Benefit Advisors Network (BAN)

David Martin Agency, Inc. (DMA) is the exclusive Minnesota partner with the Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), a national consortium of independent benefit advisors. BAN has Smart Partners™, companies who value and wish to preserve the integrity of their independence while enjoying the opportunities usually found only in national firms. BAN’s unique philosophy, structure, tools and resources help DMA to build and maintain relationships with our clients while delivering practical solutions in an increasingly complex market.

Because of the outstanding reputation and strength nationally, our relationship with BAN has added leverage with multiple carriers. Many of these carriers have established special pipelines to help us work through service issues and eliminate red tape. As we are recognized as the “best of the best” in the country, many carriers honor that experience and expertise by providing us with direct access to underwriters. That means we are able to offer our clients even more creative plan designs, value pricing and savings than competing benefit firms.

Several DMA staff members serve or chair BAN committees or topic groups designed to disseminate best practices across partners for the mutual benefit of our clients. A candid exchange of ideas and solutions is one of the many values of our BAN partnerships.

Some of the additional resources we have access to and can pass on to our clients include:

Smart COBRA
Smart FSA
Smart Wellness
Smart Compliance
Smart Payroll

Access to industry leaders and resources, such as:

Compliance Director, Peter Marathas, Esq.
Pharmacy Director, Armand Dilanchian, R. Ph.
Training, including monthly webinars
Compliance, legislation and trends alerts
Benchmarking reports
Resource library, including documents, resources and tools shared through BAN member committees

For more information about BAN, visit http://benefitadvisorsnetwork.com or speak to your David Martin Agency benefit consultant.

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