Case Study: American Assets Trust achieves transparent, stress-free open enrollment with Nava Benefits

Transparent and stress-free open enrollments for American Assets Trust

American Assets Trust (AAT), a real estate investment trust, faced an unsustainable benefits model with constantly rising premiums and opaque broker fees. Their HR team, led by Director Michele Perry, sought an alternate brokerage experience that offered financial transparency and a more collaborative partnership, leading them to the vendor Nava Benefits.

Nava Benefits implemented a creative, self-funded insurance strategy for AAT, replacing percentage-based broker fees with a transparent consultant fee. This solution provided significant cost savings, eliminated stressful last-minute negotiations, and empowered the HR team with education and year-round support. The measurable impact included a transformed, stress-free open enrollment process and the establishment of a trusted, long-term partnership focused on a multi-year strategy to manage benefits costs effectively.

American Assets Trust

Michele Perry

Director of HR