Cara Kirsch Launches Independent Employee Benefits Firm

Cara Kirsch Launches Independent Employee Benefits Firm

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Omaha, Neb. — Today, Cara Kirsch officially announced the launch of her new firm, The Kirsch Group, a Nebraska-headquartered employee benefit brokerage dedicated exclusively to employer-sponsored health and benefits for companies of all sizes. With the opening of The Kirsch Group, Kirsch and her team are committed to helping employers understand and implement their options transparently using extensive market expertise.

“Whether employers realize it or not, offering healthcare benefits makes them part of the healthcare system. With costs rising at unsustainable rates, employers need a true advocate at their side; someone who can help them navigate complexity, protect their employees, and prevent families from having to choose between essential care and the cost of everyday living.” said Cara Kirsch.

The Kirsch Group was built in response to the challenges of understanding the available solutions and the misaligned incentives that keep employers stuck with the tired strategies of the past. The Kirsch Group is not new to the employee benefits industry and is committed to aligning with the principles of Health Rosetta (https://healthrosetta.org) which require employee benefit advisors to act in the best financial interest of the client.

The Kirsch Group will offer services including:

  • All facets of employee benefit plan management including market review, financial modeling, actuarial and underwriting support, and data analytics
  • Provider network and carrier negotiations tailored for the market and individualized company culture
  • Robust employee-communication tools and open-enrollment support that drive engagement
  • Cost-management strategies including analytics, wellness integration, and care-navigation
  • All-encompassing compliance support

About Cara Kirsch
Cara Kirsch is founder and CEO of The Kirsch Group, based in Omaha, Neb. A seasoned employee-benefits broker, Kirsch has spent over three decades in employee benefits with 15 of that advising mid-sized and large employers on health-plan strategy, self-funding models, and cost-containment through care-navigation and data analytics. Committed to bringing fresh perspective and leadership, Kirsch founded The Kirsch Group to serve employers seeking partner-driven benefits advice, radical transparency, and modern plan design.

Cara is an enthusiastic advocate for female leaders. In 2018, she founded the annual Ignite Women in Insurance Conference which has reached hundreds of women to date and, by popular demand was rebranded in 2023 to include Women in Business. She is also the founder and host of the Ignite podcast.

Cara is also a published author with articles in various Employee Benefit publications.

About The Kirsch Group
The Kirsch Group is a Nebraska-based, woman-owned employee-benefits brokerage serving companies of all sizes, with a strategic focus on employers with 50 or more employees. Our team provides strategy-driven brokerage and plan-design services that help businesses reduce healthcare cost inflation, engage employees as healthcare consumers, and align their benefits investment with overall business performance. For more updates and industry perspectives, visit our Insights and News – The Kirsch Group Insurance

For more information about The Kirsch Group, please visit www.kirschgroupinsurance.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Editor’s Note: A headshot of Cara Kirsch and The Kirsch Group logo are attached for media use.

Media Contacts:

Kristi Andersen, Kristi Andersen Communications, kristi@kristiandersencommunications.com, 402.350.1675

Jen Rae Wang, jenraewang@gmail.com, 785.550.4536

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