As we mentioned in an earlier press release, we are more than excited to be chosen as the only United Benefit Advisors® (UBA) Partner Firm in Alabama. By total global benefits revenue, UBA is a boss — or in other words, our collective’s buying power through competitive rates and enhanced services allows S.S. Nesbitt to operate as a publicly traded brokerage service with the approach of a powerhouse boutique agency.
UBA is a partner-owned alliance of more than 140 premier independent benefits advisory firms with more than 200 offices throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K — and we are now numbered among the ranks!
Since 2002, UBA Partner Firms have combined their collective power and coordinated resources to obtain the most competitive rates and enhanced employer services through a sea of insurance carriers and technology providers. By collaborating with more than 2,200 experienced benefits professionals through UBA, we can deliver more ideas, more expertise and more best-in-class solutions that positively impact employers and make a real difference in the lives of their employees and families.
SO, HOW CAN S.S. NESBITT HELP YOUR BUSINESS’ EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM THROUGH OUR UBA PARTNERSHIP?
As always, we will work with you to analyze your benefits needs, prioritize your goals and provide you with technology tools that will streamline costs and improve your overall benefits package. Now, with the shared knowledge and expertise of thousands of other UBA benefits professionals, we can meet the needs of ANY. SIZED. BUSINESS.
Working with a UBA Partner Firm like S.S. Nesbitt can:
SAVE YOU TIME:
Through UBA, we now offer even more web-based HR-related tools that lower administration costs and free your HR staff to concentrate on your business’ strategic objectives and the needs of your employees.
SAVE YOU MONEY:
Our access to sophisticated, actuarially developed tools through UBA provides employers with information needed to manage plan costs, helping your business find the best and most cost-efficient employee benefits plans.
FIND SOLUTIONS JUST FOR YOU:
Because all members of UBA are independent and local, we can provide personalized service and help you design benefits packages that work in your local market.
HELP YOU STAY A STEP AHEAD:
Having access to UBA’s shared wisdom and national survey data allows our clients to be in the know about local and national trends, and find innovative ways to solve employee benefits challenges.
SERVE YOU LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY:
Because UBA is a national organization, Partner Firms like S.S. Nesbitt can create unique benefits packages for companies that have locations in multiple states and can help employers who are relocating or expanding. As a combined group, UBA’s annual employee benefits revenues rank it as one of the six largest employee benefits brokerage organizations in the United States.
PROVIDE TRUSTED, PROVEN ADVICE:
To be part of UBA, Partners must have a proven track record of financial success, experience and integrity. And that’s what you get with S.S. Nesbitt. We strive to be the most trusted and most reliable benefits experts in our market.
But there’s more. UBA Partner Firms have access to several powerful resources, which means our clients do too!
UBA SURVEY:
UBA Partners and their clients help produce an annual health plan benchmarking survey that includes responses from nearly 18,000 health plans sponsored by nearly 12,000 employers nationwide. It is, by far, the most comprehensive, validated survey of medical plan design and plan costs ever conducted. The UBA Health Plan Survey provides small to midsize employers with valuable benchmarking data that previously were only available to large corporations. By using this data, advisors who are Partners of UBA can help employers more accurately evaluate costs, contrast the current benefits plan’s effectiveness against competitors’ plans and adjust accordingly.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT CENTERS (EBCs):
EBCs are online portals that can keep employees informed about their benefits and save you time, money and energy. EBCs can provide a wealth of information on all your benefits plans as well as all necessary forms and resources directly to your employees.
HRINSIDER®:
HRInsider is an online compliance and HR news hub that can keep you informed of major legislative and employer-related events. Features include guidance on major labor laws by Fisher & Phillips LLP (one of the nation’s premier labor law firms), daily compliance and HR news updates, tax and payroll guidance, wellness resources and more.
EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS:
Stay up to date on the latest compliance requirements and HR-related topics with the UBA Employer Webinar Series and WisdomWorkplace webinars. These monthly, hour-long sessions cover the top employer-related compliance and labor issues, helping you streamline tasks and providing you with best practices to protect your company and strengthen your bottom line.
COMPLIANCE ALERTS:
S.S. Nesbitt already provides powerful and timely compliance updates. But UBA alerts will also be made available so you can learn about major changes to labor laws when they happen. These email alerts, crafted by labor law firm Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, inform you of changes to labor and benefits laws and let you know what you need to do immediately to remain compliant.
WELLNESS SOLUTIONS:
S.S. Nesbitt has a wellness specialty practice in-house, with a nurse on staff. But as a UBA Partner, we can offer even more access to a variety of unique wellness resources, from extensive programs to a la carte services, such as on-site clinics.
Our employee services group — already known for its robust, consultative approach and cost-saving tactics — just got even better.
Learn More About S.S. Nesbitt’s Employee Benefits Services