Group Benefits Consulting - Your Solution, Not Any Solution
Whether you’re a growing startup or an established company, we tailor solutions to fit your goals, budget, and workforce needs!
At Essential HR, employee benefits are our core focus. We guide you through every step — from funding strategies to comparing carriers — to build a benefits package that truly fits your team. Our goal is to help you offer meaningful, cost-effective coverage that supports retention, boosts satisfaction, and scales as your business grows.
Group Benefits That Actually Work
We take the stress out of employee benefits so you can focus on your business. Whether you’re offering benefits for the first time or looking to improve what you already have, we help you build a plan that fits your team and your budget.
Here’s What We Help With:
- Strategic Benefits Planning
We work with you to build a customized benefits strategy that aligns with your business goals. From health, dental, and vision plans to voluntary and supplemental options, we ensure your offering is competitive and sustainable. - Carrier & Plan Selection
With access to top carriers and a deep understanding of the market, we help you evaluate options and negotiate on your behalf to get the right coverage at the best value. - Compliance Made Simple
Benefits come with rules—we help you stay compliant with laws like ACA, ERISA, COBRA, and more, so you’re not caught off guard. - Year-Round Support
We’re not just here at renewal time. Our team handles renewals, claims issues, billing support, and vendor coordination—so you can focus on running your business. - Employee Education & Engagement
We make sure your employees understand and actually use their benefits. That includes clear communications, one-on-one support, and enrollment assistance. - Tech That Saves Time
We often recommend our own easy-to-use benefits admin system to make enrollment, eligibility, and reporting way simpler.
We help employers design, manage, and optimize group benefits programs that truly work for their teams—without the administrative headaches. Whether you’re a growing startup or an established company, we tailor solutions to fit your goals, budget, and workforce needs
Tailored Plans, Real Solutions
We help you choose the right mix of:
• Medical, dental & vision plans
• Life & disability insurance
• Voluntary & supplemental benefits
All customized to your goals, your team, and your bottom line.
We Shop. You Save.
We compare top carriers, break down your options in plain English, and negotiate on your behalf—so you get the right coverage without overpaying.
Support That Sticks Around
We’re here year-round, not just during renewal. Need help with billing, claims, or questions from your team? We’ve got you.
Employee Education That Works
We make sure your people actually understand their benefits. That means:
• Easy-to-follow guides
• 1-on-1 support
• Help during open enrollment
Informed employees = fewer headaches.
Smart Tech, Simple Admin
Our benefits admin platform makes things easier for everyone. Enrollments, eligibility tracking, and reporting—all in one place.
Smart Benefits. Less Stress. We make group benefits simple, affordable, and tailored to your business—so you can take care of your team without the overwhelm.
Group Benefits Consulting
What We Do
We help small and mid-sized businesses design group benefits plans that are easy to manage and valuable for your team. Medical, dental, vision, life—whatever your goals, we help make it work.
Plan Options That Fit
We build custom benefit packages from top carriers, balancing cost and coverage. Voluntary benefits? Supplemental plans? We’ve got options that make sense.
We Handle the Details
Compliance, renewals, vendor coordination—our team handles the behind-the-scenes work so you don’t have to.
From onboarding to open enrollment, we help your team understand and use their benefits.
Tech That Works for You
Our benefits admin system keeps things organized, from enrollment to reporting, so you can focus on running your business—not chasing paperwork.