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Independent Benefits Brokerage + Taft Hartley plan

One Brokerage.
Seven Strategies.
Your Best Benefits Plan.

BENEFITRA is your independent benefits brokerage and home to the Taft Hartley plan. We compare all seven plan strategies to find the right fit, backed by free tools to model your decision.

96% Year-1 to Year-2
Renewal Rate
Acceptance Rate
vs Industry
6 Free Core
Planning Tools
7 Plan
Strategies

*70% of companies say yes once quoted. We show all the options. The right one becomes obvious.

Your benefits cost trajectory

5 year projection. Three paths, one decision.

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$12k $11k $10k $9k $8k Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 (Without BENEFITRA) (With BENEFITRA) (With BENEFITRA)
Turnover 22% over 3 years

Better benefits, better retention. Less recruiting cost, more institutional knowledge.

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One of seven funding options

Taft Hartley plan

One of seven funding options for businesses in high-cost states. Premium renewal stability, predictable costs, and access to the Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO network — the largest provider network in America — built on ERISA law so your premiums work for you, not the carrier.

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Model Your Benefits Strategy

Use your own data and projections. Every tool is free, no sign-up required.

~3 min Risk Scenario Planning

Premium Renewal Stress Test

See exactly how different funding strategies handle your specific claims scenario and how much you could save over 2 to 6 years. Model renewals across fully insured, self-funded, captive, and more.

Best for: Employers, Brokers, Risk Managers

Stress Test Your Renewal
~4 min ROI Cost Analysis

Benefits ROI Calculator

Translate your benefits spend into measurable returns. See how your investment in employee health impacts retention, productivity, and your bottom line.

Best for: HR Leaders, Employers, CFOs

Calculate Your ROI
~2 min Funding Forecasting

Health Plan Cost Projector

Project your health plan costs across funding strategies. Compare self-funded, level-funded, strategic captive, Taft Hartley, PEO fully insured, and fully insured approaches to find the right fit for your organization.

Best for: Employers, Brokers, Benefits Consultants

Project Health Insurance Costs
~2 min ROI Benchmarking

Business Valuation Tool

Planning an exit in the next few years? See how simple improvements to HR, benefits offerings, and compliance processes can impact your expected sales value based on business industry sales databases.

Best for: Employers, Brokers, CFOs

Value Your Business
~2 min Strategy Savings

Benefits Savings Strategy Builder

Answer a few questions about your company and get a personalized savings roadmap with verified estimates and employee impact ratings. Explore 25+ strategies tailored to your situation.

Best for: Employers, Brokers, Benefits Consultants

Build Your Strategy
~4 min Cash Flow CFO

Self Funded Cash Flow Analyzer

Compare any two of six funding arrangements side by side. Model working capital, float interest, contract protections, and the break even crossover a CFO actually underwrites.

Best for: CFOs, Employers, Brokers

Run the Cash Flow Model

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Real Outcomes

Seven funding strategies. One transparent comparison. Here's what changed.

Anonymized client outcomes from the past 24 months. Source documents available under NDA on request.

96%
Year 1 → Year 2 client retention
3x
Quote-to-yes rate vs industry
14+
Industries served
6
Funding strategies modeled

We came from ADP and would've been happy just saving the 28% on workers' comp. What we didn't expect was real employee benefits, faster support, and a simpler experience across the board. Easier to hire, easier to retain good people, and morale is stronger. We came for the savings and ended up with a partner that helps our business win.

John Lombardi, Managing Partner of Alumaline
John Lombardi
Managing Partner · Alumaline · NYC High-Rise Window Installation
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28%off workers' comp
+25benefit lines added
+5service specialists — no call centers
Nonprofit · Massachusetts 5+ years · renewed every year
"We needed real benefits to compete for mission-driven talent — on a nonprofit budget."

Health, dental, vision & life for the cost of health alone

FOUR PAWS USA — a Taft-Hartley plan turned a health-only budget into full coverage.

  • Same spend that once bought health alone now covers 4 lines of coverage
  • Team grew 8→16; benefits scaled with them
  • Renewed every year for 5+ years
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Healthcare · Massachusetts Client since 2017
"Cut the cost — but don’t raise our deductible or take away our doctors."

Saved ~50% switching carriers — same doctors

Cambridge Biotherapies — BCBS → MGB at ~half the cost, then a Taft-Hartley plan for more.

