28%
n = 4,402
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Demographics: Organization Region
Midwest
South
West
Northeast
35%
26%
22%
17%
n = 4,106
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Demographics: Organization Industry
PercentageManufacturing 16%
Wholesale and Retail Trade 14%
Financial Services A 10%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 8%
Energy, Gas, Oil B 6%
Telecommunications 6%
Accounting / Architectural C 4%
Computer and Electronic Products/Technology D 4%
Health Care Services E 4%
Utilities 4%
Information Services F 3%
Pharmaceutical and Medicine G 2%
Law Firms and Legal Services 2%
Physician and Dental Offices 1%
Other industries 16%
n = 4,402
A Includes Banks, Insurance Companies, Securities and Commodities, Other Finance and Insurance Services categories. B Includes Energy Extraction and Refining, Gas and Oil, and Other Oil, Gas, and Energy Extraction and Refining categories. C Includes Accounting, Tax, Payroll Services and Architectural, Engineering categories. D In the survey labeled as Manufacturing: Computer and Electronic Products/Technology. E Includes Hospitals and Other Health Care Services categories. F Includes Publishing, Motion Picture, Broadcasting (except Internet) and Other Information Services categories. G In the survey labeled as Manufacturing: Pharmaceutical and Medicine category.
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U.S.-based operations only 66%
Multinational operations 34%
Single-unit organization: An organization in which the location and the organization are one and the same.
26%
Multi-unit organization: An organization that has more than one location.
74%
Multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices
64%
Each work location determines HR policies and practices
4%
A combination of both the work location and the multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices
33%
Is your organization a single-unit organization or a multi-unit organization?
For multi-unit organizations, are HR policies and practices determined by the multi-unit headquarters, by each work location or by both?
Does your organization have U.S.-based operations (business units) only, or does it operate multinationally?
n = 4,387n = 4,398
Note: n = 3,410. Percentages do not equal 100% due to rounding.
Corporate (companywide) 74%
Business unit/division 15%
Facility/location 11%
n = 3,407
What is the HR department/function for which you responded throughout this survey?
Demographics: Other
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• Response rate = 10%
• 4,402 HR professional respondents from a randomly selected sample of a variety of industries in SHRM’s membership
• Margin of error +/- 2%
• Survey fielded: July 10, 2012 to August 3, 2012
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SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Employer Perspectives on Disability Benefits—Supplemental Plan/Individual Disability Income
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Survey Methodology
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About SHRMThe Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India.
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