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Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund Class Y-3 — Mercer Marsh Benefits — GBM Country Webinar Series (October 2021)

55 slides from Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund Class Y-3's conference presentation, Oct 12, 2021

  1. Slide 1: GBM Country Webinar Series

    GBM Country Webinar Series October, 12th 2021 MMB Multinational, Argentina benefits that truly benefit

  2. Slide 2: Today's Speaker Argentina

    Today’s Speaker Argentina Ana Maria Rodriguez is a MMB Multinational Team Leader based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Current Responsibilities As lead of GBM´s Team, Ana is responsible for coordinating employee benefits brokerage and related consultancy of multinational clients. Past Responsibilities A

  3. Slide 3: Today's Speaker Argentina

    Today’s Speaker Argentina Florencia Lopez is an MMB Multinational Specialist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Current Responsibilities As a specialist of the GBM Team, Florencia is responsible for helping to coordinate employee benefits brokerage and provide related consultancy of multinational cli

  4. Slide 4: Today's Speaker Uruguay

    Today’s Speaker Uruguay Alejandra is a MMB Leader based in Mercer Marsh Uruguay´s office. Current Responsibilities I have 9 Years experience working for Marsh and 20 years in the broking industry. MMB Leader Having joined Marsh 9 years ago focusing on the risk management and optimization of Alejandr

  5. Slide 5: Agenda

    Agenda 1. Understanding the Market Environment 2. Social Security and Benefit Structure 3. Supplemental Employee Benefit Insurance 4. Typical Renewal Process 5. COVID-19 Situation Update 6. Mercer Marsh Benefits Capabilities 5

  6. Slide 6: Understanding Benefits Market environment

    Understanding Benefits Market environment

  7. Slide 7: What do you think Argentina and Uruguay have in common?

    What do you think Argentina and Uruguay have in common? 7

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  9. Slide 9: Argentina General information

    Argentina General information • Capital City: Buenos Aires • Language: Spanish • Current population: 45.196 in thousands • Life expectancy: 76,9 years • General inflation: 2021 – 46.7% • GDP Growth: 5% • Unemployment rate: 11.4% • Healthcare inflation: 47.7% (2021) • Key sectors: Hi Tech, Constructi

  10. Slide 10: Market Overview – Argentina

    Market Overview – Argentina Environment Insurance regulations General description of social security • COVID-19 has had a significant impact on mental health across the globe. As a result, employee emotional well- Social security — that is comprised of health, being has risen rapidly up the corporat

  11. Slide 11: Uruguay General information

    Uruguay General information • Capital City: Montevideo • Language: Spanish • Current population: 3.543.025 • Life expectancy: 76 Years • General inflation: 7,3% • GDP (First Quarter): 10,8 % • Unemployment rate: 10,7 % • Healthcare inflation: 7,59% • Key sectors: Hi Tech,Agriculture,Livestock, Minin

  12. Slide 12: Market Overview Environment & Regulations

    Market Overview Environment & Regulations • Private health´s coverage are not mandatory in Uruguay. Apply individual contract. Companies offer Private Health as a benefits • Law N° 16.074: Establish compulsory • Group Life Coverage´s benefits are not insurance for occupational accidents or mandatory

  13. Slide 13: Market overview Main causes of death

    Market overview Main causes of death COVID-19 9% Circulatory Syistem Diseases 12% 29% Tumors (Neoplasias) Unknown Causes of Death 24% Respiratory Disease 26% 13

  14. Slide 14: Social security and benefits structure

    Social security and benefits structure

  15. Slide 15: Argentina's Social Security Program

    Argentina´s Social Security Program General Social Security System in Argentina HEALTH PENSION WC & Mandatory Life 15 Definitions: ART: Is an insurance company that is responsible for covering the expenses generated by accidents at work and occupational diseases, Administradora de Riesgos del Trabaj

  16. Slide 16: Argentina's Social Security Program

    Argentina’s Social Security Program Type of Plan / Collaborative System through mandatory Prevalence In Argentina, this insurance is mandatory Law contribution. 24.557 - is called “Riesgos del Trabajo” (ART); Eligible Employees Passive people (former active employee) and also all employees must have

  17. Slide 17: Timeline | Argentine Regulatory Framework Covid19

    Timeline | Argentine Regulatory Framework Covid19 Date: March 12, 2020: Date: March 17, 2020 : Date: March 20, 2020 : Date: March 21, 2020: Date: April14, 2020: Necessity & Urgency Decree Resolution 21/2020 Resolution 219/2020 Resolution 29/2020 Decree 367/2020 260/2020 Mandatory report of Ministry

