OUR TEAM
"Benefits Compliance Solutions was born out of a big hole I kept seeing: we had all these amazing compliance resources, but so few employers were actually in compliance" - Sarah Borders
BCS is a labor of love and passion for Benefits Compliance. We believe that benefits consultants and employers have an amazing opportunity to transform risk in our industry - and we believe that we have the tools to drive that transformation. We are headquartered in Plano, Texas, but have clients all over the country. We've been helping benefits consultants and employers for over a decade, in countless verticals and company sizes. Whether the employer is 40 people or 4000, we've seen the absolute relief that comes over our clients when we discover and resolve a compliance issue. That feeling is addictive - and we seek to repeat it every day.
Expert Compliance Leadership
Sarah is an industry leader in providing guidance on legislative and regulatory topics, such as:
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ERISA,
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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Section 125
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COBRA
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HIPAA
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Medicare Secondary Payer
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Tax advantaged accounts (FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, DCFSAs)
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Self-funded plans
In her previous roles as VP of Benefits Compliance with NFP and Director of Compliance with a regional benefits firm, she's:
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Served hundreds of employers' compliance needs, from identification to resolution
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Written dozens of articles on regulations, and
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Frequently presents on compliance topics.
She is an active board member of the Austin Association of Health Underwriters and a member of the NAHU Legislative Council Employer Working Group.
Her designations include: an active license with the Texas Department of Insurance, CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist), Certified Health Care Reform Professional, NAHU HIPAA and ACA certification and Health Care Service Associate with AHIP.
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She holds an MBA from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a BA from the University of Incarnate Word Corpus Christi.
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With more than 15 years in the employee benefits industry, she understands the burden of compliance on employers and advisors alike. She applies expert knowledge, industry experience, and relentless energy to solving your clients' issues.
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She knows what employers can do, what they have to do, and how to fix it when they mess up. Her expertise can help you win larger groups, keep your best clients and reduce compliance exposure by 50-90%.
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Contact us today to find out how BCS can help you reduce risk and win more business.
Tyler leverages a unique background of sales, team building, and complex product management to help brokers and employers understand and eliminate their compliance exposure. His experience leading teams spans companies as small as a 30-person startup to as large as a fortune 50 company. Most recently he managed a multi-million dollar budget and team of over 30 people at Dell. This variety of experience has proven vital in grasping the unique situations employers find themselves in with compliance.
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He specializes in BCS’ prospect management, pipeline expansion, marketing, sales, and IT efforts. He has a BBA from UT Austin, and an MBA from Texas State University.
BETH ALLEN
Beth is a polished, knowledgeable professional - one of the best in the industry. She's enthusiastic, loves what she does and brings that positivity to her work with BCS.
Beth Allen is an ERISA attorney and Consultant for BCS, with over 15 years of experience in the world of employee benefits compliance. She advises employers, plan sponsors, and benefits professionals on the legal obligations imposed by federal and state benefits-related laws.
Her career began as an investigator for the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration, where she gained first-hand experience in what investigative departments look for with regards to benefits compliance. Following her 5-year stint with the EBSA, she held an SVP-level role as benefits compliance counsel for nearly 10 years at a large international brokerage.
Holly leads the process creation, administration, and team management aspects of BCS's Compliance Advisory Program. In this role, she plays a key part in how BCS creates value for our agency clients.
A long-time veteran of the benefits industry, Holly has spent over 20 years leading account management teams, growing and scaling agency operations, and most recently specializing in compliance training for a large national carrier.
Like other team members, Holly loves compliance, and considers her role at BCS a "dream job."
Holly holds multiple compliance-related designations, including a Master's in healthcare law from The University of Oklahoma, as well as a Life and Health Agent license for South Carolina.
MICHELLE TURNER
Michelle has worked in the employee benefits industry for 20 years, and has experience on the broker side, the carrier side, and as an independent consultant. Like our founder, her varied experience eventually led into several compliance leadership roles.
She has an intimate knowledge of federal compliance regulations, and a down-to-earth, understandable communication style that is highly focused on actionable insight instead of legal analysis.
Michelle is a board member of the Broker Advisory Board of Wrangle, has her MBA as well as a CEBS designation. She is an extremely valuable and capable member of our team, playing a major role in answering complex compliance questions for our CAP clients.
ANNETTE BECHTOLD
Annette has over 37 years of experience in the insurance industry. While much of that experience is in operational roles, 17 years were spent in compliance leadership at a large benefits firm.
She has led compliance teams and initiatives on large scale, and believes in BCS’s mission to bring compliance “back down to earth” and “make it actionable.”
She plays an active role in handling the more complex situations that arise out of our CAP program agencies, and her role is expanding into more day-to-day work with our clients.