About Us
Do you believe an insurance consultant can be passionate about Employee Benefits?
At Whipple & Company, the answer is an enthusiastic “YES.” Our firm is based on a clear purpose: Solving a significant problem every client faces — the need to reduce expenses while maintaining an optimal Employee Benefits Package to recruit and retain top talent. We accomplish this by adhering to our core set of principles:
- The Client is always first
- Continuously exceed our Clients’ expectations
- Being readily accessible
- Passion for our work
- Operating with honesty and integrity
- Collaborating as a team for the best of the Client
- Always ready to go the extra mile
- Work smart, mind the details, and never waver in our dedication
It takes the right aptitude, experience, and skill — and Whipple & Company is the perfect partner, a high-touch, dedicated, and knowledgeable group of effective negotiators and creative thinkers focused on finding the critical balance between keeping costs low and satisfaction high.
What is the Whipple & Company difference?
Working with a Privately Owned Agency, focused solely on Employee Benefits, guarantees you a better, more personal, and more collaborative experience in which your company ALWAYS comes first. With no stockholders to serve, “our clients are our Stockholders!”
Why settle for a promise to just meet your expectations? Whipple & Company goes much further, with a promise of unparalleled customer service, delivered by a devoted team with extensive experience and knowledge in the design of custom programs fitted to every Client’s unique business needs.
We’ll help you protect what matters most to your business, your bottom line, and your most valuable asset – your People.
Who We Work With
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
Preparing for Open Enrollment: How to Engage and Educate Your Employees on Their Total Benefits Package
In this session, our experts will share guidance on setting yourself up for success during Open Enrollment.
August 21, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Q3 2025 Quarterly Compliance Webinar
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
September 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Q4 2025 Quarterly Compliance Webinar
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
November 4, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Legal Alert: IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2026
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2025-25, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility provisions and premium tax credit program.
July 23, 2025
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Legal Alert: Enforcement of the HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule Vacated Nationwide
On June 18, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated a significant portion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (“Final Rule”), which was implemented on April 24, 2024, on a nationwide basis. The Final Rule, which was implemented in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (effectively overturning Roe v. Wade), was intended to protect the ability of individuals to receive reproductive health care when the care is provided lawfully under the circumstances without risk of an individual’s identity or health information being disclosed for purposes of state criminal, civil or administrative investigations (or for imposing liability related to lawfully providing or obtaining reproductive healthcare).
July 21, 2025
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Legal Alert: Employee Benefits Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 3, 2025, Congress passed a reconciliation bill (the “Reconciliation Act”) previously named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but subsequently redesignated “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.”
July 8, 2025
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Benchmarking: How Do Your Organization’s Employee Benefits Offerings Stack Up?
For the sixth consecutive year, Alera Group is offering a valuable piece of market intelligence: our Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report. We’ll introduce the 2025 edition on its release date, June 26, with a one-hour webinar beginning at 1 p.m. CT.
June 5, 2025
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