Stephens & Associates Selects Gilsbar for Plan

January 5, 2005

Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc. (DBS&A), an environmental science and engineering consulting firm, has selected Arizona-based Gilsbar Inc. to administer its self-funded health plan.

In addition to medical benefits administration, Gilsbar will manage Section 125 and short-term disability administration for the Albuquerque, New Mexico based company.

According to Theresa Michael, DBS&A’s Human Resources director, “Gilsbar impressed us with the longevity of their client relationships and the tenure of its own employees. They are obviously an organization committed to service at every level. We spoke with several of their current clients and the feedback was extremely positive. Gilsbar understands what it takes to provide a successful self-funded benefit plan — accurate claims processing, excellent service to plan participants, and ongoing cost-control processes. We are confident that our partnership with Gilsbar will help us achieve benefit plan success.”