The SSGI News archive brings together published commentary, company milestones, employer guidance, and the community commitments that reflect where we live and work.
The Daily Record · Commentary ·
By Andrew Decker, President of Strategic Sequoia Group Inc.
Andrew Decker outlines how Maryland employers can prepare for AI-driven changes in administrative work, with coordinated plans for workflows, employees and benefits continuity.
Read Andrew’s commentary in The Daily Record (opens in a new tab)A long-form perspective on how AI, robotics, and lower healthcare costs could reshape employee benefits and the future of work.
Andrew Decker examines how AI and robotics may lower healthcare costs, change administrative work, and strengthen the case for portable coverage.
Read the insightEmployer update · SSGI Benefits ·
Federal agencies now use the name CHOICE Arrangement for the employer-funded health benefit commonly known as an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement, or ICHRA.
CMS and SBA announced the branding on September 3, 2026, with resources to help employers evaluate the approach. The announcement does not by itself change an employer’s existing plan or create a new tax benefit.
For employers, the key decision remains whether individual coverage fits their workforce and budget. SSGI helps evaluate employee coverage options, contribution strategies and administration needs alongside traditional group health plans.
Compare local individual plans, provider networks and employee costs with your group options. Review contribution design, permitted employee classes, affordability and premium tax credit interactions, notices, enrollment and reimbursement responsibilities. Savings and suitability depend on the employer and workforce.
CMS explains that some employers can handle administration functions internally; many use a third-party administrator. SSGI assesses feasibility and coordinates qualified partners. SSGI is not the reimbursement or claims administrator.
Sources: CMS employer guide (opens in a new tab) · SBA announcement (opens in a new tab)
Company milestones, employer guidance, and community commitments from SSGI Benefits and Strategic Sequoia Group Inc. — ordered by the date of the underlying event or announcement.
Maryland FAMLI
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
Harford County employers can request a complimentary SSGI Maryland FAMLI Action Review ahead of key 2026–2028 program deadlines.
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Community
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
SSGI supported St. Margaret School's 44th Annual Fall Festival in Bel Air, Maryland—a Bel Air tradition that brings together families, volunteers, and more than 50 local business supporters.
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Community Education
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
SSGI Benefits partnered with Harford County’s economic development office for a January 17, 2023 employee benefits seminar presented by Laura Decker.
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Community
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
SSGI came back for year two of HCAA Rock the Lot in Forest Hill, Maryland—with a Lager Sponsorship, another canned-goods contribution, and a shared community effort that collected 797 pounds of food for the HCAA Food Pantry.
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Community
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
At Rock the Lot's 2021 debut in Forest Hill, Maryland, SSGI paired its Lager Sponsorship with canned goods for HCAA—supporting a new Harford County tradition built around neighbors helping neighbors.
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Company News
Community archive · Event / announcement ·
On October 1, 2020, Strategic Sequoia Group acquired the Pace Thomas Benefit Services book of business and operating assets from David Pace.
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