Worksite Benefits

Health costs are rising. Enrollment is broken. AI can fix both.

The Pressure Is Real

Worksite benefits is caught between rising costs, regulatory uncertainty, and a workforce that expects better tools. The numbers tell the story.

Costs Are Outpacing Mitigation

Health benefits are projected to exceed $18,500 per employee in 2026, up from $15,500. Gross increases of 9-12% before employer mitigation strategies are straining every budget cycle.

Source: Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans

GLP-1 Medications Are Reshaping Plan Design

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy cost upward of $1,000 per month per individual, driving 6-12% cost spikes for employers. Plan sponsors are forced to choose between coverage restrictions and budget blowouts.

Source: Business Group on Health 2026 Survey

ACA Subsidies Are Expiring

Enhanced ACA premium tax credits expire at the end of 2025, directly affecting 7.3 million people. Without renewal, individuals will face higher marketplace premiums, pushing more employees back to employer-sponsored plans.

Source: Congressional Budget Office / KFF Analysis

Navigator Funding Gutted

Federal Navigator program funding has been cut 90% — from $100 million to $10 million — leaving millions without enrollment assistance. Employers and brokers are picking up the burden that government infrastructure used to carry.

Source: CMS Navigator Grant Announcements

How Agentic AI Helps

Agentic AI does not replace your team. It handles the repetitive, time-consuming work that prevents your team from doing what they are best at — advising clients and managing complex situations.

1

Automated SBC Extraction

What takes a human 30-45 minutes per plan — reading, comparing, and entering Summary of Benefits and Coverage data — takes an agentic AI system about 5 minutes. Across a book of business with hundreds of plans, that is hundreds of hours recovered.

2

Intelligent Enrollment Recommendations

Instead of handing employees a stack of plan options and hoping they choose well, AI-powered recommendation engines match individual circumstances to plan features — factoring in usage patterns, dependents, and cost sensitivity.

3

Compliance Monitoring & ERISA Alerts

With 4 major ERISA class-action lawsuits filed in December 2025 alone, fiduciary risk is escalating. Automated compliance monitoring tracks regulatory changes and flags exposure before it becomes litigation.

4

Carrier Knowledge Management

Carrier documents, rate sheets, plan designs, and underwriting guidelines change constantly. AI-powered knowledge bases keep your team current without requiring everyone to read every update.

5

Open Enrollment Communication Automation

Enrollment season means a flood of employee questions, deadline reminders, and benefit explanations. Automated communication workflows handle the routine, letting your team focus on employees who need real guidance.

Which Services Apply

AI Readiness Consulting

Assess your current enrollment and benefits administration processes. Identify where AI will deliver the highest ROI and build a phased implementation plan.

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AI Enablement Consulting

Deploy agentic AI tools for SBC extraction, enrollment recommendations, and compliance monitoring — integrated with your existing systems.

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BOSNet

Governed AI operations platform that ensures your benefits automation runs with audit trails, safety controls, and structured oversight.

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$18.5K
Per Employee (2026)
Mercer National Survey
9-12%
Annual Increases
Business Group on Health
58 hrs
Saved Monthly
LIMRA AI in Benefits Study
31%
Have Adopted AI
LIMRA 2025 Report

Your enrollment season does not have to be a fire drill.

Let us show you how agentic AI can automate the work that buries your team every year — and what it looks like when benefits administration actually works.

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