INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 9, 2019) – Apex Benefits Group (Apex), an employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm, announced plans to expand its operations in Marion County, creating up to 55 new jobs by the end of 2023.
“As a state, we’ve worked hard to create a business climate that promotes growth, encouraging Indiana-based companies like Apex to expand here,” said Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger. “Apex’s mission of providing companies with the strategies to attract and retain employees is crucial to the wellness and quality of life for Hoosiers, and we’re thrilled to see Apex find success and grow in Indiana.”
The Indianapolis-based company, which provides employers with custom multi-year strategies for lowering health care and pharmacy costs and creating cultures of employee wellness, plans to invest nearly $6.7 million to purchase and renovate a 30,000-square-foot office building at 9400 Priority Way West Drive in Indianapolis. With this expansion, the company will create a modern, agile and functional environment that best meets the growth goals of the organization and fosters team collaboration. Renovations are currently underway and scheduled to be complete by April 2020.
“Apex is proud serve Indiana employers as the state’s largest health benefits consulting firm. Our team is honored to be a trusted partner to the state’s public agencies and private sector organizations,” said John F. Gause, Apex CEO and founder. “Positively impacting our clients’ financial health and the health of their most important assets, their employees, is our sole focus day to day. I’m grateful to the State for their support in this move, the most significant in our 16-year history, so we can continue to grow and innovate, and retain and attract great talent to serve our clients better every day.”
Founded in 2003, Apex is a fast-growing, independent organization that employs 65 professionals serving all areas of employee benefits including medical, pharmacy, disability, life and retirement solutions, as well as population health management and benefits communications services, and human resources and compensation consulting. The company plans to hire for a variety of positions in business development, market analysis and client services. Interested applicants may apply online.
Apex was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group for the ninth year in a row and also ranked 12th by Business Insurance magazine as a Best Place to Work in Insurance among small businesses.
With a team of actuarial and clinical analysts, health coaches and healthcare benefits strategists, the company provides customized, data-driven solutions by leveraging predictive analytics, wellness management and medical/pharmacy cost-containment strategies to help clients make effective benefits decisions for their employees and create cultures of health and cost savings.
“In order for our business community to grow and provide career opportunities to the citizens of our great city, they need partners like Apex who understand the changing environment of healthcare and employee benefits to offer guidance on how to best serve the well-being of their employees,” said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. “Today’s announcement of the expansion of Apex means that more families and individuals will have access to essential benefits for their present and future needs.”
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Apex Benefits Group Inc. up to $1.1 million in conditional tax credits based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim incentives once Hoosiers are hired. The city of Indianapolis supports the project at the request of Develop Indy.
About Apex
Apex Benefits provides employers with strategies that have lowered healthcare and pharmacy benefits costs and improved the long-term health of their employees. The agency serves all areas of employee benefits including medical, wellness, pharmacy, disability, life and retirement solutions and provides human resource and compensation consulting. For more information, visit www.apexbg.com.
About IEDC
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) leads the state of Indiana’s economic development efforts, helping businesses launch, grow and locate in the state. Governed by a 15-member board chaired by Governor Eric J. Holcomb, the IEDC manages many initiatives, including performance-based tax credits, workforce training grants, innovation and entrepreneurship resources, public infrastructure assistance, and talent attraction and retention efforts. For more information about the IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov.
