About get-benefits
At get-benefits We pride ourselves on long-standing partnerships both with our clients, and the carriers we work with on a day to day basis. We are a local independently owned agency and third party administrator that has been helping people for over 20 years. Under the guidance of our fearless leader, Mark Ehl we believe that our clients should be given the best service and attention to detail and should be treated like family. With our innovative “outside the box thinking” we take pride in working hard to make your life easier.
Mission statement: From ancient times to current practice, for a blacksmith, the anvil is the paramount tool to the creative process. It is the platform where steel will be forged into something meaningful. Though hammers and chisels may fail over time, the anvil will last a lifetime. At get-benefits, the anvil represents the work we put into forging custom benefits for your needs and our commitment to serve you for a lifetime.
Our Locations
Central Oregon Office
Meet Some Of Our Valuable Team Members
“Ground Control to Major Tom”
Raised in Bend, Oregon, Mark began his early working career at NASA. After several years living in Houston, Mark and his wife moved back to Oregon in 1992 where he began his career in the financial services/insurance industry. In 2001 Mark created the get-benefits online enrollment and billing system which revolutionized the way services are provided to our clients. On the weekends he can often be found exploring the local Portland food & beer scene, fishing, reading, and walking.
“Our Duck”
Originally raised in Eugene, Oregon, Debby grew up just around the corner from the University of Oregon and to this day is our resident “Duck”. If you want to see what passion looks like, just come visit us during college football season. With over 25 years in the banking industry under her belt she knows a thing or two about providing the best service to her clients. Debby joined the get-benefits family in 2000. With her love of the beautiful nature we are surrounded by you will often find Debby out for long walks, exploring the farmers market and exploring the local food & beer scene on the weekends.
“The Bookworm”
Born and raised in Central Oregon, Colleen grew up on a 400-acre farm – let’s just say she knows a thing or two about raising pigs, bucking hay, and hard work. Since moving to Portland she has been working in the health care/insurance industry for over 27 years. She joined the get-benefits team in 2012. You may find her on the weekends in Powell’s Bookstore, hunting for antiques, or in a coffee shop visiting with friends.
“Traveler”
Born and raised in Oregon and uses Portland as her home base as she travels the world seeing her favorite bands play and eating delicious food.
When not in a crowd at a show she helps individuals and their families find the health plans that work best for them. With over 12 years of customer service experience, she has spent the last four with the team at Get-Benefits working on the individual insurance market. More recently, she has expanded her customer service skills by also helping clients on the group side of benefits and can be counted on to answer clients questions and concerns regarding groups that have employees transitioning to the individual market.
January 1, 2000
January 1, 2000
Developed Oracle web-based aggregate billing & enrollment solution.
February 2001
February 1, 2001
Provided Online Enrollment Portal To Groups.
June 2002
June 1, 2002
Software Association of Oregon transitions to the Associated Technologies Council.
November 2004
November 1, 2004
Upgraded System from Oracle based web solutions to .NET and SQLServer.
February 2013
February 1, 2013
Mark Ehl assumes full ownership of GET-Benefits, Inc.
May 2015
May 1, 2015
Deploys Complete Online Employee Solution.