With over 20 years of experience, Laura Hanchett specializes in designing and managing employee benefits and total rewards for employers of all sizes. She collaborates with leadership teams to create strategic, innovative, and cost-effective programs that enhance employee experience. Her global experience in human capital management ensures that benefits align with the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment to retirement.

Professional Experience

BENEFIT COMMERCE GROUP, Scottsdale, AZ        2024-Present
Inc. 5000 4-Time Honoree; Healthiest Employers Since 2014; Best Places to Work 8-Time Honoree
Vice President, Senior Benefits Consultant – Part of Alera Group, this firm specializes and is a thought leader in employee benefits. Largest and most experienced benefits team in the area, providing clients with advice, advocacy and results.

• Proven record of sustainable strategies to help clients, their employees and families save money on health plans. Typical client has saved $10,000+ per employee over a 5-year period, without reducing value of benefits.
• We make life easier for our clients’ HR teams, focusing on employee communication, engagement and HR technology to help them recruit and retain productive workers.
• Hundreds of client awards for wellness and benefits in recent years, including: Healthiest Employers.
• We conduct annual Arizona Employee Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
• We are Title Sponsor of Phoenix division of Accelerent, a business development organization.

USI Insurance Services, Phoenix, AZ
Vice President, Employee Benefits, Consultant        2021-2024

ADP, AZ, NM, NV & CA
Elite Emerging Market District Sales Manager        2010-2021