David Gilston Insurance Agency Offers Integrated Employee Benefit Administration and Payroll Solutions
January 12, 2012
CHARLESTON, SC – January 12, 2012 – The David M. Gilston Insurance Agency, which supports insurance brokers and agents, now has exclusive rights in South Carolina to sell Netchex, the fastest growing payroll, benefits, human resources, and time and attendance service in the U.S. As the first insurance agency in South Carolina offering this technology, the Gilston Agency is able to minimize the complexity and cost of benefit administration.
Netchex integrates payroll and employee benefits through one web portal, which helps companies easily manage employee information and simplify the entire payroll process. Clients are able to automate many processes that were handled manually, such as COBRA and notifications of when new hires are eligible for various benefits. With Netchex, the human resource team doesn’t have to keep track of such dates; instead, they’re notified by the system.
The Gilston Agency has access to benefits information from the system allowing them to communicate with insurance carriers on clients’ behalf regarding new hires, terminated employees and open enrollment. This allows the Gilston Agency to provide assistance with plan design, employee enrollment meetings and cost-saving strategies.
“With the rules regarding health reform looming on the horizon, we felt the need to bring this technology to the small employer market, as well,” says Tom Swayne, president of the Gilston Agency. “We believe companies who integrate benefit and payroll administration realize true cost savings by taking advantage of the efficiencies afforded by this technology. Compliance and reporting responsibilities placed on employers in the future will create an even greater need for employers to outsource this aspect of their business.”
Netchex is available to businesses of any size across the state of South Carolina, regardless of whether they currently do business with the Gilston Agency. Netchex can tackle HR duties, such as administration for benefits, 401(k) and COBRA; tax filing; year-end W2 processing; time and attendance tracking; flexible pay options, as well as tracking employee interactions, such as performance reviews, job history and workers’ compensation management.
For more information about Netchex, please call the Gilston Agency at 843-576-3720.
About the Gilston Insurance Agency
Founded in 1962, the David M. Gilston Insurance Agency supports insurance brokers and agents across the state of South Carolina through its Columbia and Charleston locations. The agency’s behind-the-scenes role gives agents the service, education and assistance they need to provide quality, timely and informed service to their business and individual clients. For more information, visit www.dgilston.com or call 843-571-1155 in Charleston or 803-772-3122 in Columbia.
