A few SIG employees enjoying a delicious lunch in the SIG Lounge! Image courtesy of SIG.
Tell us about the work that you do.
We are experts in the employee benefits business, helping clients solve whatever problems they have in that area. We’re also part of a group of 30 firms around the country who create an amazing plan experience through our scale and try to bring more resources to clients. The main thing we work on is core benefits. We recently hosted one of our monthly HR roundtables featuring a panel of three of our clients who are the HR people at the Best Places to Work.
Tell us about this company’s background.
We started in downtown Baltimore, back when that was the financial district. We then moved to a new space but as we grew, we noticed that employees were being divided up into ‘neighborhoods’ where people at opposite ends of the room didn’t know each other existed. About seven years ago, we really started to focus on our culture and got to a point where we knew we outgrew our space again. One of the things that I’ve learned over time is that everyone should feel like they are one team, so I engaged the whole office in the concept of moving the office by asking for their input. Our space now is actually above one of our clients and is more of a corporate campus. The area is surrounded by a walking path around a quarry lake as well as affordable food options.
How many employees do you have?
We have 55 employees and are getting ready to hire a few more. SIG is part of the Alera Group which hasover 1,000 employees.