  18. Slide 18: Argentina's Social Security Program

    Argentina’s Social Security Program Type of Plan Mandatory Life Insurance – Decree 1567/74. This plan is regulated by the government. • Regulated by Law 23.660.- Eligible Employees All active employees • Financed through mandatory contributions • Health coverage must be provided by the employer. Age

  19. Slide 19: HealthCare

    HealthCare Law in Argentina • In Argentina, the social system is formed by organizations called Obras Sociales for unionised and nonunionised staff which protects the health of workers and their immediate families. • All contributing dependant employees are eligible. Coverage includes the primary fa

  20. Slide 20: Health Care System in Argentina

    Health Care System in Argentina General Characteristics Public Prepaid Obra Social System Company Financing Taxes Mandatory Contributions Monthly Fee Providers Public Hospitals Clinics & Hospitals Catastrophic insurance N/A APE (Special Programs Administration) Eligibility Whole population Employees

  21. Slide 21: Health Care System in Argentina

    Health Care System in Argentina Clients Public System Competitors Prepaid Only 16% Companies of the Argentinian Population has • Corporate clients • Individual clients access to Private • Public Hospitals Medical Coverage • Regulations • Insurance Companies Obras Sociales • Community Hospitals . Pro

  22. Slide 22: Health Care System in Argentina Corporate financing system

    Health Care System in Argentina Corporate financing system Employee – Employer Mandatory Contributions 9% of the monthly gross salary ANSSAL FSR Financing of high cost and low frequency 80% 85% practices Hierarchical unionized OS Employees and their OS familiar groups can freely choose their Obra So

  23. Slide 23: Health Care System in Argentina Mandatory Contributions

    Health Care System in Argentina Mandatory Contributions CONCEPTS ACTUAL Employee´s contributions cap USD 2.837 % of employee´s contributions 3% Employer´s contributions cap Without cap % of employer´s contributions 6% Eligibility Blue and White Collar Employees *Effective date: Salaries accrued from

  24. Slide 24: HealthCare

    HealthCare Fluctuation of Mandatory Contributions with reference to Medical Coverage in Argentina $ Prepaid companies increase their cost according to medical inflation and governement authorization Months

  25. Slide 25: Administration of Medical Plan

    Administration of Medical Plan HealthCare benefit High grade of Importance for employee and family group One of the costlier benefits in the market , not easily changed or managed Two important characteristics of health care benefit in Argentina

  26. Slide 26: Health Care System in Argentina

    Health Care System in Argentina Private Market Share Leader Prepaid Companies: Osde, Swiss Medical, Galeno, Omint, Medife & Sancor are the main prepaid companies in Argentina. They have almost 50% of White collar employees, more than 75% of the total number of affiliates and 68% of billing. Source:

  27. Slide 27: HealthCare

    HealthCare Who may be included in the family group? Primary Family Group: • Son/daughter (up to 20 years old) • Children from 21 and up to 25 years old who study in an officially recognized institution and do not work. • Children 26 and older cannot remain in the parent’s family group coverage. • Di

  28. Slide 28: Uruguay

    Uruguay

  29. Slide 29: General Social Security System in Uruguay

    Uruguay’s Social Security Program General Social Security System in Uruguay Health Workers Retirement By FONASA Compensantion It is mandatory: Art. 1º Law 16.074 .- "The insurance on Social Insurance (BPS) Occupational Accidents and Private health´s coverage are not Individual account (AFAP) Disease

  30. Slide 30: Uruguay's Social Security Program

    Uruguay’s Social Employee Fonasa Deduction (%) Security Program Only employee 4,5% FONASA Employee and Children 6% Employee with spouse 6,5% SNIS was introduced in Jan. 2008 to integrate the Employee With Spouse & children 8% public and private systems and ensure that similar cover is available to a

  31. Slide 31: Uruguay's Social Security Program

    Uruguay’s Social Security Program Type of Plan / Prevalence Social Insurance (BPS) Individual account (AFAP) Eligible Employees Covers all employees (including self-employed, • It is mandatory: Art. 1º Law 16.074 .- "The rural and domestic workers) insurance on Occupational Accidents and Diseases pr

  32. Slide 32: Uruguay's Overview COVID-19

    Uruguay’s Overview COVID-19 Insurance coverage • Health insurance companies and prepaid medicine companies have communicated they have no restriction. Nevertheless, preexisting condition exclusions still apply. • The basic life coverage is not restricted (Only One company exclude Covid-19 for new po

  33. Slide 33: Uruguay's Health Private Coverage

    Uruguay’s Health Private Coverage Additional Health Plans Features Offer by Individual Health employee Companies can Companies as a Voluntary deducted Contracts requirement to apply Beneffit FONASA Prepaid Medicine National International Coverage Coverage Contract Contract 33

  34. Slide 34: Private Health in Uruguay

    Private Health in Uruguay Market Share 28% 42% 30% Source: Sinadi 2021

  35. Slide 35: Supplemental employee benefits

    Supplemental employee benefits

  36. Slide 36: Which Benefits do you think are more prevalent in Argentina & Uruguay?

    Which Benefits do you think are more prevalent in Argentina & Uruguay?

