What You Need to Know
Varying standards have been established as the world of software solutions develops, particularly for businesses that provide software as a service (SaaS). Some are certification-based and governed by independent organizations, while others originated from state or federal laws. 3Sixty Insights explores one company’s search for benefits administration software that would meet its IT team’s information security requirements. For readers unfamiliar with the requirements and certifications mentioned, please reference the sidebar on page 2 & 3 .
PlanSource
PlanSource is a provider of employee benefits administration software. As an end-to-end platform, it offers solutions that touch every aspect of an employee benefit program at every stage of employee benefit usage. This includes communications, employee engagement, compliance enforcement, and systems integration, and it involves working with employees from eligibility through selection to ongoing administration. PlanSource aims to automate and simplify benefits offerings for both the employee and the HR team. It currently serves more than 5 million customers.
Organization Interviewed
3Sixty Insights spoke with Tamra Miller, Benefits Manager at Ingevity. Ingevity is a specialty chemicals company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Although the company is less than ten years old, it was derived from a larger pre-existing organization. To date, it has approximately 1,700 employees, including 1,350 based in the United States. The remainder of its employees are spread across the globe, with a notable footprint in China and United Kingdom.
Miller has been with Ingevity for almost nine years, having signed on to help the company through its spinoff from its parent organization. As Benefits Manager, she oversees global benefits, health, and welfare, as well as 401(k) administration and workers’ compensation for US employees. She also cites maintaining Ingevity’s position as an employer of choice among the responsibilities of her role: “Benchmarking and just trying to make sure that we stay competitive and review what we offer our employees.”
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