Broker will: 1. Negotiate annual rates and rate changes. 2. Prepare all necessary bid specifications, if requested by Township, and evaluating all bids that are received by the Township in connection with same 3. Provide Collective Bargaining Consulting and, if necessary, attending meetings related thereto and/or providing analyses of proposed agreements, etc. 4. Advise the Township on any grievances pertaining to group insurance 5. Provide the Business Administrator with reasonable preliminary renewal figures during the municipal budget process 6. Provide state and federal legislative insurance updates 7. Ensure COBRA, HIPAA, CH. 375 employer compliance 8. Provide Ongoing Enrollment Addition/Termination Services 9. Assist in preparing documentation to comply with GASB 45 10. Manage employee claims issues with the various service providers, including dental 11. Conduct employee benefit education sessions 12. Review changes of service and recommend plan designs and changes 13. Provide recommended cost projections for the alternative design of the Township’s current benefits programs
