Benefits Strategy That Goes Beyond the Renewal.
Employee benefits touch nearly every part of your organization — your budget, your employees, recruiting and retention, HR, payroll, technology and compliance.
PVIS helps bring those pieces together. From employee surveys, strategy and plan design through implementation, enrollment and year-round support, we help you manage the whole benefits picture — not just your insurance policies.
Start With the Business. Then Build the Benefits.
Before we recommend a plan, we want to understand your company.
- What are you trying to accomplish?
- What's working?
- What's frustrating your employees?
- Where are costs becoming a problem?
- Are you growing?
- Having trouble recruiting?
- Is HR spending too much time administering benefits?
Then we build from there.
Our consulting may include
- Employee surveys to understand what your people value
- Plan design and funding strategy
- Fully insured and alternative funding options
- Contribution strategy and modeling
- Carrier and market analysis
- Cost-containment strategies
- Benchmarking and competitive considerations
- Recruiting and retention considerations
- Multi-year benefits planning
- Renewal strategy throughout the year
We're Here for What Happens Between Renewals, Too.
Benefits create questions all year long.
- An employee can't find their ID card.
- A new hire needs coverage.
- A termination didn't process correctly.
- A bill doesn't match.
- Someone doesn't understand a claim.
- Payroll and the carrier aren't matching.
- The enrollment system isn't behaving the way it should.
That's where your PVIS team comes in.
We work with your team, employees, carriers and vendor partners to help resolve issues and keep things moving.
Our support includes
- Eligibility and enrollment assistance
- Billing and carrier issue resolution
- Employee benefits questions and advocacy
- Claims assistance and escalation
- Carrier and vendor coordination
- Benefits technology support
- Ongoing plan administration assistance
Open Enrollment Should Educate, Not Just Enroll.
Open enrollment isn't successful simply because everyone submitted an election before the deadline.
Employees should understand what they're choosing.
PVIS works with employers from planning through implementation to create an enrollment experience that is organized, understandable and appropriate for their workforce.
Our support may include
- Open enrollment strategy and timeline
- Employee communications and educational materials
- Benefits guides and enrollment resources
- In-person and virtual employee meetings
- Benefits technology and enrollment support
- Employee questions and decision support
- Carrier and vendor coordination
- Enrollment troubleshooting
- Implementation and post-enrollment follow-up
You Don't Have to Navigate Benefits Compliance Alone.
Employee benefits come with an ever-changing list of rules, notices, deadlines and responsibilities. PVIS helps clients understand what applies to their benefits program, provides resources and guidance, and helps keep important requirements on the radar.
When something goes beyond the scope of benefits consulting, we help connect the dots — bringing in the appropriate compliance professional, TPA or ERISA counsel when needed.
Our support and resources may include
- ACA guidance and reporting resources
- COBRA coordination
- ERISA resources and required notices
- Section 125 / POP documentation
- Form 5500 preparation through our third-party administrator
- Wrap document preparation through our third-party administrator
- SPD and plan document resources
- HIPAA and benefits-related compliance guidance
- Legislative and regulatory updates
- Coordination with TPAs and compliance vendors
- Access to experienced ERISA attorneys when legal guidance is needed
More Resources for the People Managing Your People.
Your HR questions don't always fit neatly into an insurance policy — and neither does our support.
PVIS provides clients with access to HR tools, resources and experienced partners to help navigate the questions that come up throughout the year.
We may not be your HR department, but we're happy to be one of the resources your HR team relies on.
Depending on your needs, that may include
- Benefits-related HR guidance
- Employee communication support
- HR compliance resources
- Handbook and policy resources
- HR tools, templates and educational resources
- Support during employee and leadership transitions
- Coordination with payroll, HR technology and other vendors
- Access to HR professionals and specialized resources when needed
Technology Should Make Benefits Easier — Not Create More Work.
The right technology can simplify enrollment, administration and communication. The wrong technology can create another problem for HR to manage.
PVIS helps employers evaluate and implement benefits technology based on what their organization actually needs — and then helps support it after implementation.
Our support may include
- Benefits administration and enrollment platforms
- HRIS and payroll integration considerations
- Technology evaluation and recommendations
- Implementation support
- Employee enrollment experience
- Carrier connections and data feeds
- Ongoing platform support and troubleshooting
- Coordination with technology and payroll partners
Let's Make Benefits Easier.
Whether you're looking for a new benefits partner, rethinking your current strategy, or just want to know if there's a better way, we'd love to talk.