Our Story
Do the right thing. Always.
At Employees First, this idea drives us forward. That’s why we’ve taken a fresh look at employer-paid and voluntary benefits and are advancing new ways to help employers better support the well-being of their workforce. Our innovative model gives employers unprecedented access to funds that can be used to pay for benefits and services that strengthen employee health and satisfaction, without added expense. It’s the right idea for everyone.
A history of market leadership and practical innovation
Our solutions are born out of career-long aspirations to make a positive difference in the benefits industry. Our team embraces an unwavering pursuit of innovation that expands options for employers and employees. With our combined experience, we envisioned an opportunity to champion employees in a way that is unique, responsible, and long overdue.
The financial implication for employers is significant. Historically, the low loss ratios in certain voluntary plans were a result of high commissions or insurer profits, and Plan Fiduciaries have been essentially powerless to impact that. Employees First will help employers finally attain the transparency that they see in their own self-funded health plans.
Ultimately, the winners are the employees. In an era where rising costs of health benefits have essentially countered annual raise increases, our solution couldn't have come at a better time.
Our Founder
A Market Disruptor...
with a proven record of innovation.
Amy Hollis' passion, which has been foundational throughout her experience in the core and voluntary benefit spectrum, is to assist employers in optimizing overarching Total Reward strategies and cost-saving measures by creatively and effectively linking employer- and employee-paid benefit approaches.
Hollis is well known as a leader in the design, implementation, marketing, communication, and enrollment of voluntary benefit programs, predominantly within the large employer market.
With more than 20 years of benefits expertise, primarily focused on voluntary benefits, Hollis also has broad experience with:
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employer- and employee-paid benefit plans, designs, and pricing.
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benefit enrollment and administration systems.
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voluntary plan regulatory expertise and application related to ACA, ERISA, DOI, etc.
During her career, Hollis has created and led multiple highly successful voluntary benefit practices for preeminent, national benefit consulting firms such as: Willis Towers Watson, Buck (formally Conduent/Xerox), and Marsh McLennan (Mercer).
Hollis developed nationally recognized teams within these organizations that continue to drive the industry. Over the last decade, Hollis has been engaged with nearly half of the Fortune 500 organizations, either directly or through her teams, as lead strategist in the overall design, provider selection, and successful implementation of voluntary benefit programs.
Prior to her career in the voluntary benefit area, Hollis was a National Sales Director for a health care cost management provider in the large employer market.