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Benefits & Workers' Comp

Attract talent. Control costs.

Overview

Your people are your competitive advantage. Stop losing them to companies with better packages.

Benefits are one of the most mismanaged line items in small business — either too expensive for what you get, or too sparse to compete for talent. Andy audits your current plan design, benchmarks it against your industry, and rebuilds your benefits and workers' compensation structure to maximize value without burning margin. The goal: a package that retains your best people and stops your comp costs from spiraling.

What's Included

Benefits benchmarking report (industry-specific)

Plan design analysis (medical, dental, vision, life, disability)

Carrier comparison & renewal strategy

Workers' comp audit & classification review

Experience modification rate (EMR) reduction plan

Claims management protocol

ACA compliance review

Open enrollment communication kit

The Signs

PAYING TOO MUCH?

Benefits Costs Keep Climbing

Health, retirement, and benefits spend rises every year and quietly eats your margin.

Overpaying on Workers' Comp

Misclassifications, claims, and stale program structures cost more than they should.

Turnover You Can't Explain

Good people leave, and the recruiting and retraining bill keeps adding up.

No Visibility Into Workforce Spend

You can't see how benefits and labor costs really hit the bottom line.

Compliance Hanging Over You

Regulations, documentation, and risk that need attention you don't have time for.

Cost vs. Morale Tug-of-War

Cutting spend without gutting the package your people actually value is a tightrope.

The Process

HOW IT WORKS.

Audit

We analyze your current benefits spend, plan design, workers' comp classification codes, EMR, and claims history against industry benchmarks.

Benchmark

We map your package against competitors in your industry and geography so you know exactly where you're winning and losing talent on compensation.

Redesign

We rebuild your plan design and comp structure to maximize perceived value to employees while minimizing total employer cost.

Implement

We manage the carrier negotiation and transition, coordinate open enrollment, and train your HR lead on ongoing administration.

The Payoff

WHAT YOU GET.

Lower Workforce Costs

Find and cut the unnecessary spend buried in benefits and comp.

Keep Your Best People

A package that competes for talent and gives them a reason to stay.

Better Bottom Line

Align workforce investment with the financial results it's supposed to produce.

Less Risk Exposure

Tighter classifications, safety, and claims handling that lower your liability.

Happier Workforce

Support your people's well-being without torching the budget.

Stability to Scale

Workforce systems that hold up as you add headcount.

Proof

FROM THE FIELD.

ALL CLIENT RESULTS

Case study in progress

Documented result on the way.

Every Ignite engagement is measured. A documented benefits and workers'-comp result is being finalized and will be published here. In the meantime, see documented results from across the practice.

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Fit

WHO THIS IS FOR.

Business owners with 10–200 employees who are experiencing turnover they can't explain, benefits costs that have grown faster than headcount, or a workers' comp EMR above 1.0. Also ideal for companies preparing to scale headcount and needing a scalable HR infrastructure.

Who We Help

Small Business Owners — control over workforce costs and stronger retention.

Growing Companies — scalable workforce strategy that supports expansion.

Service-Based Businesses — labor and benefits spend managed with intent.

Construction & Trade Businesses — workers' comp and risk handled where it hits hardest.

Professional Service Firms — competitive benefits that attract and keep top performers.

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Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED.

Do you sell insurance?

No. We're strategic consultants, not brokers. We evaluate your workforce spend and find improvement opportunities — independent of any product sale.

Can optimization really cut costs?

Often, yes. Most businesses uncover ways to remove waste, fix classifications, and better align the benefits package with what it's actually meant to achieve.

How does retention affect profit?

Turnover is expensive — recruiting, onboarding, training, and lost productivity all stack up. Keeping good people protects both performance and margin.

Can workers' comp expenses be reduced?

Frequently. Reviewing classifications, claims handling, safety, and risk mitigation tends to surface real savings.

Do you work with our existing broker?

Yes. We regularly collaborate with owners, brokers, and HR to strengthen the overall workforce strategy.

Your Coach

Andy Ervin

Founder & Lead Coach

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