Businesses Get Opportunity to Benchmark Their Employee Benefits Against Other Northwest Washington Companies (Press Release)

How Does Your Employee Benefits Package Measure Up?

With the cost of healthcare skyrocketing, employers are faced with evaluating their employee benefits packages on a regular basis.  If an organization has ever wondered how the benefits package they offer their employees measures up to other Western Washington companies, The Unity Group is offering an opportunity for them to find out at no cost.

The Unity Group is partnering with a national actuarial firm to conduct the 2012 Washington Health Benefits Benchmarking Survey.  By participating in this survey employers will receive customized benchmarking – a comparison of their unique plan(s) to others in their industry, of similar size, and all from Northwest Washington. With this data, organizations can assess their ability to attract and retain their most valuable asset, employees.  All information remains private and confidential. 

Employers with 50 or more employees are encouraged to participate.  The more surveys completed, the better the data will be for all participants.  Those who complete the survey will receive an individual custom report and an invitation to a seminar this Fall, which will include an interactive discussion and review of regional and national results.

For more information about the survey and a link to begin please visit, http://www.theunitygroup.com/health_benchmarking_survey.php

THE UNITY GROUP SUPPORTS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

Every year, The Unity Group (TUG) participates in Junior Achievement's Bowling Classic. This event is JA's largest fundraiser and the funds support their efforts to provide a series of business, economics and life-skills programs to enhance the education of young people in Whatcom County.

Several of TUG team members volunteer to teach the programs and have really enjoyed seeing their lessons positively impact the live's of local youth.

On March 16th, internal campaign coordinator Amanda Brock and JA's Regional Director Gretchen Pfluegar rallied employees at the annual kick-off meeting. Six team members volunteered to represent Unity at the JA Bowling Classic which is scheduled for May 11th.

Interested in supporting TUG's team? You can make a monetary donation on JA's website in support of TUG's team.

To learn more about Junior Achievement, how to participate, or about event sponsorship opportunities, please visit JA's website at www.jawashington.org.

Four New Employees in Q1-2012 (Press Release)

The Unity Group Insurance & Employee Benefits is pleased to announce the addition of four new employees: Jason Smith, Darrin Bode, Kara Van Metre and Amelia Mendenhall.

Jason Smith joined the organization as an account manager in the Employee Benefits Department. Jason earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Washington State University and brings with him over ten years of Customer Service experience.

Darrin Bode joined the sales team focusing within the Commercial Insurance Department. Darrin brings with him a successful track record in outside sales and positive recommendations from many members of the Whatcom business community.

Kara Van Metre, another new addition to the sales team, will be focusing on Commercial Insurance for small businesses. She brings ten years of combined sales and management experience with her as well as a Bachelor’s Degree from Western Washington University.

 Amelia Mendenhall, the newest team member, also joined the sales team. Amelia is specializing in the Personal Lines Department and brings with her two years of industry experience as an insurance agent. Amelia graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor’s Degree, worked for two years in Spokane and then returned to her hometown of Bellingham.