About Us
Dickerson Employee Benefits, An Alera Group Company, delivers personalized services catered specifically to brokers and clients. A recent Broker Services Survey indicates that the top desirable trait ranked by human resource departments across the United States is effective communication channels. Eighty-three percent of HR departments expressed a greater need for prompt, effective services and responsiveness, with 79% also wanting regular employee communications from their brokers.
Since founding Dickerson Employee Benefits in 1965, our company has enjoyed a rich history of offering cutting-edge products and services for both fully insured and self-insured platforms. Our employee benefits consultation includes the development of robust communication programs that include:
- Employee Benefits Guide
- Enrollment and New Hire Video
- Employee Surveys
- Wellbeing Eblasts
- Posters/Postcards
- Communication Calendar
- Open Enrollment Presentations
- Compliance Notices
- Legislative Updates
- Educational and Training Video Library
Our consulting-based philosophy allows us to assist both brokers and clients with business strategy from all aspects of the workplace, from discovery meetings and pre-renewal conversations to program development and implementation, to monitoring and servicing throughout the plan year. With more than 55 years of industry experience, our team is more than qualified to guide you through selecting the best programs to match your company’s benefits and budgetary needs.
Our support doesn’t end with employee benefits. As a business consultant, we encourage an open channel of communication and welcome continuous dialogue so that we can better recognize and anticipate the direction of your company’s growth and future demands.
In addition to providing extensive support services for brokers, HR departments, their companies and individual employees, we offer a wealth of resources available to our clients at no extra cost. This includes online HR libraries and numerous workplace-specific training programs.
Dickerson also specializes in long-term strategy consulting, helping employees make smart financial decisions, including designing comprehensive retirement plans to make the most of your employees’ working years and in preparation for a golden life in the later years.
We invite you to explore our website, meet our friendly and professional team, visit our contact page and reach out to us with any inquiries. Welcome to Dickerson Employee Benefits, An Alera Group Company!
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
Foundations – Understanding the Multigenerational Workforce
In our three-part webinar series, Designing Benefits That Work – A Data-Driven, Multigenerational Focus, we’ll explore multigenerational workforce insights, debunk generational myths, share early- and late-career planning strategies, review legal and compliance trends and provide actionable tools and resources.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 am CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
The 2026 Market Reality: Why Costs Feel Uncontrollable — and Where Leaders Still Have Leverage
A clear map of where leaders can act in 2026 and how to prioritize decisions that move cost and outcomes.
January 22, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Designing Benefits for Early - and Mid-Career Employees
In our three-part webinar series, Designing Benefits That Work – A Data-Driven, Multigenerational Focus, we’ll explore multigenerational workforce insights, debunk generational myths, share early- and late-career benefit strategies, review legal and compliance trends, and provide actionable tools and resources.
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 am CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Legal Alert: Agencies Clarify How Certain Fertility Benefits May be Treated as Excepted Benefits
This alert is of interest to all employers that offer fertility benefits or may be interested in offering fertility benefits in the future.
November 4, 2025
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Legal Alert: IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account and Other Benefit Limits for 2026
This alert is of interest to all employers that sponsor health FSAs and qualified transit plans, among others.
October 10, 2025
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2025 Leave Report: Insights to Guide 2026 Leave Planning
Explore Alera Group’s 2025 Leave Report. Benchmark PTO, parental leave, and holiday policies to strengthen employee retention and recruitment as you plan for 2026 and beyond.
October 1, 2025
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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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