
Helping members in border states maximize their benefits
The Fundamental Care Marketplace now provides access to a select network of providers in Mexico. We have developed a strategy that will help your clients extend the value of their employee benefits without increasing their premiums. Latino employees in border states frequently seek care in Mexico. This makes traditional limited medical benefit insurance plans with US-only providers less appealing for these employees. This segment is also growing rapidly. Latinos are expected

Student debt relief trumps other benefits
Bruce Shutan, of Employee Benefit Adviser, recently published an article on the growing trend of student loan debt relief as an employee benefit. Below is an excerpt highlighting the key points: Student loan repayment programs are climbing the pantheon of employee benefits, suggests a recent survey of full-time workers with student loan debt. Pollfish found that 23% would gladly give up healthcare benefits for a student loan repayment benefit. In addition, 46% would relinqui

Sometimes things come easy...
Most of the time, we learn things the hard way. Pay your dues. Learn from your mistakes. Fail to win. Even before a career begins, kids are stuck in a tough situation. Their doing the “right thing” of going to a good college to pursue a good education for a good career that follows. Hoping for a good salary. But it’s coming with a burden of debt. The average graduate has $37k of student loan debt, but we’re seeing kids with $60, $80, $100k. The hopes of those good salaries

November 1st already... Where did the year go?
It’s probably something most of us say every year, but this year feels different. Coterie has recently passed the one year anniversary of our start-up. While new ventures can feel lonely at times, this one did not. Our supportive and close relationships within the benefits industry helped to create short product development cycles. We successfully launched StuLo Financial Wellness (https://StuLoWellness.com) and the Fundamental Care Benefits Marketplace (https://fundamental-c