ABOUT OUR AGENCY
We Are Pender & Associates
Pender & Associates is an independent benefit brokerage agency located in the Greater-Atlanta area specializing primarily in employer human capital management & risk assessment-and-cost reduction strategies including: development of new & streamlining-of existing employee benefits, human resource consulting & management efficiency solutions, compliance services to ensure mandates are met in the workplace, comprehensive wellness & employee engagement solutions, and tech-savvy online HR management tools.
45 Years of Brokerage Service
Solutions for Growth & Compliance
Friendly & Knowlegable Staff
Our staff is caring & engaged, operates with attention to your organization’s specific needs & intention to deliver quality solutions to make big things happen.
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WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE BEST IN EMPLOYER SOLUTIONSWhy Choose Pender & Associates?
A History of Trust & Dependability
Since 1972 Pender & Associates has provided innovative and cost-effective solutions in the corporate benefits administration sector. Throughout the past four decades the agency has evolved to meet the everchanging market demands of the group benefits industry, technological advancements, and government regulations. Today, our specialty is to serve the organizations we work alongside as their benefits specialist. We partner with employers to minimize risks involved in running a business.
- Attractive employee benefit packages to motivate & retain workforce talent.
- In-depth market analysis to ensure cost-effective & affordable benefit solutions.
- Comprehensive education to both employer & employee regarding plan offerings.
- Compliance with ever-changing regulations is a struggle, work with us to avoid unnecessary penalties/fees.
What makes a business thrive?
A whole lot of planning, a good bit of organization, and a healthy dose of follow through. (No one ever said being 10-steps ahead was easy.) Implementing effective ways to knock out tasks and dominate workflows. Influential leadership. An immense amount of expertise within your field mixed with a bit of that good ‘ole-fashioned’ talent your people need. And last-but-not-least, the unwavering sensibility to do the right thing.
Anyways, we got bored in the office recently.
We decided to do some number crunching whilst coping with the realization that shutting up shop to hit some dingers down range was out of the question.
We tallied up our BOB in its entirety, then proceeded to jot down how all the ‘sparks’ were lit. Our findings?
Out of every client we provide solutions to in Georgia – 74% came from referrals.
Thanks everybody! That’s incredible. We wouldn’t be anything without you guys. It means a whole lot.
We work insanely hard to:
- Provide effective solutions to our clients.
- Aid our groups in achieving their goals in a timely and efficient fashion – our goal ultimately being to fuel ‘those far-off-still-filed-as-just-wishful-thinking’ ones too.
- Create valuable relationships maintained by great support and even better communication.
- Keep everyone on the same page when it comes to large scale healthcare changes, good or bad.
Embrace Simplicity to Increase Efficiency
Pender Benefits offers complete setup and top-notch Georgia-based inhouse support of online HR administration and benefit management portals compliments of the ever-popular Employee Navigator management platform.
Perks of moving to an online portal include:
- Online HR and Employee Benefit Library
- Benefit Statements
- Defined Contribution Technology
- Timesheet Systems
- Payroll Systems
- Employee survey solutions
Everyone needs a security blanket. “Bring-it-in”, Employers.
These days the benefit industry is a-flutter. As age-old convention has seemingly crumbled the rallying cry “repeal and replace” resounds everywhere from the breakroom bagel bar to headlines in the local daily paper. Carriers are relinquishing coverage options or simply moving out of the group insurance market daily.
Fear not!
We’ve been traversing the murky depths of the healthcare industry since long before the healthcare crisis. We’ve managed to emerge to the surface benefit-industry experts. We work constantly to maintain our positioning as your leading-edge group benefit and compliance standard specialists today.
Have a service issue or need to file a claim?
Use our nifty “Submit-a-ticket” panel and we’ll get back to you within the next business day.
Our ticket panel only works with currently registered group clients. Should your group be a new enrollee, or you are currently just shopping around for benefit services please:
- Give us a call!
- Shoot us an email at: info@penderandassociates.com
- Use our “Let’s Chat” form on the contact us page.
Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
We are Here to Help
Recent changes in employee benefits have cast them in an increasingly prominent and often unpopular role in the company's financial scenario. We have witnessed soaring health care costs, greater competition for qualified employees, growing government involvement and greater administrative burdens for the employer and frequent legislative changes impacting the employee benefit programs.
Strategic Risk Reduction
Raise Admin Efficiency
Streamline for Savings
Educate to Drive Value
WE'RE ON YOUR TEAM
The Importance Of Benefit Offerings
We have been providing stability and reliability to our clients for two generations to help their organizations shine by offering attractive benefit packages giving employers the confidence in knowing that their existing workforce is financially protected. Today, talented and motivated new hires are a hot commodity, prove to be rare, and are painstakingly hard to retain. Incoming prospects will undoubtedly see the true value in making the career decision to join your team and will plan to stick around for the future. Employers, a solid workforce gives peace of mind, enables focus on your organization’s direction for the future while seeing to it that your organization continues to thrive for the long run. After all, the assurance that your organization’s legacy is represented the way you envision begins with a healthy team you can count on.
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August 16, 2023WE LOVE TO HEARFrom Our Satisfied Clients
Our 50 year young, third-generation, family-owned business has been doing business with Pender & Associates for over 35 years. They are a one-stop-shop for our entire employee benefits package including our health, life, dental, disability, and 401(k) insurance for more than 50 employees and officers. They are professional, hard-working, knowledgeable, and well respected in the industry. We are very pleased with the results they deliver year after year and recommend their services wholeheartedly.Esq., CFO, Jamison Shaw Hairdressers
As a new small business owner, I knew I wanted to provide benefits for my employees. Yet, I had no idea how to get started. Pender & Associates helped me choose the optimal employee benefits for my practice. Prior to our renewal, my agent provides me with a market comparison to make sure we are still getting a good value and is always available to explain benefits, answer questions, and help us fight to get claims paid.Suwanee Family Dentistry
Pender & Associates came to us with a health insurance proposal in 1992 and has been our agency ever since. Our Agent has always been efficient and resolved all our issues. I can always count on our agent to keep me abreast of any changes in the law that will affect our company or employees. Pender & Associates treats us as family, not just clients. I highly recommend them to anyone.Womack Paving Inc.
Pender & Associates has provided great service to Big Brother Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta for over 25 years. Our agent provides prompt, courteous service and ensures that our employees receive the best possible insurance benefits available. The executive team is pleased with the quality of our insurance program, and the employees are blown away with the level of personal service. Our agent helps us maintain a compliant employee benefits program, which is so important in today's changing environment.Exec. Assistant to the President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
After hearing our frustrating experience trying to navigate Healthcare.gov, a business connection referred Gary to Pender & Associates. When we called, we were given tips for 1) streamlining the enrollment process, 2) choosing suitable coverage for our requirements, and 3) selecting a carrier that allowed us to keep our doctors – a very important feature for us. Thanks to our agent’s expert advice and assistance, we experienced a successful “on-exchange” enrollment via Healthcare.gov. All in all, we were very satisfied with Pender & Associates and would definitely recommend them to our friends, business relations, and acquaintances.Gary and Chelly Massey
Our firm has been doing business with Pender & Associates since 1984. We are currently working with the second generation of Penders and have no doubt there will be a third someday. As Controller, dealing with insurance is about the least favorite part of my job. My agent takes away that burden by shopping for optimal coverage at the best price, making recommendations about new products, and going to bat for us when there are claims issues. The service that Pender & Associates provides to SBCH is invaluable, and they have become our friends along the way.Former Controller (2015), Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects
