Raleigh, NC – William Salmon, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Progressive Benefit Solutions, a full-service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Raleigh, NC, announced that it will host its 2012 kickoff seminar, “Bending the Trend” on Thursday, March 8, from 8:30am–11:00am at the Embassy Suites in Cary.

The “Bending the Trend” seminar is designed to promote solutions to the problem of rising healthcare costs and help employers maximize their employee benefit program dollars. It will feature guest speakers Stuart M. Sutley, Managing Partner of Allegeant | Accountable Care Solution, and Jamison H. Hinkle, Partner of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.  

Sutley and Hinkle will discuss alternative approaches to reduce rising healthcare costs, including how organizations can utilize benefit packages and programs designed to drive healthy behavior that also promote the overall well-being of their employees.

“Health benefits are a key asset to maintaining long-term employees and we are pleased to kickoff our 2012 seminars with such a critical topic,” said Salmon. “Stuart and Jamison are experts in the field, and it’s our goal to reveal steps businesses can take to alleviate some of the costs while retaining happy employees, not just cutting benefit spending.”

For more information about the “Bending the Trend” seminar, contact Jennifer Brown at 919-325-4752.