General Discussions

Peter Guinther, HR Administrator, for BIC US World Missions reached out with a question that he gave me permission to push out via the Forum to get input from other MASP members who have international workers. Peter noted the following:

"BIC U.S. World Missions is considering switching our Workers Compensation coverage for our international missionaries from the Hartford to Brotherhood Mutual. The coverage seems to be very expensive for very little practical use, other than keeping legally compliant."

If you're willing to share, I know Peter (and I'm assuming others, too,) would be interested in learning what other Member organizations are doing to provide Workers Compensation coverage for their international missionaries. If you're open to sharing what your organization does or you have additional comments or questions related to this topic, please share via a comment to this post. Thanks!

A member organization reached out to me asking if I know what other member organizations are providing in relation to mental health benefits either within their health plan or through other benefits/vendors. Following is the note they invited me to share with the MASP member organizations to learn what others are doing and/or have found helpful:

"As we continue to evaluate what staff need from a health plan, we continue to hear a rising emphasis on strong and accessible mental health benefits. We are interested in hearing how you support mental health in your health plans or through other benefits/vendors. Are there ways that you offer additional or increased benefits outside of in-network and in-person mental health counseling?"

Thanks for any insights or resources that you're willing to share!

Over the years there have been requests for some mechanism that would facilitate sharing of questions, resources, and knowledge among MASP member organizations. I received a request from one of the member organizations recently inquiring what other members are doing to support mental health in their health plans or through other benefits/vendors. I thought this would be a good opportunity to test whether a Forum page on the Members-Only section of our website would allow interaction among the members who are interested in this topic while not overwhelming the inboxes of those who are not interested.

If you're visiting this Forum page I'd welcome your evaluation as to whether you find this format/mechanism helpful or not. Feel free to comment on this post as a way to provide your feedback. Or alternately you can send me an email at Keith@mutualaidsharingplan.org.