YOUDECIDE IN THE NEWS: HR MANAGEMENT

YouDecide resident voluntary benefits expert Jim Boyd, VP of Business Strategy, provides a wealth of information on the evolving VBO landscape.

YouDecide.com, Inc., a leading provider of voluntary employee benefit products and services and a division of VBenx! Corporation, was recently invited to participate in the Q2 2008 issue of HR Management magazine, a premier business management journal catering to Human Resources professionals.

We invite you to view the various online articles via the links below. (Adobe PDF files are also available by clicking the respective PDF icons.) We believe you will find the articles both enjoyable and informative. The response from the marketplace has been overwhelming — and YouDecide continues to position itself as a forerunner in the voluntary benefits space.

• Structuring a Successful Voluntary Benefits Program
  Voluntary benefits are becoming increasingly popular as both cost-effective supplements to conventional benefits and a key to boost employee morale. Learn from an expert how to create a program that works for you and your employees.
• Ask the Expert: "Providing for the Future"
  There is increasing pressure upon employers to provide more for their employees. Jim Boyd looks at what the increasing prevalence of such programs means to providers and users.
• Roundtable Discussion: "Making Choices"
  The popularity of voluntary benefit programs continues to grow and grow. HRM gathered four industry insiders — including YouDecide's Jim Boyd — to discuss why, and exactly what the benefits of these programs are.

For more information or if you would like print-quality versions of the articles to disseminate within your organization, please contact us by phone at 770-291-7329 or email at sales@youdecide.com .

About YouDecide
YouDecide.com, Inc. is a division of VBenx! Corporation. In February 2007, YouDecide moved to change the dynamic of YouDecide's retail focus through the acquisition of RewardsPlus' SureDeduct™ single slot payroll deduction engine. The new YouDecide 2.0 was formally introduced in early 2008 and has met with tremendous success with our corporate clients. By integrating consultative services, YouDecide's Employee Advantages web-based product portal, and SureDeduct group insurance payroll features, YouDecide 2.0 provides employers with a Voluntary Benefit Outsourcing solution for total program management without the cost and burden of self administration.

About Jim Boyd
VP of Business Strategy Jim Boyd joined YouDecide from Mercer in September 2007. He has over 20 years of experience in the employee benefits field as a consultant to large clients on both core and voluntary benefits. Jim is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and was named a Power Broker by Risk & Insurance in 2007. He can be reached at jim.boyd@youdecide.com.