In 2009, it was ranked the number 12 benefits consulting firm by Business Insurance.

Dominic worked for a local benefits consulting firm, beginning as an office administrator and quickly moved up to the position of business analyst.

Understand the benefits of staff incentives, including why they're needed, their benefits, consulting with employees and possible options.

Only one small company in eight offers two or more health plans, according to Foster Higgins, another benefits consulting firm.

But the Segal Company, a benefits consulting firm, has provided estimates.

The foundation and Hewitt Associates, the benefits consulting firm, conducted the survey over the summer and released its results this month.

Deductibles charged to employees of large companies doubled between 1982 and 1987, a recent survey by Hewitt Associates, a benefits consulting firm, has found.

But A. Foster Higgins, a benefits consulting firm, said the growth in spending slowed last year as managed care expanded.

The average cost of health benefits for American workers declined last year to $3,741 from $3,781, according to Foster Higgins, a benefits consulting firm.

Even with out-of-pocket costs growing, most employees are not trying to estimate future expenses, a survey by the benefits consulting firm Hewitt Associates indicates.