A trusted employee benefits partner in the government and educator markets
From small cities and big municipalities to school districts and support services, we're the smart choice as a benefits provider for public sector organizations of all sizes.
Public sector expertise
Whether you spend your days making America safer, smarter or stronger, we spend ours helping to protect what you've worked so hard to build. For almost 70 years, we've specialized in enhancing public sector employee benefit options while providing administrators with proven solutions for saving time and money.
We're trusted by:
- More than 41 state governments
- More than 3,000 educational entities
- More than 5,000 local governments
This includes our very first public sector client who began working with us in 1955 and is still with us today.
Source: Colonial Life internal data, 2024.
Public sector survey
Tap into talent retention
Driving more effective resource management
The focus of building a stable, sustainable workforce is often placed on recruiting new employees more than keeping existing ones. Learn simple steps you can take to maximize your talent retention investment through stronger benefits programs — including how they’re procured, communicated, enrolled and administered.
Sourcewell contract
Using cooperative purchasing to simplify the procurement process
Contracting for voluntary benefits and services often requires a formal RFP process. Through cooperative purchasing, public entities can simplify the procurement process by purchasing through a single contract, saving time and resources.
With our Sourcewell contract, we can help you avoid:
- Excessive administrative burden
- Duplicating the bidding process
- Unpleasant experience of low-bid, low-quality responses
- Time-consuming and invalid vendor protests
Sourcewell awarded our contract through a competitive RFP process, recognizing the quality, convenience, and affordability of our benefits and services.
Visit the Sourcewell website to learn more about our cooperative purchasing contract.
Cost-saving strategies
Helping you navigate benefits budget challenges
Facilitate cost sharing
Use employee-paid voluntary benefits to offset increased deductibles and co-pays to maintain coverage while moving to a more affordable health plan.
Remove ineligible dependents
Identifying and removing ineligible employee dependents from a health plan can uncover significant savings in a benefits program.
Boost tax savings
Teaching employees about the benefits of Section 125 health plans helps increase their participation, which can create significant payroll tax savings.
Boost employee engagement
Communicating more effectively can help drive higher employee engagement, satisfaction and appreciation of a benefits program.
Benefits modernization
Taking advantage of our comprehensive turn-key solutions can decrease the material and labor costs for both core and voluntary benefits enrollment.
Benefits customization
Providing a richer and more personalized benefits program can help attract and retain high-performing employees.