C.M. Smith Agency is the exclusive Connecticut member of the Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), a national organization of independent employee benefit brokers.
Our clients gain significant advantage from our participation in BAN.
How? As a C.M. Smith Client, you have access to professionals who are experts in the health care and pharmacy industries and the most innovative and up-to-date solutions for managing these costs. They also offer a comprehensive compliance program, plus a number of health and wellness and disease management educational materials and online resources.
The Benefit Advisors Network is an excellent forum for the consultants at C.M. Smith to share intellectual capital, business strategies and resource ideas with other successful experts. Our clients benefit from that knowledge through the progressive employee benefit solutions we provide.
A specific example, one the Practice Groups focused on unique “vertical” markets, such as hospitals, law firms and educational institutions. Best practice sharing, benchmarking and disruptive innovations are the outcome of The BAN Practice Group Collaborative which benefit our clients in these vertical markets.
The natural platform of the Benefit Advisors Network has been particularly effective in addressing the myriad demands of Health Care Reform legislation. The BAN has deployed a variety of tools (starting with www.informonreform.com, our fact packed website) to development of ‘wikis’, where employers of BAN firms can pose questions and receive answers under the guidance of the ERISA experts at the law firm of Proskauer Rose, LLP.
To learn more about BAN, go to www.benefitadvisorsnetwork.com.