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
2025 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Benefits Program Stack Up?
In this session, our experts will dive into the results of our annual, market-leading benchmarking survey.
June 26, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Dynamic Data: Strategies for Success
Join us for this session, as our experts will share how to utilize your organization’s data to create advanced and innovative strategies for success.
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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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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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Agencies Push Pause Button on Enforcement of MHPAEA 2024 Final Rule
On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a statement regarding the Agencies’ recent request for abeyance of a lawsuit filed by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that challenged certain aspects of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) relating to nonquantitative treatment limitation comparative analyses (“NQTL analyses”).
May 16, 2025
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Employee Benefits
IRS Releases 2026 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits
In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those adjustments and other applicable limits.
May 5, 2025
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A Challenge for Mental Health Awareness Month: Make It Enjoyable
Achieving and maintaining wellbeing takes work, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be enjoyable and even fun. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with that comes Alera Group’s annual Mental Health Awareness Toolkit, this year featuring something we believe employers and their entire organizations will really enjoy: the 31-Day Challenge for Positive Wellbeing.
April 29, 2025
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Deadline for San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance is approaching
The annual San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) reporting by employers that have employees who work in the City of or County of San Francisco is due by May 2, 2025. Employers should be aware of the upcoming deadline even if they are not located in San Francisco.
The SF HCSO requires large and medium-sized employers to provide covered employees with benefits equal to or greater than the expenditure rate. Covered employees are those who have been employed for more than 90 days and who regularly work at least eight hours per week within the City of and County of San Francisco.
April 14, 2025
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