The Vendor is required to provide for employee benefits broker services.
- Provide a benefits consultant/broker for the county’s employee insurance benefits and is looking for continuity of services in the rapidly changing area of employee benefits.
- The County is particularly interested in a consultant/broker who can offer proactive, creative, and innovative approaches that allows the County to maintain quality programs and contain/reduce costs.
- Consultant/broker will perform the full range of benefit program services related to the acquisition, implementation, maintenance, analysis, communication and improvement of the County’s employee insurance benefits.
- Benefits Strategy, Consulting Expertise & Specialized Services
• Creative cost-containment strategies
• Plan redesign
• Alternative funding models, premium strategies
• Population health strategies
• Integration with wellness program and employee clinics
- Communications
• Open enrollment materials
• Educational handouts
• Videos or digital content
• Website or portal content
- Plan Marketing, Negotiation & Contract Management
• Market, negotiate, and evaluate all health and welfare benefits, including self-funded and full-insured health plans (medical, dental, vision), stop-loss, prescription drug, life, AD&D, disability, COBRA, FSA/HSA/HRA, EAP, wellbeing programs, voluntary benefits, pre65 retiree health and Medicare plans.
• Review all contracts, renewals, amendments, and performance guarantees for accuracy.
- Data Analytics, Reporting & Predictive Modeling
• Receipt and analysis of claims data from all plans, wellness program and employee health clinics
• Regular reporting/analysis of plan performance, coordination of meetings with vendors
• IBNR analysis and recommendations
• Fully insured equivalent analysis and recommendations (all plans)
• Provide options and strategies to address increasing health plan costs and sustainability to include: Plan design, contribution strategies, pre65 retiree health plan, cost containment programs, funding options
- Strategic Planning & Annual Work Plan
• Develop an annual and multi-year strategic benefits plan with objectives, timelines, metrics
• Provide a renewal and budget timeline
• Recommend long-term strategies and innovations
- Employee Communication, Education & Engagement
• Provide plain-language, ADA-compliant, multi-format communications.
- Employee Health Clinic & Total Wellbeing/Wellness Integration
• Integrate wellness programs and the Employee Health Clinic into overall health plan strategy.
• Evaluate ROI and data.
• Recommend programs that align with wellbeing strategy.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 15, 2026
