Maryland FAMLI filing is open through Nov. 15, 2026.Maryland FAMLI private-plan filing window is open through November 15, 2026.
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Benefits guidance for small and growing employers, with support as your team expands. SSGI helps you compare group health insurance, manage costs and simplify the work from enrollment through renewal.
Start with your priorities. Build a benefits program your team can use.
Carried forward through the 2020 acquisition of Pace Thomas Benefit Services.
Choose the path that best matches the pressure on your team today.
Comprehensive benefits designed to control costs while protecting the people who power your business — with plan options matched to your budget and your team's needs.
Start by understanding your current program and where it creates work. SSGI can then help compare options and coordinate the steps you choose.
Start with team size, work locations, renewal timing and the costs or administrative work you want to improve.
Have your current plan summary, renewal information and employer contribution approach available. SSGI can arrange an appropriate channel for any sensitive documents.
SSGI reviews the options worth exploring, identifies missing information and discusses who will do what next. Recommendations follow a review of your business and plan details.
A clear point of contact and a direct path to the person responsible — from strategy through renewal.
Vice President, Strategic Sequoia Group Inc.
Laura Decker leads SSGI Benefits after building her career at Mutual of Omaha and Corporate Coverage across employers from two to more than 1,000 employees. A childhood medical crisis helped shape the service standard behind her work.
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Andrew's career included work at JPMorgan Chase and Xerox. He leads SSGI's operations and strategic direction, drawing on experience across entrepreneurship, a roughly 1,000-person operation, State Farm, and emerging technology.
Read Andrew's storyA focused starting point for employers, with the right path to the right conversation.
The Checkup walks through cost, administration, leave requirements, funding options, and employee needs — so you arrive at a conversation with your priorities in order.
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SSGI serves employers across our licensed states — from small and growing teams to multi-location groups — with tailored strategies, not off-the-shelf plans, and a single point of accountability.
Teams building their first real benefits program — practical plans that attract and retain talent without overbuilding or overpaying. Founders weighing their first plan can start with our benefits for entrepreneurs pathway.
Employers with multiple sites, states, or workforce segments who need coordinated benefits strategy across every location and line of coverage.
Tell us about your team, your current plan, and what is changing, and we'll recommend the right starting point — no obligation.
Building your first plan? Start with benefits guidance built for founders and small-business owners.
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In 2020, SSGI acquired Pace Thomas Benefit Services, carrying forward more than 30 years of benefits experience into a family-owned, technology-enabled firm. Read the archived announcement.
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