Rael & Letson A trusted advisor for over 60 years

We are an independent employee benefits consulting and actuarial services firm helping to bring high-quality, cost-effective benefits to working people and their families.

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Our Solutions

We offer industry-leading advisory and analytic services focused on optimizing benefits, increasing participant engagement, controlling costs, and mitigating risk.

  • Retirement consulting and actuarial services

    Consulting and actuarial services designed to maximize the longevity and security of retirement programs.

    Retirement
  • Health Benefit Plan consulting and actuarial services

    Creative solutions for providing benefits, controlling costs, and supporting participant health and well-being.

    Health Benefits
  • Pharmacy Benefits Management consulting

    Consulting on drug pricing and PBM contracting to optimize fully insured and self-insured pharmacy benefits programs.

    PBM Consulting
  • Retiree Health consulting and actuarial services

    Financial modeling, analysis, and consulting for multiemployer and public sector retiree health plans.

    Retiree Health
  • Communications consulting

    Full-service employee benefits communications consulting designed to increase engagement and improve participant experience.

    Communications

Industry Insights & News

Insights
Retirement

De-risking Opportunities for Multiemployer Pension Plans

In today’s volatile investment market, Trustees overseeing mature multiemployer DB plans may want to consider different strategies, such as annuity purchases and cashflow matching, to help reduce their financial risk.

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Disparities in hospital pricing are costing multiemployer trusts

A recent healthcare transparency study reveals wide disparities in hospital prices paid by private health plans across the U.S.—with private payers often paying much more that Medicare.

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Company News | Health Benefits

Jim Whelpley to speak on public plan OPEB

Jim Whelpley will speak on public sector OPEB strategies and valuation issues at the virtual Conference of Consulting Actuaries on May 9.

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Insights

We specialize in collectively bargained and multiemployer plans in many industries

Who We Serve
  • Automotive
  • Bakers
  • Bricklayers
  • Carpenters
  • Cement Masons
  • Cities/Counties
  • Concession Vendors
  • Education
  • Electrical Workers
  • Entertainment
  • Fire Districts
  • Floor Covering
  • Glaziers
  • Growers
  • Hotel & Restaurant
  • Insulators and Asbestos Workers
  • Ironworkers
  • Janitors
  • Laborers
  • Lathers
  • Longshore
  • Machinists
  • Maritime
  • Municipalities
  • Nonprofits
  • Office and Professional
  • Operating Engineers
  • Pipe Trades
  • Plasterers
  • Plumbers
  • Roofers
  • Service Employees
  • Sheet Metal
  • Sign Pictorial and Display
  • Single Employer plans
  • Teamsters
  • Theatrical
  • Tile industry
  • Transit Authorities
  • Transportation
  • United Food and Commercial Workers

Why Rael & Letson

About Us
  • We are small enough to be nimble and flexible in developing creative solutions customized to the unique needs of each client.

  • We specialize in collectively bargained plans and have a deep knowledge of multiemployer benefit plans, issues, and trends.

  • We help solve our clients’ most complex problems, delivering proactive consultation, creative solutions, and high-quality analysis.

  • We care about our clients and go the extra mile to build strong, long-lasting client relationships.

  • We have an exceptionally well-qualified staff that is highly trained and up to date on best practices, with deep industry expertise and experience.

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