Group Alternatives, Inc. Information

Our Mission At Group Alternatives, Inc., we strive to help employers develop and maintain a high quality and cost-effective benefit program. Our History Group Alternatives was founded on February 24, 1989 by Robert C. Baker, who had worked in the benefits/insurance field for seventeen years. His past accomplishments include inventing a rating system for small group trusts that developed into a national quoting service for small group benefits. Since its inception, the company's primary goal has been to serve clients in the group benefits market. Early on it was determined that consulting fees would be our preferred method of compensation, as it best supports our goal to provide objective financial advice to our clients. Our target market is employers with 200 or more employees on plan. Group Alternatives is located in Downers Grove Illinois, with a staff of two officer/consultants, a director of operations/client services and two service/administrative personnel. Our service model calls for each client to be assigned one lead consultant and a secondary consultant; this "double coverage" provides a high level of service continuity and expertise to meet ongoing needs.