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Strengthen Benefits Management With Year-Round Support
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Benefits administration can demand significant time from employers, who often spend months preparing for open enrollment. This process includes reviewing and implementing plans, educating employees, and processing benefit elections. Eligibility for coverage must also be confirmed. After the plan year begins, employers must continue to answer employee questions and help resolve coverage or claims issues. Workforce changes and qualifying life events add another layer of year-round administrative and compliance responsibility.
Larger organizations have dedicated benefits and HR teams. At smaller businesses, the same responsibilities frequently fall on one person who is already managing multiple priorities. Missed deadlines, compliance issues, and unresolved employee concerns can create unnecessary risk. They can also pull attention away from the business at a time when employers are managing rising costs and competing for talent. Many companies need ongoing support to manage benefits and compliance effectively.
Expand Your Capacity Without Adding Staff
USI Insurance Services offers several value-added services to give employers additional benefits and HR support without the need to hire more staff. This includes:
Benefit Resource Center
Benefits questions and claims issues can arise throughout the year, taking time from more strategic work. USI’s Benefit Resource Center helps ease this burden by giving employees a direct point of contact for benefits questions and help resolving claims issues.1 Regional centers are staffed by USI benefits specialists, who provide health plan members with support and claims advocacy. This service reduces the time employers spend addressing benefits questions and claims.
Annual Service Calendar
Year-round planning and execution are critical to the success of any benefits program. Missed deadlines can expose an employer to penalties and create a frustrating employee experience. With USI’s service calendars, employers can plan ahead and keep important communications on schedule. These calendars also help support compliance management and early renewal preparation.
Client Cloud HR and Compliance Support
Routine HR tasks can take a lot of time, especially for business managers with limited HR experience. This work may include preparing policies, finding forms, and keeping up with regulatory changes. USI’s employee benefits clients have access to Client Cloud resources and expert support to handle these tasks more efficiently, giving HR and business managers more time to focus on strategic priorities.2 Our national employee benefits compliance team also provides checklists and other resources to help smaller businesses understand their regulatory requirements.
How USI Can Help
USI helps employers take a comprehensive approach to benefits management by evaluating plan design, funding strategies, and other opportunities to optimize benefits spending. Solutions such as the Benefit Resource Center, service calendars, and Client Cloud reduce the time employers spend on day-to-day administration. This allows them to focus on longer-term goals and strengthen the value of their benefits strategy.
Contact your local USI representative or email ebsolutions@usi.com to learn how year-round support can ease your administrative burden and increase the value of your benefits investment.
1 The Benefit Resource Center is available to clients with $2,500 in minimum revenue.
2 Some Client Cloud tools and resources require an additional subscription and are not included with USI’s standard value-added services.
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