  37. Slide 37: Most common benefits provided by companies in Argentina & Uruguay

    Most common benefits provided by companies in Argentina & Uruguay Market prevalence 98% 73% 63% Medical benefit plan Training & Languages Bono internet 57% Gym Benefit 53% Lunch 34% EAP – Employee Assistance Program Survey: Monetary Benefits 217 companies. September 2021 33% 25% Mindfulness & Yoga M

  38. Slide 38: Flexibility Argentina & Uruguay

    Flexibility Argentina & Uruguay Benefits related to time flexibility TIME FLEX ADDITIONAL DAYS WORK LIFE BALANCE • 73% Full time • 65% Paternity Leave • 81% Maternity schedule Home Office • 48% Days for personal flexibility • 67% Part time matter • 71% End of year day off Home Office • 48% Extra leg

  39. Slide 39: Working Tools from remote work

    Working Tools from remote work 100% 75% 65% LAPTOP MOUSE & KEYBORAD ERGONOMIC CHAIR 63% INTERNET & HEADSET ELECTRICITY 69% 58 % 42 % CELLPHONES TRANSPORT PLANS F O R O C C A S I O N A L V I S I T T O T H E C O M P A N Y 42% HYGIENE KIT

  40. Slide 40: New Insured benefit trends Argentina

    New Insured benefit trends Argentina COVID-19 – TRAVELLER ASSISTANCE (CORE BENEFITS OR VOLUNTARY) INCREASE SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE & BURIAL INSURANCE GROUP LIFE LABOR AGREEMENT PROTECTION

  41. Slide 41: Uruguay

    Uruguay

  42. Slide 42: Life policy Main Insurers

    Life policy Main Insurers 42 Source: General Benchmark 2020

  43. Slide 43: International Pooling Network

    International Pooling Network COMPANY POOL NETWORK METLIFE MAXIS MAPFRE IGP-GENERALI HDI ZURICH 43

  44. Slide 44: Typical renewal process

    Typical renewal process

  45. Slide 45: Standard renewal process timeline

    Standard renewal process timeline Argentina & Uruguay 4-3 months prior 3 - 2 months prior 1 month 2 weeks 1 – 2 months after to renewal date to renewal date before before Renewal date Pre Renewal Negotiation Renewal Meeting Decision making Post-renewal • Kick –off meeting • Negotiate the most • Pres

  46. Slide 46: Covid-19 updates

    Covid-19 updates

  47. Slide 47: Argentina's Overview COVID-19

    Argentina’s Overview COVID-19 Testing is widely available in government facilities as well as the private sector. Employers may make Vaccination Rate: agreements with private providers. PCR and antigen 66.12% with one dose tests are available. 51.52% with two doses Source: Ministerio de Salud Public

  48. Slide 48: Uruguay

    Uruguay

  49. Slide 49: Uruguay's Overview COVID-19

    Uruguay’s Overview COVID-19 General description: Country situation • In Uruguay, We have overcome the second wave, unfortunately second wave have taken 6054 lives. Now we are in a phase of re-opening with 0 Deaths and 179 new cases Population Vaccinated : Current population : 3.543.025 79% with one

  50. Slide 50: Mercer Marsh Benefits Capabilities

    Mercer Marsh Benefits Capabilities

  51. Slide 51: Local Capabilities

    Local Capabilities MMB Argentina & Uruguay PLAN DESIGN PLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION • Review of benefits in place • Market research & go to the market • Policy documents review • Analysis of client’s priorities and • Renewal deck comparison • Renewal endorsement revision corporate benefits philosophy •

  52. Slide 52: New Health Management Solutions – Additional Benefits Argentina

    New Health Management Solutions – Addittional Benefits Argentina EAP HEALTH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MENTAL HEALTH COVID TESTING NEW SOLUTIONS 2021 TELEMEDICINE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNE Psicología online

  53. Slide 53: Client connect

    Client connect MERCER MARSH BENEFITS MARSH We provide a strategic approach for managing human Risk advisory and insurance brokerage leader. capital associated risks We create customized solutions for our clients’ risks to contribute to the success and protection of their business. WHAT WE DO • Desig

  54. Slide 54: Q&A

    Q&A

  55. Slide 55: @MercerMarsh

    @ MercerMarsh Beneficios

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