BeneTrac Announces Best-of-Class” Service Provider Designation from Leading Independent Insurance Agency

Hawthorne Benefit Technologies, Inc., also known as BeneTrac, a provider of powerful, Web-based electronic enrollment and employee benefits administration software, today announced that it has been named a Best-of-Class” service provider by Driver Alliant, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the United States.

(PRWEB) September 2, 2005 -- Hawthorne Benefit Technologies, Inc., also known as BeneTrac (http://www.benetrac.com), a provider of powerful, Web-based electronic enrollment and employee benefits administration software, today announced that it has been named a Best-of-Class” service provider by Driver Alliant, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the United States.

We chose BeneTrac for its robust, leading-edge technology and the ability to help our customers get the most from the plans Driver Alliant provides them with; we think so highly of it, that we also use it internally to manage our own benefits,” said Robert DAngelo, first vice president, employee benefits of the multi-line insurance brokerage company that provides property and casualty insurance services, workers compensation coverage, employee benefits products, surety coverage and various financial services to a broad range of clients. BeneTracs time-saving features simplify managing plans from Driver Alliant and others, and make administering changes and updates easy. Employees can automatically access information and even make updates themselves, saving HR time and automating the process.”

BeneTrac software, which is provided via a highly-customizable, feature-rich web interface, gives HR departments the ability to electronically access and update employee benefits information—without the need to print, fill out and mail health and insurance forms to carriers—and also offers HR the ability to set alarms, customize open enrollment alerts, print COBRA updates, grant employee access and create detailed and big picture reports, showing enrollment status and trends.

A link on our City of Huntington Beach website leads employees to the BeneTrac software, giving them the ability to enroll in benefits, make changes and find out more about Benefits online. Being able to go to one central place to make updates and giving employees the ability to enroll themselves, has enabled us to simplify the process of managing benefits and saved us a tremendous amount of time, and when we do have questions, BeneTrac is very quick to respond to anything we inquire about or need,” said Carrie Gonzales, personnel assistant, City of Huntington Beach and Driver Alliant customer.

At BeneTrac, we are committed to operational excellence and dedicated to ensuring the most intuitive and advanced, real time environment for our customers. We are excited to have our solutions offered and be recognized as best of class” by a leader such as Driver Alliant, as well as to hear the successes that HR managers are achieving with our technology,” said Jerry Hawthorne, RHU, CHC, chief executive officer of BeneTrac.

About Driver Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.:
Founded in 1925, Robert F. Driver Co., Inc. merged with Alliant Resources Group in 2001. Driver Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is a multi-line insurance brokerage company, providing property and casualty, workers compensation, employee benefits, surety products and various financial services. With over 425 employees located in 13 offices in California including one in Tennessee, DAIS has over $1 billion in insurance premiums. Driver Alliant maintains offices in the following California cities: San Diego (2), Newport Beach, Escondido, Bakersfield, Sacramento (2), San Francisco, Fresno, San Rafael, Ontario, Carlsbad and San Bernardino. Visit their web site at www.driveralliant.com.

About BeneTrac
BeneTrac (a division of Hawthorne Benefit Technologies, Inc.) is a provider of powerful, web-based electronic enrollment and employee benefits administration software. The companys online benefit management solution, available exclusively through insurance brokers and benefits consultants, enables employers and human resources professionals to eliminate paperwork and automate management of their complete benefits packages through a single, customized portal. BeneTracs one-stop shop platform for automatically adding, updating, electronically exchanging, assessing and managing information capitalizes on relationships with more than 350 carriers and the companys powerful administration and reporting software features. Leaders in software engineering, group insurance and human resources, the experts at BeneTrac are dedicated to offering a robust, affordable, user-friendly system that simplifies benefits administration. For more information, please visit www.benetrac.com.

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