What Benefit Comply does

Benefit Comply, LLC is a US-based compliance services and software firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The company delivers compliance department-level support to the employee benefits ecosystem — primarily benefits brokers, benefits advisors, third-party administrators (TPAs), and plan-sponsor employers — covering complex regulatory regimes including ACA §4980H employer mandate and 1094/1095 reporting, HIPAA, MHPAEA mental health parity, ERISA, and state continuation requirements. Its service portfolio spans retainer-based advisory relationships, a compliance helpline with unlimited attorney access, white-labeled alerts and publications, firm-specific training, and project-based consulting.

The company's product portfolio combines a professional services backbone with proprietary technology tools. Software offerings include SummitAssessment (compliance gap-analysis with Core, Advanced, Sales, and DOL Audit packages), Summit Compliance Academy (self-paced online training with SHRM Professional Development Credits accreditation), HIPAA Shield (privacy, security, and training modules), and an Employer Reporting Review service for IRS 1094/1095 forms. Distribution is hybrid: direct retainer sales to brokers/advisors/TPAs are supplemented by a 2024 channel ecosystem built around Lumelight (flagship), CXC Solutions, Healthcare Reporting (HCR), and MZQ Consulting, plus a mutual arrangement with Guardian HR for direct-to-employer HR and employment law support.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across subscription retainers (Guardian HR at $1,900–$3,400/year preferred), per-seat training licenses ($195/seat with volume discounts), one-time form review engagements ($950 per review), and project-based penalty support (typically ≤$500). The firm is privately held, has no disclosed external funding, and operates with 1-10 employees — a structure consistent with a founder-operated professional services and software boutique rather than a venture-backed scale business.

Name

Benefit Comply

Legal name

Benefit Comply, LLC

Website

https://benefitcomply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Benefit Comply provides compliance support, technology tools, and training to benefits brokers, advisors, TPAs, and plan-sponsor employers covering ACA, HIPAA, MHPAEA, and ERISA requirements through retainer relationships, a helpline staffed by attorneys, and proprietary assessment and learning products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Benefits Compliance Services

NAICS

Other Insurance Funds (525190)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits Administration & Total Rewards Outsourcing (BPACAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Benefits Administration (BPACAPAC)

Keywords

• Benefits compliance services
• Health welfare compliance
• ACA reporting services
• HIPAA compliance programs
• HR compliance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Retainer Support Services: Recurring retainer relationships providing access to compliance department-level support, including helpline access, alerts, publications, and resources. Positioned as more cost-effective than hiring a single full-time compliance specialist.
2. Employer Reporting Review: One-time initial review service for IRS 1094/1095 forms at $950 per review, covering up to 100 Form 1095-Cs. Additional fee-for-service support available for understanding requirements and coding.
3. IRS Penalty Support: Project-based consulting service to help employers respond to IRS Letter 226J proposed penalties. Most projects completed for $500 or less.
4. Guardian HR Subscriptions: Annual subscription services for HR support including Handbook Plus ($1,900/year preferred) and Legal Premium ($3,400/year preferred). Includes dedicated HR consultant, handbook creation, training library, and HR hotline access.
5. Compliance Training Licenses: Per-seat licensing for Summit Compliance Academy at $195/seat with volume discounts (10% off for 15-29 seats, 20% off for 30-49 seats, 39% off for 50+ seats). Licenses valid for one year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Benefit Comply provides outsourced health and welfare benefits compliance support for benefits brokers, advisors, third-party administrators, and employers. Core offerings include retainer-based access to attorneys and regulatory analysts, compliance assessments (SummitAssessment), self-paced training (Summit Compliance Academy), HIPAA compliance programs, employer 1094/1095 reporting reviews, mental health parity analyses, and IRS penalty response projects.

Product overview

Benefit Comply is a compliance support company for the benefits industry offering a suite of services and software tools. The core offerings include retainer-based compliance department support, a compliance helpline with unlimited attorney access, and training services. The product portfolio comprises Summit Compliance Academy (self-paced online training), Guardian HR (employment law support), HIPAA Compliance programs, SummitAssessment (compliance gap analysis), Employer Reporting Review (IRS form review), Mental Health Parity Analysis, and IRS Penalty Support. These products work together to provide end-to-end compliance support for benefits brokers, advisors, and employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Summit Compliance Academy: Self-paced online compliance training course for benefits professionals offering SHRM PDCs
• SummitAssessment
• HIPAA Shield

