
The William C. Earhart Company, Inc, a third party administrator
of employee benefits, has been a leader in the benefits industry
since inception. Headed by Bill Earhart for 39 years the company
has successfully transitioned to second generation leadership, and
is well on its way to establishing the continued commitment to excellence
in service and knowledge within the family’s third generation
employees. Our staff includes 68 dedicated professionals whose expertise
ranges from health claim and pension adjudication through accounting,
information technology, and administration. Most of our employees
have been with us for ten or more years, and are supported by state
of the art data and information processing capabilities.
OUR ROOTS
In 1951, while working for Pacific Mutual Insurance Company, Mr.
Earhart sold a group health insurance medical plan to a jointly negotiated,
labor – management group. A fairly new piece of legislation
known as the Taft Hartley Act of 1947 was in effect, requiring that
monies received by the group be held in Trust. Pacific Mutual’s
position was…`You sold it, you administer it. `. Three years
later, a group of Labor – Management Trusts hired Bill to become
their salaried administrator.
In April 1960, Bill founded the William C. Earhart Company, an
early entry into Third-Party Administration business. Recognizing
the need to keep current on industry practices and legislation, Bill
became active in an organization now known as the International Foundation
of Employee Benefit Plans. Active in that organization for over forty
years, he was a four – time member of the Foundation’s
Board of Directors, served on numerous committees, and spoke frequently
at the New Trustees Institutes around the country. Mr. Earhart, a
graduate of Princeton University, earned his Certified Employee Benefit
Specialist (CEBS) certification in 1982.
THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP
HANNAH SUTTON, CEBS
Our current President and CEO, Ms. Sutton joined the Company in
1968. A twelve year progression through all phases of the Company’s
operations, from filing and mail room duties through management of
the Pension Department, culminated in 1980 when she left her bargaining
unit position to become Vice President. Ms. Sutton moved into the
Chief Executive Officer position upon Mr. Earhart’s retirement
in 1999. Ms. Sutton’s numerous accomplishments include her
CEBS certification in 1982. Ms. Sutton and Mr. Earhart were the first
father-daughter duo to receive this designation. Ms. Sutton has served
twice on the Board of Directors of the International Foundation of
Employee Benefit Plans, and served as Chair in 2001. Ms. Sutton has
been very active in the Society of Professional Administrators, serving
on its Board of Directors and as Chair in 1997.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our goal is to make your job easier, by keeping informed of industry
and legislative developments. This is critical to our continued success
in the Administrative field. Our affiliation with many different
organizations ensures that we continually have the knowledge to provide
high quality benefit administration services. We are active in the
following professional organizations and have served as committee
members, board members, presidents, speakers, and discussion leaders:
Society of Professional Benefit Administrators
An organization founded in 1975 specifically by and for independent Third Party
Administration firms. The Society of Professional Benefit Administrators
(SPBA) is an association of peers working together for the common good of
the employee benefits community.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plan recently celebrated 50
years of providing benefits education and information to its members who are
active in the employee benefits field.
Northwest Association of Administrators
An organization of administrators of employee benefit plans in the Northwest
who hold educational meetings for all professionals within the employee benefit
industry
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