Current Openings

Job Description

We are looking for a Benefits Analyst who will collaborate with our account management team in providing support to their book of business through analysis, review, and participation in the renewal and implementation of new employee health and welfare benefit programs.

Remote/hybrid work scheduled is supported, however, the Benefits Analyst must be in New England area to be able to travel to our office in Concord, MA and to local clients as needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with account team to deliver consistent and exceptional service to our clients.
• Provide key administrative support to the account management team in the preparation and review of RFPs, spreadsheets, reports, documents, and presentations to clients.
• Analyze and proofread vendor proposals for various health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc.
• Participate in the peer review process of client documents for open enrollment and renewals.
• Assist and participate in open enrollment meetings for clients.
• Create and update benefit guides and ensure client resources and communications are up to date following open enrollment or coverage change.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on other Innovo employee work products.
• Assist in addressing ongoing benefits enrollment and claims issues as necessary.
• Maintain CRM, benchmarking, and other systems. Create processes to ensure accuracy and up to date data.
• Participate in the drafting of plan documents, required employee communications, and 5500 filings/SAR’s.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the health and welfare industry.
• Meet regularly with team members to understand priorities, deadlines, and tasks.
• Assist in client benefits technology implementations and ongoing support.

Skills Required:

• Very strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage and prioritize many tasks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive, client-first attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile when needed
• Great team player, with willingness to help others

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 2-3 years’ employee benefits related field
• Advanced Excel skills; proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage a book of business consisting of small to mid-size clients in various industries. Will require travel to clients across the US, particularly in Massachusetts
• Overall responsibility for client retention and proactively developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with carriers and clients
• Communicate directly with clients and their employees as the subject matter expert on the details of various insurance coverages, products, and services in the marketplace.
• Strategize opportunities to continually enhance service to our clients through new services, cost control, technology, etc.
• Review request for proposals and insurance plan analyses, negotiate with carriers and recommend renewal actions
• Stay up to date and educated on industry trends and events, including all state and federal regulatory issues and communicate to clients as appropriate
• Maintain and ensure adherence to all plan rules, legal and regulatory compliance, reporting requirements, and overall compliance as it relates to client group health and welfare plans
• Prepare presentations and lead client, open enrollment, strategy, and other related meetings
• Obtain, organize, and analyze vendor proposals for various health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc.
• Analyze and synthesize various carriers, plan designs, plan funding and employee contributions options
• Use software to draft plan documents, required employee communications, and 5500 filings/SAR’s
• Create and update benefit guides and ensure client resources and communications are up to date following open enrollment or coverage change
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on other Innovo employee work products
• Address ongoing benefits enrollment and claims issues as necessary
• Conduct and prepare benefits benchmarking analyses for clients
• Assist in client benefits technology implementations and ongoing support

Skills Required:

• Very strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage and prioritize many tasks at once
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive, client-first attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile when needed
• Great team player, with willingness to help others

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Health/Life/Accident state licensure required
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the health and welfare benefits brokerage industry
• Experience working with health and welfare benefits plans including medical, dental, life, disability, both in the design of these plans and related compliance requirements
• Experience with self-funded plans and claims reporting and analysis
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Benefits Consultant who will independently manage their own book of business and develop and maintain relationships with our clients and carriers. A remote/hybrid work schedule is supported, however, the consultant must be in New England area to be able to travel to local clients as needed.

Must be available to meet and communicate with clients during business hours from Monday – Friday with the flexibility to work 25-30 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage a book of business consisting of small to mid-size clients in various industries. Will require travel to clients across the US, particularly in Massachusetts.
• Overall responsibility for client retention and proactively developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with carriers and clients.
• Communicate directly with clients and their employees as the subject matter expert on the details of various insurance coverages, products, and services in the marketplace.
• Strategize opportunities to continually enhance service to our clients through new services, cost control, technology, etc.
• Review request for proposals and insurance plan analyses, negotiate with carriers and recommend renewal actions.
• Stay up to date and educated on industry trends and events, including all state and federal regulatory issues and communicate to clients as appropriate.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to all plan rules, legal and regulatory compliance, reporting requirements, and overall compliance as it relates to client group health and welfare plans.
• Prepare presentations and lead client, open enrollment, strategy, and other related meetings.
• Obtain, organize, and analyze vendor proposals for various health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc.
• Analyze and synthesize various carriers, plan designs, plan funding and employee contributions options.
• Use software to draft plan documents, required employee communications, and 5500 filings/SAR’s.
• Create and update benefit guides and ensure client resources and communications are up to date following open enrollment or coverage change.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on other Innovo employee work products.
• Address ongoing benefits enrollment and claims issues as necessary. Conduct and prepare benefits benchmarking analyses for clients.
• Assist in client benefits technology implementations and ongoing support.
• Provide benefits enrollment services as needed for certain client engagements.

Skills Required:

• Very strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage and prioritize many tasks at once
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive, client-first attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile when needed
• Great team player, with willingness to help others

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Health/Life/Accident state licensure required
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in the health and welfare benefits brokerage or health insurance carrier industry
• Experience working with health and welfare benefits plans including medical, dental, life, disability, both in the design of these plans and related compliance requirements
• Experience with self-funded plans and claims reporting and analysis
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Manage a book of business consisting of small to mid-size clients in various industries. Will require travel to clients across the US, particularly in Massachusetts
• Overall responsibility for client retention and proactively developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with carriers and clients
• Communicate directly with clients and their employees as the subject matter expert on the details of various insurance coverages, products, and services in the marketplace.
• Strategize opportunities to continually enhance service to our clients through new services, cost control, technology, etc.
• Review request for proposals and insurance plan analyses, negotiate with carriers and recommend renewal actions
• Stay up to date and educated on industry trends and events, including all state and federal regulatory issues and communicate to clients as appropriate
• Maintain and ensure adherence to all plan rules, legal and regulatory compliance, reporting requirements, and overall compliance as it relates to client group health and welfare plans
• Prepare presentations and lead client, open enrollment, strategy, and other related meetings
• Obtain, organize, and analyze vendor proposals for various health and welfare plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc.
• Analyze and synthesize various carriers, plan designs, plan funding and employee contributions options
• Use software to draft plan documents, required employee communications, and 5500 filings/SAR’s
• Create and update benefit guides and ensure client resources and communications are up to date following open enrollment or coverage change
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on other Innovo employee work products
• Address ongoing benefits enrollment and claims issues as necessary
• Conduct and prepare benefits benchmarking analyses for clients
• Assist in client benefits technology implementations and ongoing support

Skills Required:

• Very strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage and prioritize many tasks at once
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Positive, client-first attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile when needed
• Great team player, with willingness to help others

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Health/Life/Accident state licensure required
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in the health and welfare benefits brokerage and/or medical carrier industry
• Experience working with health and welfare benefits plans including medical, dental, life, disability, both in the design of these plans and related compliance requirements
• Experience with self-funded plans and claims reporting and analysis
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint