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District committee recommends R and R Insurance to advise on employee benefits; board to act next month
Summary
A district review team recommended hiring R and R Insurance as benefits consultant after an RFP process; the firm would be agent of record April 1 and the recommended contract is roughly $93,996 per year with no year‑two increase and a contingency performance metric to be determined.
A district review team recommended the Elmbrook School District engage R and R Insurance as its benefits consultant following a request‑for‑proposal (RFP) and interview process.
Pam (Benefits & Wellness lead) told the board the district issued an RFP to five firms and interviewed four finalists. A seven‑person screening team — including Superintendent Mark Hansen, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Ben Prather and benefits staff — selected R and R as the top choice based on local presence, education market experience, analytics capability and a stated commitment to employee communications.
Pam said the district and R and R are negotiating a two‑year contract for a consultant fee of $93,996 per year with no increase in year two; R and R would become the agent of record April 1 and provide no‑fee support for April–June while reviewing plan performance and preparing January 1 plan design recommendations. A contingent, performance‑based metric tied to plan performance was described as a year‑two element; details would be finalized pending agreement and data analysis.
Michelle Froelke and Chris Kramer of R and R described the firm as an independent, locally based agency with experience in education clients and an analytics team to support data‑driven decisions. Froelke said R and R “will bring ideas that are rational and thoughtful” and highlighted employee education, direct contracting opportunities and clinic integration as ways to contain costs.
Board members asked about the district’s annual health care spend (administration provided a projected budget figure in the meeting) and pressed for examples of cost containment. Pam and the R and R team noted examples in other districts where self‑funding and direct contracting had reduced costs over time, and said the firm does not take PBM or stop‑loss overrides; R and R said 10% of fees could be contingent in year two based on agreed metrics.
The personnel committee reviewed the recommendation on Feb. 4 and supported it unanimously. The board did not take an action vote that night; the item will return as an action item at the next meeting with a proposed contract and final terms.