Products and services

• Summit Compliance Academy Self-paced online compliance training course for benefits professionals covering COBRA, cafeteria plans, HSAs, the ACA employer mandate, HIPAA special enrollment, Medicare secondary payer rules, FSAs, ERISA documents, HRAs, DCAPs, and controlled groups. Includes 11 training modules with approximately 5.5 training hours and SHRM PDCs for recertification. Sold per-seat ($195 per seat) with volume discounts.
• Guardian HR Direct-to-employer HR and employment law support delivered through Guardian HR. Provides dedicated HR consultants, employment law attorney access, custom handbook creation, 70+ training modules, HR hotline, and HR forms library. Annual subscriptions include Handbook Plus ($1,900 preferred / $3,400 retail) and Legal Premium ($3,400 preferred / $5,488 retail with unlimited attorney access).
• HIPAA Compliance (HIPAA Shield) Complete HIPAA compliance program with three modules: Privacy (draft privacy policies), Security (IT risk analysis for electronic PHI), and Training (guided video training). Designed for employers and plan sponsors needing to operationalize HIPAA privacy, security, and workforce training.
• SummitAssessment Compliance assessment tool for health and welfare benefits plans that gathers information and delivers gap analysis. Offers Core (25 topics), Advanced (60+ topics), Sales (12 topics), and DOL Audit (DOL-focused) assessment packages to help plan sponsors prioritize compliance risk mitigation.
• Employer Reporting Review Review service for IRS Forms 1094/1095 (including 1095-C) to identify errors, missing information, incorrect coding combinations, and potential §4980H penalty exposure before submission. Initial review fee of $950 covers up to 100 Form 1095-Cs, with additional fee-for-service support available.
• Mental Health Parity Analysis Analysis of broad plan limits, Quantitative Treatment Limitations (QTLs), and Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations (NQTLs) for MHPAEA compliance. Includes full analysis of broad plan limits, quantified treatment limitations, and non-quantified treatment limitations.
• IRS Penalty Support Project-based consulting service to help employers respond to IRS Letter 226J proposed §4980H Employer Shared Responsibility Payments. Consultants help employers understand the penalty letter and prepare responses, with most projects completed for $500 or less.
• Benefit Comply Retainer Support Recurring retainer relationships that provide access to compliance department-level support including helpline access to attorneys and regulatory analysts, white-labelable compliance alerts and publications, a compliance resource library, and firm-specific training. Positioned as more cost-effective than hiring a single full-time compliance specialist.
• Compliance Helpline Unlimited access to attorneys and regulatory analysts who quickly answer complex compliance questions for benefits broker, advisor, TPA, and employer clients.
• Compliance Alerts and Publications Timely compliance alerts and white papers covering benefits regulatory updates that can be rebranded and distributed by broker and advisor clients to their own employer clients under their own brand.
• Compliance Resources Library Library of compliance resources including in-depth guides, calculators, slide decks, and other tools accessible to retainer clients and Lumelight network members.
• Firm-Specific Training Staff or client training sessions branded for the client firm and delivered on the firm's schedule, either as web-based training or on-site sessions on benefits compliance topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped hundreds of employers respond to IRS and successfully eliminate proposed employer shared responsibility payments (ESRP)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• LumelightflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLumelight is an integrated workplace administration and compliance company that supports brokers and TPAs. Benefit Comply joined forces with Lumelight to offer expanded access to industry-leading compliance services. Lumelight provides the 'Lumelight One' platform experience for benefits consulting relationships.
• CXC SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCXC Solutions specializes in compliance and claims products, technology and services. Benefit Comply joined forces with CXC Solutions as part of their expanded compliance service offering arrangement.
• Healthcare Reporting (HCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare Reporting (HCR) specializes in compliance and claims products, technology and services. HCR is one of three companies Benefit Comply partnered with to offer expanded access to industry-leading compliance services.
• MZQ ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMZQ Consulting specializes in compliance and claims products, technology and services. MZQ is one of three compliance partners providing expanded access to industry-leading compliance services through Benefit Comply.
• Guardian HRcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGuardian HR provides direct-to-employer HR and employment law support through a partnership with Benefit Comply. Guardian HR's employment attorneys and HR professionals offer HR support services including handbook creation, legal advice, and HR hotline access.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CompliancePoint: CompliancePoint provides privacy, security, and compliance services including HIPAA risk assessments — overlapping with Benefit Comply's HIPAA Shield product but with a broader privacy/data focus.
• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): SHRM provides HR certification, training, and compliance resources — adjacent to Benefit Comply's Academy training but broader in scope and serves as a credentialing body whose PDCs Benefit Comply's Academy awards.

Broad incumbents

• ADP Compliance / ADP Lyric: ADP embeds benefits compliance, ACA reporting, and HR compliance tooling inside its payroll/HRIS platform — a scaled incumbent that competes for the same employer compliance budget as Benefit Comply.
• Marsh & McLennan Agency (Mercer Compliance): Marsh McLennan Agency is a major benefits brokerage that bundles compliance support, analytics, and consulting — competing with Benefit Comply in serving large employer and broker compliance needs but with a much wider service portfolio.
• OneDigital (including ComplianceHR): OneDigital is a large national benefits and HR advisory firm that acquired ComplianceHR, offering a broader suite that overlaps with Benefit Comply's compliance technology and advisory services at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Ascende (A Sun Life Company): Ascende provides benefits consulting and compliance advisory services to employers and brokers, with overlapping regulatory expertise (ACA, ERISA, HIPAA) comparable to Benefit Comply's offering.
• Mineral (formerly ThinkHR): Mineral provides HR compliance resources, training, and advisory services to small and mid-sized employers and brokers — directly overlapping Benefit Comply's compliance helpline, training, and HR support offerings.
• HR360: HR360 delivers an online HR and benefits compliance resource library, training, and advisory tools to brokers and employers — competing head-on with Benefit Comply's compliance resources, alerts, and Academy products.
• Lighthouse Compliance Services: Lighthouse Compliance Services provides benefits and HR compliance support to brokers, TPAs, and employers, closely aligned with Benefit Comply's retainer, helpline, and assessment offerings.

Others

• Lumelight: Lumelight is Benefit Comply's flagship strategic partner and integrated workplace administration platform serving brokers and TPAs. It is both a partner and a peer, offering compliance-adjacent services on the same customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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