EyeMed and VSP Vision Care Plans Join Mercer Marketplace Private Insurance Exchange

NEW YORK—EyeMed Vision Care and VSP Vision Care are among the latest insurers to join Mercer Marketplace, a private insurance exchange being launched by Mercer L.L.C. offering more than 20 types of benefits. Introduced January 2013, the Mercer exchange will have an open enrollment this fall with the first policies going into effect Jan. 1, 2014.   "Private employers and insurers are flocking to the concept of offering their workers benefits via online marketplaces," according to an April 15, 2013 Forbes article Mercer research shows 56 percent of employers are considering a private exchange for providing benefits to active employees or retirees, a number that has tripled in the last year, according to an infographic on the Mercer/Think blog.   Read the article on VMail