The U.S. business group of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF, TSX: SLF)
will host its first Sun Life Wake Up Summit, a live studio and webcast
event designed to provide insights and inform insurance brokers, human
resources professionals, and business owners about health care reform
and its impact on the employee benefits landscape.
The in-depth program features the foremost benefits and health care
policy experts, who will lead thought-provoking discussions about the
changing U.S. workplace and provide insurance brokers and employers with
practical advice on how to prepare for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Moderated by Fox News’ Juan Williams, the summit brings together leading
voices in health care reform and employee benefits from the academic,
business, insurance, and health care policy arenas. The program will
kick off with a keynote address by Dr. Jonathan Gruber, MIT professor of
economics, renowned health care expert, and key advisor on both
Massachusetts’ health care reform legislation and the ACA.
“The Affordable Care Act is the most comprehensive reform of American
health care in two generations, and we know that many brokers and
employers still have an unclear picture of the road ahead and what to
expect as this legislation goes into effect,” said Wes Thompson,
president of Sun Life Financial U.S. “This program provides a forum for
much-needed discussion, and presents a 360-degree view of the ACA from a
diverse group of stakeholders.”
The Sun Life Wake Up Summit will take place on Tuesday, October 1, from
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast in front of a live studio
audience from WCVB TV-5 studios in Needham, Massachusetts, and streamed
live from Sun Life’s U.S. website. Brokers, HR professionals,
third-party administrators, and business owners interested in attending
the Sun Life Wake Up Summit can register for the entire program or
individual segments at www.sunlife.com/wakeup.
The agenda is as follows, with all panels moderated by Juan Williams.
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1:00–2:00 PM ET. Keynote: “Health Care Reform Now:
Facts, Rumors, True Stories”
Dr. Gruber will speak about the
Affordable Care Act and provide an overview of the U.S. health care
system. Following the keynote, there will be a brief Q&A with Dr.
Gruber.
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2:00–3:00 PM ET. Panel: “Health Care Reform: A Practical Guide
for Your Company”
Panel discussion with leading industry experts
about what brokers, employers, and employees must do in the
near term to navigate the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming 2014
requirements. The panel will be followed by a Q&A.
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3:00–4:00 PM ET. Panel: “Health Care 2020: What Will Tomorrow's
Health Care Look Like?”
Panel will focus on the long-term vision
for the future of health care and the opportunities that lie ,
followed by a Q&A.
“Sun Life wants to change the way people think and talk about employee
benefits and spark a conversation,” continued Thompson. “The Sun Life
Wake Up Summit is one part of this strategy—bringing together some of
the smartest minds in the fields of insurance and health care reform to
have thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions about one of the most
defining issues of our time.”
Juan Williams is a host and commentator for Fox News Channel and is the
network’s main political analyst. He served as senior news analyst for
National Public Radio from 1999 until October 2010. Williams is a
frequent contributor to leading newspapers including The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post,
where he spent 23 years as an editorial writer, op-ed columnist, White
House correspondent, and national correspondent.
In addition to his role at MIT, Dr. Gruber serves as director of the
Health Care Program at The National Bureau of Economic Research and was
called upon to advise the Obama administration and Congress during the
formulation of the ACA.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading
international financial services organization providing a diverse range
of protection and wealth accumulation products and services to
individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial and its partners
today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the
United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China, and Bermuda. In the United States and
elsewhere, insurance products are offered by members of the Sun Life
Financial group that are insurance companies. Sun Life Financial Inc.,
the holding company for the Sun Life Financial group of companies, is a
public company. It is not an insurance company and does not offer
insurance products for sale in the United States or elsewhere, and does
not guarantee the obligations of its insurance company subsidiaries. In
the United States, Sun Life Financial provides a range of products and
services to employers and their employees, including Group and Voluntary
Life, Disability, Dental, Critical Illness, Accident, and Stop-Loss
insurance products. Product offerings may not be available in all states
and may vary depending on state laws and regulations. Sun Life Financial
Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE), and Philippine (PSE)
stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. For more information,
please visit www.sunlife.com/us.
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