  • ~50% lower (BCBS→MGB) with the same deductible and doctor network
  • Then a Taft-Hartley plan cut cost further
  • A ~9-year advisory relationship, renewed every year
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Financial Services · Massachusetts Came off fully-insured Blue Cross
"Get everyone on a PPO — without a 6%-a-year cost curve forever."

Saved 37% over 5 years ($42K year one)

A 28-person MA brokerage moved off fully-insured Blue Cross to a Taft-Hartley plan.

  • $42,142 saved in year one
  • Projected ~$325K / 37% over five years
  • Every employee upgraded to a PPO
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Medical & Behavioral Health · Mountain West Forming a new parent + 2 subsidiaries
"We need one plan that covers the parent staff and both clinical subsidiaries — and we can't take co-employment because of state licensing."

Modeled <3%/yr renewals over 6 years

Taft-Hartley structure via Central States Joint Board. IRS Section 414 handles multi-entity. ERISA-grade quarterly audits. The honest plan limits surfaced on day one.

  • Six funding options modeled (fully-insured, level-funded, MEWA, self-funded, traditional PEO, Taft-Hartley)
  • 14–15 months of plan reserves — structural reason renewals stay flat
  • BCBS network + Express Scripts pharmacy + $1M+ stop-loss + no co-employment
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Commercial Real Estate · NY Came off fully-insured
"Health spend going up every year, can't keep cutting quality."

Saved 38% over 6 years

No changes to network, deductibles, or what employees pay out of pocket.

  • Switched funding mechanism (kept the same carrier behavior employees saw)
  • Renewal cycle moved from chaotic to predictable
  • HR claims-dispute time cut by 8–20 hours per case
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Legal · Boston, MA About to sign #1 PEO
"Broker said: don't sign with the first PEO until you've compared a second."

Saved 37% on health insurance

Compounding year over year as the prior trajectory continues to widen the gap.

  • Two PEOs modeled side-by-side on the same census
  • Dedicated benefits coordinator vs call-center claims handling
  • K1 owner + part-time office manager classes structured cleanly
See the PEO comparison →
Retail · Brick & Mortar · OH Came off UHC
"18% renewal hike. Broker said there was nothing more to save."

Saved 52% on health insurance

Full Grip Games — 52% cheaper on a comparable plan; they upgraded the plan and still cut total cost 40%.

  • Master plan pricing under what their group could access independently
  • Dedicated benefits rep replaced call-center experience
  • HR/admin hours per week recovered for the owner
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Law Firm · Northeast Came off Harvard Pilgrim EPO
"Limited network. $54K of worst-case downside on the renewal."

Saved ~23% on employer cost, Year 1

Comparable plan, deductible cut in half ($1,000 → $500), broader network — and a worst-case spend that no longer swings.

  • Deductible $1,000 → $500 (richer coverage, not leaner)
  • Network upgraded EPO → PPO (broader provider access)
  • Worst-case employer spend capped — no more renewal-cycle whiplash
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Real Estate · Syracuse, NY Came off fully-insured
"96% premium hike at renewal. Couldn't afford to lose the team to it."

96% renewal hike avoided

Benefits restructured into a recruiting tool — total comp impact several multiples of the cost change.

  • Talent retention reframe: benefits as recruiting leverage, not just cost
  • Coverage richness held or improved while premium pressure absorbed
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Mortgage · Lowell, MA · Multi-state Came off limited HMO/HSA
"Hiring across state lines. HMO network couldn't follow. Renewal pushed past sustainability."

Saved 34% on premiums + HMO → Nationwide PPO

Lower deductible, broader network, multi-state hiring unlocked. 6-year savings projected to scale into seven figures as headcount grows.

  • $5,000 deductible → $2,000 deductible (better coverage at lower cost)
  • Premium increases capped at 3%/yr vs 8–10% on the prior trajectory
  • Multi-state PPO network unlocked hiring beyond the original HMO footprint
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How to read these

Each case shows the carrier and funding mechanism the client moved from, the specific trigger that brought them in, the headline outcome as a percentage (so you can apply it to your own spend), and what changed under the hood. We've omitted client names and headcounts so you can map yourself onto the cases by situation, not by size.

Source documents — quote comparisons, premium tables, renewal letters — available under NDA on request.

You've seen the outcomes. Now run yours.

Seven funding strategies modeled on your actual census, your actual carriers, your actual renewal pressure. No obligation, no pitch — just the comparison.

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Benefits Discovery

Find your funding fit. In about 5 minutes.

Twelve short questions. We grade your business across the six funding arrangements we model — no pitch, just an honest read on what fits before you spend an hour on a sales call.

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