IMA Financial Group Broker Rachel Nixon Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Rachel Nixon, Vice President – Benefits, IMA Financial Group
Inflationary pressure squeezed businesses and affected the health care sector at large this year, and many organizations faced difficult renewals in the employee benefits arena as they attempted to merge their desire for top-tier benefits for their employees with the need to trim where possible.
Enter Rachel Nixon with IMA.
“What seemed like seconds prior to our mid-year renewal, [she] crafted a plan to get us to a year-end renewal with the lowest cost and lowest work for us and our employees, including financial wellness and other great offerings that we had previously been unable to offer to our people,” said Patricia Elias with Vantage Data Centers.
Nixon’s impressive skill set and client-centered approach has driven business toward IMA and made her a benefit across the board.
“We recently moved all of our workers’ comp, GL, and property and casualty to IMA, mostly due to Rachel Nixon,” said Andy Newland, president of Hercules Industries.
“I’ve known Rachel for quite a while, and several years ago trusted her with our self-insured medical plan. Over that time, she has attended every meeting with the service team and has even replaced a team with a new one when we both knew that the service was not where it needed to be.”
Nixon delivered numerous creative solutions this year, including offering a second medical plan and taking paid medical leave in one state to the private market in order to refund employee premiums and recoup Hercules Industries’ investment.
2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker Winners
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