Meet Out Strategic Partners
Nextep has formed numerous strategic partnerships with firms that have vast experience, excellent reputations, and unsurpassed customer service. These partnerships allow us to provide you with a complete human resources solution that is flexible to the needs of your business. As a client of Nextep, you and your employees will enjoy premier benefits and services at competitive rates from the companies listed below.
NAPEO
The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) is the recognized national trade association of the PEO/HRO industry. NAPEO is committed to furthering and protecting the interests of its members at all levels of government and provides timely communications on regulatory and legislative issues of interest.
ESAC
The Employer Services Assurance Corporation (ESAC) was established in 1995. ESAC provides financial assurance to clients through surety bonds held by the Employer Services Trust on behalf of each participating PEO. In order to provide this financial guarantee, ESAC has a strict monitoring process of ethical, financial and operational standards to ensure continue compliance. ESAC’s program provides similar assurance to those of the highly respected FDIC for the banking industry.
The Certification Institute
The Certification Institute (CI) was established in 2002 and operates as an independent, non-profit corporation. The CI’s mission is to promote industry best practices by ensuring that member companies abide by its high level of financial, operational, and ethical standards.
Wausau
Wausau Insurance is a leading business insurance carrier that provides commercial, auto, general liability, property, umbrella, and workers’ compensation insurance throughout the country. The company was founded in 1911 when it issued the nation’s first workers’ compensation policy.
PacifiCare Health Systems
One of the nation’s largest consumer health organizations, PacifiCare Health Systems has nearly 3 million health plan members and approximately 10 million specialty plan members nationwide. PacifiCare offers a variety of competitive consumer-driven health care products to individuals, employers, and Medicare beneficiaries.
Dental Select
Dental Select is one of the fastest growing dental benefit providers and is listed as an Inc 500 firm with more than 270,000 members. The company offers a variety of products including PPO, Indemnity, and Discount dental plans allowing for high-quality dental care from a network of quality dentists. Dental Select is known for exceeding customers’ expectations with its outstanding customer service, fast response time, accurate claims payment, and technologically advanced online capabilities.
Spectera
Since 1964, Spectera has been revolutionizing the vision care industry. The company provides vision care services, vision benefits, and vision plans to over 17 million people nationwide. Spectera has established an unparalleled network of over 24,000 private practice and retail optical providers.
UNUM
UNUM Provident is one of the largest providers of supplemental benefits and insurance, serving over 25 million Americans. Product lines include disability income protection insurance, supplemental benefits, life insurance, and revolutionary long-term care coverage.
eflexgroup
eflexgroup, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a third party administrator of pre-tax employee benefits including Cafeteria Plans and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA). The company is a national organization that uses web-based services to efficiently provide excellent customer services to employees and employers.
Slavic 401k
Slavic401k.com is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The company is a third party administrator of 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans specializing in Multiple Employer Plans for Professional Employer Orginizations. Slavic’s extensive use of technology allows for unsurpassed customer service. Slavic401k.com is a member of the following distinguished organizations: NASD, SIPC, CEFEX and NAPEO.