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PG Financial, LLC (PG) is an independent employee benefits broker and consulting firm focusing on group benefit plans for small to mid sized businesses in South Florida. PG was founded on November 1997 on the cornerstone of ethical conduct, full-disclosure and commitment to education. We are unique in our industry because we are truly independent consultants for our clients. We do not have production quotas with any insurance company to cloud our objectivity. At PG, we believe employee benefits should be "client driven" rather than "product driven".
Employee Benefits Department
PG assists clients in the design, procurement and ongoing management of health and welfare benefit plans. A narrow focus on benefits alone enables us to provide a comprehensive suite of consulting and brokerage services encompassing:
Strategic Benefit Consulting
The complexity of modern employee benefit plans has forced most employers to simply try to survive the annual enrollment process and stay out of trouble during the rest of the year. PG clients have taken control and are moving toward using employee benefits as a strategic resource to support their broader business goals. This new direction is the result of tools and processes developed by PG, including strategic consulting services such as:
• Annual benefits objective setting
• Analysis of financial/non-financial performance of benefit plans
• Insight into legislative issues and their impact on company plans
• Introduction to new and progressive benefit concepts
Yearly Market Analysis and Review
PG assists your benefit management team with a full range of technical issues, from budget development to high-level strategy issues as they pertain to employee benefits:
• Annual benefit budgets
• Plan design
• Underwriting projections
• Renewal negotiations
• Financial forecasting
• Plan cost/claim pattern trending
• Employee contribution strategies
• Annual final accountings
Vendor Selection and Management
Vendor selection and management are two of the most critical functions we perform for our clients. Our success is largely based on how we do in these areas:
• Pre-qualify potential vendors capable of meeting established objectives
• Develop bid specifications
• Respond to prospective vendor questions and issues
• Evaluate proposed services, program design, cost and funding alternatives
• Management reporting and recommendations on vendor alternatives
• Underwriting negotiations for final contract terms
• Implementation and communication plan for new benefit programs
• Regular evaluation of service providers
• Assist in resolving problems relating to vendor performance
• Assist in resolving claim problems or procedures, plan design issues, billing problems, and other difficulties
Legislative and Regulatory Counseling and Compliance
We helps clients understand how legislation affects and shapes benefit plans and personnel policies. We assist with the ollowing areas:
• ERISA, Federal and State requirements
• Legislative impact studies
• Form 5500 preparation
• Schedule A form preparation
• Summary Annual Reports/ Summary Material Modifications
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Document Review
Inconsistencies between vendor contracts, plan documents, and employee communications create liabilities for employers if not discovered and corrected. PG’s standard services incorporate thorough document reviews to ensure that vendor contracts, plan documents and employee communications contain the correct eligibility, rate and benefit provisions, including:
• Review Plan Documents and amendments for compliance with employer specifications
• Review Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and amendments
• Review insurance contracts and agreements, and coordinate amendments
• Suggest and negotiate alternative language, as required
*PG Financial, LLC does not perform legal review of contracts.
Administration Assistance
An evolving benefits program generates a never-ending list of benefit administration tasks. Our administration services range from simple forms assistance to comprehensive services. We can:
• Assist in development of internal management systems to simplify the administration of various programs
• Provide forms and templates as required to enable employer compliance with COBRA, HIPAA and FMLA
• Act as an advocate to the benefit management group
• Provide comprehensive benefit administration outsourcing
Executive Benefit Consulting Services
Many companies utilize specialized benefit programs that enable executives to build their personal net worth and retirement income with pre-tax dollars. Properly structured executive benefit programs allow businesses to better reward and retain the talent and leadership of their executive teams. PG Financial, LLC addresses executive benefits in the context of an employer's overall benefit plan objectives. Our consultants help you assess the needs of both the organization and individual executives. For highly specialized needs, we may craft a customized solution in collaboration with outside legal, financial planning, and product experts with whom we have established strategic partnerships.
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