Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Kim Pearson, Benefits Manager
Subject: Employee Benefits Consulting Agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., to provide employee benefits consulting services to the County of San Mateo for the period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026, with the aggregate amount not to exceed $850,000.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Mateo provides a broad array of benefits to its employees and retirees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life, accident and disability insurances, employee assistance program, etc. The magnitude of the County's benefits program includes over 5,619 employees and 2,979 retirees, almost 18,000 lives including dependents, and almost $120 million in annual costs.
Employee benefits consultants are almost universally employed to help plan sponsors, such as the County, navigate the complex landscape of the Internal Revenue Code, Department of Labor laws and regulations, and State regulatory agencies including the Department of Insurance and the Department of Managed Care. In addition, employee benefits consultants help plan sponsors design and procure benefits packages that align strategically with organizational priorities and with labor contracts and negotiations. Consultants also broker communications and information between providers (e.g., Kaiser, Blue Shield and Cigna Dental), the County, and our plan participants.
Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., has been the County's employee benefits consultant since 2010. Alliant specializes in the public sector with over 1,000 public-sector clients, primarily in California.
The County's current agreement with Alliant expires on December 31, 2021. Accordingly, Human Resou...
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