One of the largest in Northwest PA, our Employee Benefits Division provides countless employee benefits and plan designs to companies of all sizes.  This includes, but is not limited to:  health, life, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, long-term care, travel accident, pet insurance and voluntary coverage.

Our market is not limited and we place business with the major carriers such as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Highmark Health Insurance Company, HealthAmerica, UPMC, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, MetLife, etc.  We are able to secure coverage from any medical or ancillary insurance carrier offering competitive benefits and rates.

Staff:  Our licensed staff has an average of 20 years of industry experience working on both the carrier and broker side of the business.

Education:  We encourage continuing education and outperform our competitors in this area with  Professional Designations in the Employee Benefits Field.

               
CEBS - Certified Employee Benefits Specialist

CLU   - Chartered Life Underwriter

CLTC - Certified Long-Term Care Specialist

GBA -  Group Benefits Associate

REBC - Registered Employee Benefits Consultant

RHU  - Registered Health Underwriter

SPHR - Senior Professional in Human Resources 

Size:  With the size of our Benefits Department, we have the luxury of providing specialized service that fulfills unique needs, and we also have the luxury of having individuals cross-trained.  We are able to provide each client with a direct consultant, a licensed customer service representative and a team of experienced professionals as support staff.

We also provide value added services including:

        Our Web-Based HR Management & Administration system,

        COBRA Administration,

        Case Management for catastrophic conditions,

        And we have a variety of Wellness Programs available.

Primary Sales/Service Team: 

• Edward C. Althof, CLU, CEBS, CLTC
• Kathleen D. Aranyos, SPHR
• Eric J. Consiglio, RHU, REBC
• Jennifer L. DeForce
• Michael A. Elia, CLU, CEBS
• Cathleen A. Fisher, GBA
• Nyla R. Kennemuth
• Frank D. Riley, RHU, REBC, CEBS