EPRMA

What EPRMA does

EPRMA (Employment Practices Risk Management Association) is an Illinois-formed non-profit association operating as a Risk Purchasing Group that delivers employment practices risk management services to US-domiciled businesses. Its core offering combines three components: an online training platform (EPRMA Training at eprmatraining.org) covering EPLI situations, wage and hour compliance, employee discipline, termination, and workplace harassment/discrimination prevention, recognized by the EEOC and producing documented participation records; a toll-free legal helpline (844-282-2230) operated in partnership with LaPointe Law P.C. that connects members to employment law counsel; and group-purchased Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) made available through the association's risk purchasing group structure. The underlying technology is conventional — web-based training modules plus a telephone helpline — with no disclosed automation, AI, or platform integrations beyond the eprmatraining.org login portal.

EPRMA operates on a membership-based subscription model. Membership is distributed through two primary channels: affinity group partnerships (e.g., California Medical Association, Michigan Auto Dealers Self Insurance Fund) that negotiate group membership on behalf of their member organizations, and direct intake of non-affiliated members via email or phone through named contacts (Thomas B. McGowan IV — President, Laura McGowan — Director, Maricela Nevarez — Secretary) associated with McGowan Companies/McGowan Programs. Pricing and fee schedules are not publicly disclosed. EPRMA's primary customer segments are US businesses of all sizes seeking to mitigate wrongful termination, harassment, wage and hour, discrimination, and improper discipline exposure, plus affinity groups (associations, self-insurance funds) that resell the membership benefit to their constituents.

Note on founding date: the firmographics block lists year_founded 2005, while a structured data field lists founded_date 2017 with the company's own resources page references 'the past two decades' of risk evolution, suggesting an earlier operational start than 2017. The 2017 date may reflect a specific re-registration or restructuring event rather than original establishment, and the conflict remains unresolved in the available data.

Name

EPRMA

Legal name

Employment Practices Risk Management Association

Website

https://eprma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPRMA is a non-profit Illinois-based risk purchasing group delivering employment practices risk management — EEOC-recognized online training, a legal helpline via LaPointe Law P.C., and group EPLI insurance purchasing — to US businesses primarily through affinity group channel partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Practices Risk Management Services

NAICS

Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment Practices Liability (EPLI) (FSAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA)

Keywords

• Employment practices liability
• Workplace compliance training
• EPLI insurance purchasing
• HR risk management
• Risk purchasing group

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees providing access to helpline, training, and ability to purchase EPLI insurance as part of the association. Any business domiciled in the United States is eligible for membership.
2. EPLI Insurance through Association: Members can purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) as part of the association, leveraging group purchasing power through the risk purchasing group structure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EPRMA is a non-profit association that provides its members with employment practices risk management services, including EEOC-recognized online training, a toll-free legal helpline staffed by partner law firm LaPointe Law P.C., curated employer resources and white papers, and access to Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) through its Risk Purchasing Group purchasing power.

Product overview

EPRMA operates as a non-profit association (Employment Practices Risk Management Association) offering a unified platform of employment risk management services. The core offering consists of three interconnected components: the Legal Helpline providing direct access to employment law expertise via LaPointe Law P.C., EPRMA Training delivering online employment practices modules with documented participation for compliance purposes, and Employer Resources providing white papers, regulatory guides, and compliance documentation. Members access these services through a centralized membership program with group purchasing options for EPLI insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPRMA Employment Practices Training Online employment practices training platform delivering EEOC-recognized modules covering EPLI situations, wage and hour compliance, employee discipline, termination, and workplace harassment and discrimination prevention; participation is documented for compliance defense. Available to EPRMA members and their managers immediately upon joining.
• Legal Helpline Toll-free helpline (1-844-282-2230) staffed by LaPointe Law P.C. providing EPRMA members with direct employment law guidance, supporting risk management consultation and potential charge, complaint, or suit defense.
• Employer Resources A curated library of employment risk management resources including white papers, regulatory links (Department of Labor, EEOC), state-specific training requirements, and EPL claims documentation made available to EPRMA members.
• EPRMA Association Membership Annual EPRMA association membership that unlocks access to the Legal Helpline, EPRMA Training, Employer Resources, and group EPLI insurance purchasing through EPRMA's Risk Purchasing Group; open to any US-domestic business, with most members enrolling through an affinity group.
• Group EPLI Insurance Purchasing Access to Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) for EPRMA members through the association's Risk Purchasing Group structure, providing group purchasing power typically unavailable to members as individual buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Businesses are three times more likely to be sued by an employee than experience a fire
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LaPointe Law P.C.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaPointe Law P.C. provides the legal support helpline service for EPRMA members. Members can call 844-282-2230 to access employment law guidance from this law firm. The partnership provides documented legal support that may be important if members face charges, complaints or suits.
• California Medical AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffinity group that has negotiated group membership through EPRMA for its member organizations, providing employment practices risk management benefits to members.
• Michigan Auto Dealers Self Insurance FundminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffinity group that has negotiated group membership through EPRMA for its member organizations, providing employment practices risk management benefits to members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Travelers: Travelers writes EPLI through its management liability practice and supports policyholders with employment risk resources and training tools. Comparable to EPRMA in delivering EPLI plus risk mitigation content to US employers, but at materially greater scale.
• The Hartford: The Hartford offers EPLI as part of its management liability and small-business insurance portfolio and bundles it with HR resources and employee training—directly mirroring EPRMA's combined training + EPLI + advisory model. Its financial strength and brand recognition set a competitive benchmark that EPRMA's affinity-based model must match.
• Chubb: Chubb underwrites EPLI for mid-market and enterprise employers and pairs coverage with risk consulting and HR-focused loss control services. It represents the scaled-incumbent alternative to EPRMA's association-based distribution for employment practices risk.
• AXA XL: AXA XL provides EPLI within its specialty management liability portfolio and emphasizes loss prevention for employment-related exposures. It competes for the same employer policyholder base that EPRMA channels into coverage through its association structure.
• Hiscox: Hiscox is a specialty insurer that writes EPLI directly to small and mid-sized US businesses—the same buyer persona EPRMA serves through its risk purchasing group. Both deliver EPLI protection alongside loss-control resources to US employers facing employment-related claims.

Direct peers

• Traliant: Traliant is a digital compliance training vendor specializing in harassment, discrimination, and other employment-law topics—the same domain as EPRMA's online training modules. It represents a direct comparator on the training component of EPRMA's bundle and a potential partner or substitute for the training pillar.
• PRIMA (Public Risk Management Association): PRIMA is a nonprofit risk management association that provides training, resources, and member support—parallel to EPRMA's educational and community functions, though focused on the public sector. Both rely on subscription dues and affinity partnerships to serve risk-exposed organizations.
• RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society): RIMS is a nonprofit membership association serving risk management professionals with education, resources, and community—directly comparable to EPRMA's nonprofit association model. Both monetize through member dues and content offerings, with RIMS operating across broader risk categories.

Emerging players

• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Seyfarth is a leading employment law firm that publishes compliance guidance and offers training/advice services—the same advisory capability that EPRMA accesses through LaPointe Law. Comparable in providing employer-side employment law expertise, though Seyfarth operates at much larger scale.
• Insureon: Insureon is an online insurance broker facilitating small-business purchases across multiple lines including EPLI. It competes for the same small-business policyholder EPRMA targets and shows the digital-distribution trajectory that EPRMA's phone-and-affinity model must contend with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eprma

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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