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Wisconsin Health & Welfare Benefits Plans

Simplify your employee health and welfare benefits

Choosing the right employee health and welfare plans for your small business can make a difference in improving workplace satisfaction and acquiring and retaining your top talent. Designing the perfect employee benefits package at cost, with full support and above expectations is our specialty. Get the health benefits solutions you need to meet company goals by insourcing the subject matter experts at Connect & Simplify.

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What are health and welfare benefits plans?

Health and welfare benefits plans provide medical, dental, visual, psychiatric, or other long-term health-related benefits to employees and their dependents. Many group health plans can include offerings such as:

Medical
Dental
Visual
Psychiatric
Long-Term Health Care
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life/AD&D insurance
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Health savings accounts
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health reimbursement arrangement

Build your employee health benefits plans

Subject matter experts at Connect & Simplify have years of experience designing attractive, cost-effective health benefits packages that exceed your expectations.

Why outsource to Connect & Simplify

  • A local Wisconsin company that works directly with you to learn your business and provide a solution that meets your goals.
  • Flexible and reliable customer service for your company’s health and welfare benefits—you’ll never be redirected to a call center.
  • An HCM software that makes communicating and managing employee benefits easy.
  • Health benefits solutions for private businesses, public entities or organizations.
  • FREE consultations on your employee benefits.

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How Voluntary Benefits Work

Offering voluntary benefits is a great way further customize your health plans for employees. Voluntary group insurance rates are often much more affordable, have low participation requirements, and tend to offer guaranteed issue on select insurance products. See how managing your voluntary health benefits all in one place with Connect & Simplify’s HCM platform can reduce stress and promote greater productivity.

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Here’s to Your Health!

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How Your Wisconsin Business Can Get Help Designing Employee Health & Welfare Benefits Plans

This podcast was recorded at Connect & Simplify™ HQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin. We help hundreds of state-wide businesses with employee health and welfare benefits plans. For many businesses in the 50-250 employee range, Connect & Simplify™ is a profitable or more effective alternative to full-time employees dedicating all or some of their time to managing the chaotic and complex problems of health and welfare benefits plans. Contact us for a FREE consultation.

Wisconsin Benefits Company Explains Designing Employee Health Insurance Plans

Designing the perfect employee health and welfare benefits plans can make a difference in retaining top talent and promoting a stable workforce in your Wisconsin business. No matter if you’re currently offering health insurance plans to your employees or are looking for help getting started, Connect & Simplify™’s subject matter experts make designing effective benefits packages for your staff easy. We get to know your business and provide a tailored experience for handling your employee group health plans. From common health insurance offerings to supplemental packages like critical illness plans or Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), insource your employee health benefits to local experts.

This week Roger Fuerstenau is again joined by subject matter expert Timothy Pachowitz to discuss health insurance. What types of health insurance plans are there? What do you do if you need health benefits plans for your Wisconsin company? Are you looking to make a change to your health insurance plan? See what we do and how The Benefit Companies, Inc.™ and Connect & Simplify™ can help solve your employee health benefits pain points.

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Outline:

  • What are typical health insurance plans.
  • How effective employee health benefits plans are designed.
  • Which factors go into optimizing an employer's health benefits plans.
  • How a human capital management (HCM) system helps employees manage their health insurance plans.
  • What supplemental health plans employers can offer to bolster their employee benefits packages.
    • Critical illness plans
    • Accident plans
    • Health savings accounts (HSAs)
    • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Why a company should use an HCM platform for enrolling employees in health plans.
  • How one company saved 35% on their employee health insurance plans by switching to Connect & Simplify™.

Wisconsin Client Testimonials

Sep 7, 2022

I almost cannot put into words how great the staff is...in the past year, we've relied upon their expertise to help us increase payroll and reporting efficiencies and they've delivered! Each and every staff member we've contacted has a pleasant demea...

I almost cannot put into words how great the staff is...in the past year, we've relied upon their expertise to help us increase payroll and reporting efficiencies and they've delivered! Each and every staff member we've contacted has a pleasant demeanor, is an active listener, and has responded to all requests in a timely manner. I truly enjoy that the staff also offers potential solutions for questions that we didn't even know we had. -Karen G

Dec 16, 2022

The staff at The Benefit Companies-Connect & Simplify have always been wonderful to work with. Their response time to inquiries is very quick. All communications have been very professional and are an absolute pleasure to work with. -Jackie S

The staff at The Benefit Companies-Connect & Simplify have always been wonderful to work with. Their response time to inquiries is very quick. All communications have been very professional and are an absolute pleasure to work with. -Jackie S

Nov 15, 2022

I can not say enough good things about my benefits manager who I have worked with for many years. She makes it a pleasure dealing with the dry topic of insurance. She is very pleasant and helpful in getting me the best options for renewals and is alw...

I can not say enough good things about my benefits manager who I have worked with for many years. She makes it a pleasure dealing with the dry topic of insurance. She is very pleasant and helpful in getting me the best options for renewals and is always there to answer questions when they arise during the year. I would be lost without her guiding me through the insurance maze! - Wava U

Sep 21, 2022

Our company used The Benefits Company as our health insurance agent for 20 years. Everyone we encountered was always polite and helpful. We only changed our agent because of pricing. I highly recommend The Benefit Company for your company. Our latest...

Our company used The Benefits Company as our health insurance agent for 20 years. Everyone we encountered was always polite and helpful. We only changed our agent because of pricing. I highly recommend The Benefit Company for your company. Our latest contact person was great! Thank you. -Pam H

Aug 17, 2022

I have had the opportunity to work with this amazing company since 2018. Everyone specialist assigned to our account has been the most pleasant individual to work with. They are very good at customizing the system to tailor to your company's needs. I...

I have had the opportunity to work with this amazing company since 2018. Everyone specialist assigned to our account has been the most pleasant individual to work with. They are very good at customizing the system to tailor to your company's needs. I would recommend them to any company looking to partner with a 3rd party for benefit, HR, and payroll needs. -Shameeka M

Feb 16, 2022

We have been using The Benefit Companies for years for our 401k plan administration. I cannot say enough about the service they provide to me as an employer. They are supportive, knowledgeable, and professional. They have made my life much simpler an...

We have been using The Benefit Companies for years for our 401k plan administration. I cannot say enough about the service they provide to me as an employer. They are supportive, knowledgeable, and professional. They have made my life much simpler and I appreciate you all! -Shari C

Nov 11, 2022

We want to thank you for your help again through this insurance renewal. You are always making our job of getting employees signed up and submitted so much easier. The extra forms you help us put together to use for this process are awesome. And you'...

We want to thank you for your help again through this insurance renewal. You are always making our job of getting employees signed up and submitted so much easier. The extra forms you help us put together to use for this process are awesome. And you're always there through the year when we have questions. You're the main reason Valera and I keep working through Benefits for our employee insurance needs. -Barb O

Frequently Asked Questions

For fully insured health plans, there is no cost for plan designs to the employer if commissionable products are sold. Fees and insurance premiums are determined by the insurance company and are paid to the agent. No additional fees are charged to you.
For self-funded health plans, consulting fees are charged and the cost will vary, based on the complexity of the project and the number of employees. In all cases, the cost should be determined and agreed upon before the project begins. The cost for a comprehensive analysis (including implementation and ongoing service) can range as follows:

  • 25-50 employees: $10,000
  • 50-100 employees: $20,000
  • 100-250 employees: $35,000