Wellington Benefits Expands Their Offerings Through the Benefitfocus HR InTouch Application

CHARLESTON, S.C., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus today announced an agreement with Wellington Benefits, a member of the First Financial Group of America, for the use of the Benefitfocus Platform and the Benefitfocus HR InTouch Application to support North Carolina State employees with their voluntary benefits. As voluntary benefits continue to grow in popularity, it is increasingly important to have an automated system to educate and enroll employees in these types of benefits. This agreement adds a number of carriers to the growing list of voluntary benefit providers linked to HR InTouch.

"HR InTouch streamlines enrollment in health and voluntary benefits through one portal for the North Carolina employees we serve," said Doug Faulk, President of Wellington Benefits. "We are pleased to roll out this technology to our customers."

Since North Carolina state employer's already use the Benefitfocus Platform, Wellington Benefits can easily integrate their offerings into the system. The Platform and HR InTouch Application allow Wellington to clearly communicate information about voluntary benefits through personalized messages and informative videos. The system is designed so that employees see only the information that directly relates to them, and the One-Thought-Per-Screen user experience makes it easy for everyone regardless of the level of technical expertise.

Wellington Benefits will bring the Benefitfocus Platform and HR InTouch Application to more than 20 North Carolina state agencies. This will add 20,000 lives and multiple carriers to the Benefitfocus Platform.

"Wellington Benefits is a strong organization that brings versatility to North Carolina state employers," said Nancy Sansom, Benefitfocus Vice President of Marketing and Communications. "We are honored to work with Wellington and First Financial to provide technology that creates efficiencies and simplifies the management of voluntary benefits."

Benefitfocus uses Software as a Service to deliver the Platform and HR InTouch, which means there are no installation fees or complex upgrade processes. The software is automatically updated six times per year, assuring the system includes the most recent advancements in technology. The Benefitfocus user community contributes to each release ensuring the latest innovations address their needs.

About Wellington Benefits

Wellington Benefits is a subsidiary the First Financial Group of America, based out of Houston, Texas. The FFGA represents employee groups, and provides benefits for over 275,000 individuals. www.ffga.com

About Benefitfocus

Benefitfocus is the largest healthcare and voluntary benefits software provider in the U.S. with 10,897,132 consumers, 326,717 employers, 58,204 brokers and 2,918 carrier representatives live on the Benefitfocus Platform™. Benefitfocus offers a single Web-based platform for benefit shopping, enrollment, management and industry-standard data exchange. Benefitfocus – All Your Benefits. One Place. www.benefitfocus.com

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