Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 201 North Scoville Avenue · Oak Park, IL 60302-2296 TO: Committee of the Whole FROM: Roxana Sanders, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Cyndi Sidor, Chief School Business Official Carolyn Gust, Director of Purchasing and Transportation DATE: May 19, 2020 RE: Presentation of Insurance Broker RFP BACKGROUND: Gallagher Benefit Services has been the District’s insurance broker since 2010. The service agreement with them was last renewed in May of 2017 and is expiring as of May 30, 2020. To ensure that the District secures the best value of insurance brokerage services, the request for proposal (RFP) for benefit consultant/broker services was issued on March 2, 2020 with the deadline for proposals to be received on April 2, 2020. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Proposals were received from six firms: Alliant, Connor & Gallagher One Source, Gallagher Benefit Services, GCG, Horton, and NFP. The Chief Financial Officer, Director of Purchasing and Transportation, and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources reviewed each proposal for accuracy in required submission information, conformity to the scope of work requested and overall responsiveness to the RFP. The chart below presents the summary comparison of the six proposals received: Average # of # of Service Clients Online Benefit Team Service Enrollment/ COBRA Total Cost Service Members Team Administration Administration for 5 Additional Name Focus Assigned Handles Portal Included Included Years Costs $320,000 Alliant Varies 8 10+ No Yes Connor & Varies 11 25 Yes Yes $350,000 Gallagher Gallagher K-12 8 38 No No $305,000 GCG K-12 14 10 Yes Yes Virtual Benefit $270,000 Assistant Horton Large 10 62 Yes No 10% $247,500 Employers Commission NFP Varies 11 11 Yes, enrollment No $300,000 only Strategic Plan: Priority 4 Board Goal: 1 Policy:
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 201 North Scoville Avenue · Oak Park, IL 60302-2296 After evaluating each firm’s qualifications, client structure and philosophy, the scope of services and resources offered, and the total cost of services offered, the proposals from three companies were selected to be presented to the District insurance committee to get their feedback. Based on committee presentations and additional extensive review of materials, reports, web-pages and on-line services, GCG was determined to offer the highest value relative to the cost of services. The presentation of the summary of the scope of services offered by GCG is attached. NEXT STEP: For the Committee of the Whole to review the results of the RFP for insurance broker services and move the administration ’ s recommendation forward to approve the service agreement with GCG at the Special Board Meeting later this evening on May 19, 2020. Strategic Plan: Priority 4 Board Goal: 1 Policy:
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Board of Education Meeting Overview of GCG May 19, 2020
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Questions? Thank You! Jesse Pleuss, MBA, CBC Vice President, Employee Benefits Direct: 847.457.3074 Main: 847.457.3000 Jesse.Pleuss@gcgfinancial.com GCG Financial, LLC Three Parkway North | Suite 500 | Deerfield, IL 60015 | gcgfinancial.com
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