Colonial Life
of New Mexico

Protection for when the unexpected happens.

What's New

Colonial Partners with local Dentists

Colonial Life of New Mexico is currently partnering with local dentists business owner to help boost their bottom line.

As a true partnership, when a business establishes a Colonial account and offers their employees any suite of our voluntary benefits, they are also electing to become a Colonial Select Preferred Provider. As a Select Preferred Provider, local providers are directly referred for service when an individual enrolls in Colonial’s Dental & Vision PPO plan.

Eligibility and Benefits of a Select Preferred Provider (SPP):

Establish a Colonial account with the Colonial Life of New Mexico branch and provide your employees with access to our suite of voluntary benefits.
Colonial will absorb the business’ Cafeteria Plan documentation fees (which allows for pre-tax savings).
The SPP will receive access to our HR technology platform for no cost. The HR platform makes hiring, onboarding, preparing compensation and managing benefits a breeze.
The SPP will receive direct referrals. When an individual enrolls in our Colonial Dental & Vision Plan (within a 25-mile office radius of provider office), the covered policy holder will be provided a referral recommendation directly to YOUR office for service(s). The provider may also provide personalized marketing flyers for distribution.

New Colonial Life Cloud Platform Simplifies Benefits for Busy HR Leaders

April 2024

Leading voluntary benefits provider Colonial Life has launched Gathr, a cloud platform to transform the way small businesses deliver benefits and address common human resources needs. Gathr enhances and elevates benefits enrollment, administration, and HR experience so employers and their brokers can save time and focus on what matters most.

Gathr combines Colonial Life’s proprietary and market proven technology to help workers sign up for medical, voluntary and group benefits, in a secure digital experience.
“Gathr provides an intuitive benefits and HR experience for small and medium-sized businesses,” says Tim Arnold, president and chief executive officer of Colonial Life. “Leveraging Gathr eliminates the need to coordinate with each carrier, which saves time and simplifies open enrollment for companies, their employees and our broker partners.”

Gathr provides these flexible, digital solutions:

Benefits Enrollment: Centralized portal for open enrollment; custom enrollment communications and easy-to-understand educational materials.
Benefits Counseling: Delivers 1-to-1 benefits; available in person, virtually, over the phone, or with a hybrid approach.
Digital Documents & Workflows: Digitally sign, complete, and track all benefits and HR documents.
Compliance: Centralized recordkeeping helps businesses maintain compliance with the most recent ACA, ERISA, COBRA, HSA, and FSA regulations.
Premium Add-on Features –Time tracking, paid time off, performance management, and custom workflows can be added to help businesses manage their HR needs as they scale up.

Click here to read Gathr's full annoucement.