{"id":16072,"date":"2023-06-06T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seb-admin.com\/?p=16072"},"modified":"2023-10-05T20:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:49:26","slug":"how-to-make-your-benefits-administration-system-flexible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seb-admin.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-benefits-administration-system-flexible\/","title":{"rendered":"How flexible is your benefits administration system?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16072\" class=\"elementor elementor-16072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73e82499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73e82499\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42424cd5\" data-id=\"42424cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223378cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223378cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SEB-blog-date\"><strong><i class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\u00a0 May 24, 2023<\/strong><\/p><p><em>SEB Marketing team<\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Offering competitive employee benefits is important for small and medium-sized employers and their employees. However, meeting the needs of all the different generations in the workforce can be challenging.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More and more of these businesses have an increased desire for unique and flexible plan designs to attract and retain talent.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Benefits Advisors know that one size does not fit all and when it comes to plan designs, and t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o remain competitive and relevant as an advisor, they need to offer unique and flexible plan designs.\u00a0 However, this does not come without its challenges.\u00a0 Here are some of the issues that advisors and their clients can face.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Lack of flexibility and customization:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If benefits administration is being done manually, or the current system does not allow multiple carriers, adding and administering products from other carriers or providers can be cumbersome and can create a strain on back-office operations to manage enrolments, changes and terminations for these additional products and services. Ideally, advisors need the option to easily design and manage plans from one carrier or multiple carriers to provide the flexibility that clients demand.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Companies are often looking for ways to control costs and having advanced options such as the ability to cost share a portion of benefits with employees can be an important feature for clients.\u00a0 However, without a robust technology so<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261397019 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261397019 BCX9\">lution with advanced configuration features it can be difficult to manage these customizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Difficulty in switching carriers:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advisors act as an intermediary for their clients, the employers, and at time of renewal will shop around to find the best rates.\u00a0 However, if the advisor does not have access to the client data, they won\u2019t have a record of current plan member data, such as coverage, dependents and beneficiaries, making a re-enrolment for the client and their employees necessary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Employers often manage multiple roles in their company and the inconvenience of moving to another carrier can be a deterrent to making that switch, which is disappointing especially if every penny counts.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Scalability at risk:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advisors need to balance their time between administering their client base and finding the time to build new relationships to grow their business.\u00a0 Setting up new employer groups and onboarding the employees can be a manual and time-consuming process that eats into the time that could be `pent with potential new clients.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finding a technology solution that accurately streamlines the set-up of new groups and the administration of multiple carriers is essential to free up the broker\u2019s valuable time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fortunately, all of these challenges can be tackled using technology and automation. At SEB, we developed<\/span> <strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000;\" href=\"https:\/\/seb-admin.com\/flexplus-enterprise\/\" aria-label=\"This link opens FlexPlus Enterprise landing page\">FlexPlus\u00ae ENTERPRISE<\/a><\/strong>, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\">a modern, scalable benefits administration solution for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\">advisors<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\"> administering group benefits for small and medium-sized companies. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171115740 BCX9\">Learn more about what <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/seb-admin.com\/blog\/flexplus-enterprise-the-ultimate-hybrid-solution-for-group-benefits-advisors\/\" aria-lable=\"This link opens blog on FlexPlus\u00ae ENTERPRISE \u2013 The Ultimate Hybrid Solution for Group Benefits Advisors\"><strong>FlexPlus ENTERPRISE<\/strong><\/a> can do for your business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offering competitive employee benefits is important for small and medium-sized employers and their employees. 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