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BSG History

The Benefit Services Group, Inc. (BSG^®) was established in 1987 by Gerald W. Frye and Donald S. Vernon, former managing consultants from Frank B. Hall Consulting Company. BSG^® was originally formed to address the employee benefit plan needs of medium to large size employers (100 to 10,000 lives). Since BSG^® was established, our mission has been to provide our clients the best possible service by finding innovative solutions for their unique situations.

From the beginning, BSG^® also offered administrative services designed specifically for our clients. Currently, the administrative services arm of BSG^® offers specialized services such as retiree billing, managing VEBA trusts, COBRA and FMLA administration, PPO development, enrollment services and the development of rates and customized billing services where appropriate.

Don Vernon retired from BSG^® in 1995, leaving management of the still-growing company in the hands of its current president and owner, Gerald W. Frye.

Today, the BSG^® team consists of consultants, benefit analysts, administrative, technical and office personnel, dedicated solely to servicing employee benefit plans. Our primary focus has been and will continue to be health care plans as they represent the largest expenditure of all employee benefits for most employers. We offer a complete range of services with respect to all aspects of communication, design, implementation, compliance and cost review. At present our brokerage and consulting business directly services approximately 250,000 plan participants. We have also directly and indirectly implemented many managed care programs, such as pharmacy benefit programs, that serve hundreds of thousands of additional employees. In addition, we have been called upon to do consulting to carriers, providers, coalitions and product development teams.