Employee Benefits

Most companies want to offer excellent benefits for their employees but are challenged to do so because they constantly face double-digit premium increases. Our team of benefits experts has the experience and market clout necessary to find answers for organizations grappling with escalating healthcare cost issues.

Starkweather and Shepley provides outstanding employee benefits services to companies of all sizes in Rhode Island and throughout the Northeast.

Why does our market presence make a difference?

• The market presence of a Top-100 U.S. Brokerage firm. Our key partnerships provide us excellent industry access
• Our market presence and record of service excellence have earned us a place on the Broker Advisory Boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island and United Healthcare of New England.

Your Trusted Partner in Today’s Changing Employee Benefits Market

We understand the challenge facing employers today. For most companies, health plan expenses are second only to employee payroll. Maintaining a competitive employee benefits program to attract and retain the best employees while keeping within budgetary guidelines has never proved more daunting. Continued double-digit premium increases indicate that the early promise of traditional Managed Care plans (HMO, POS, PPO) is waning.

Let the Starkweather & Shepley Employee Benefits team work with you to create customized programs designed to meet your company’s needs and establish a corporate healthcare strategy. We’re uniquely qualified to assist your organization in sorting out consumer-driven healthcare options and bring powerful educational tools and expertise to support your human resources department.