Member Services
CFIC provides its members with a variety of valuable programs and services specifically chosen to help grocers save money and streamline their operations. CFIC is committed to providing members with valuable services that far exceed membership costs!
Insurance Services
First Benefits Insurance Mutual
First Benefits Insurance Mutual, Inc. – The First Benefit is Customer Service
For over 25 years, First Benefits Insurance Mutual, Inc. has delivered the customer service, professional underwriting, competitive pricing and efficient claims management needed to help injured workers return to work as quickly as possible. Experienced underwriting, responsible claims management, and “A+-rated” reinsurance coverage have allowed us to outperform industry loss ratios for more than 25 years. The grocery industry is one of First Benefits’ preferred classes, so call your insurance agent to request a quote or contact First Benefits for an agent near you at (888) 393-2667.
For a quick, competitive quote at 888.393.2667
Retirement Plan for Small Businesses
Transamerica Retirement Plan Exchange
The Retirement Plan Exchange (the Exchange), powered by Transamerica, allows small businesses to provide a retirement plan to employees without having to take on all the administrative and fiduciary responsibilities that come with it. The Exchange can help reduce the administrative burden, transfer certain risks, and potentially reduce costs. With the Exchange, a team of professionals works together on your behalf so you can focus on running your business – not your retirement plan. When you offer a plan through the Exchange, you become a participating employer. Participating employers in the Exchange do not have to share a common association or industry.
ADA Website Compliance
Avoid Lawsuits and Lost Sales
UserWay’s widget tool automates and bridges gaps in web accessibility – providing a low-cost, high-caliber tool for companies to make their websites accessible, ensuring customers with disabilities are not leaking from your market share and securing a legal defense against litigation and complaints.
The UserWay web accessibility widget can support any platform, including top hosts such as Shopify, WordPress and Wix and allows for customization to blend into your website seamlessly.
To get started, contact Ann Edmondson at NCRMA anne@ncrma.org.
Employee Background Check Services
Background Direct powered by First Advantage
Background Direct’s comprehensive employment screening system is a simple-to-use tool designed specifically to meet the hiring needs of smaller companies. By choosing Background Direct, CFIC members receive a 75% discount on their set-up fee.
Banking Services
Coastal Federal Credit Union
CFIC members are eligible to join Coastal Federal Credit Union. Coastal offers a full range of banking services, from checking and savings accounts to auto loans, credit cards, mortgages, and much more. Because Coastal is a member-owned cooperative, they can offer better rates, fewer and lower fees and several unique programs that traditional banks simply don’t.
Credit Card Processing
Heritage Payment Solutions
Heritage Payment Solutions serves thousands of merchants in the Carolinas. Heritage leverages their experience to maximize the solutions that best meet retailers’ payment processing needs.
Payroll Services
Flexpay Payroll Services
Flex-Pay Payroll Services offers a complete payroll processing service and human resources database to employers of all sizes, with the flexibility to meet each business’s needs. They specialize in discovering improved processes for each client to provide the necessary employee wage payments, tax remittance, report creation, customer support, etc. All Flex-Pay clients receive unlimited training and support. CFIC members receive a waived setup fee, free first payroll process, discount in the standard payroll base fee, and free direct deposit.
Insurance Provider
Hodges Insurance Agency
Hodges Insurance Agency, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is a full-service employee benefits firm. Hodges has a dedicated, experienced staff to assist with all administration and serves over 250 group insurance clients and more than 1,000 individual clients. Hodges has been a member of CFIC for over 10 years and works with small- to medium-sized businesses.
Carriers available: Aetna, Assurant, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Coventry, Guardian, Humana, MetLife, Principal, United Healthcare, and Unum.
Commercial Security
Sonitrol Security Solutions
CFIC members can receive 10% off of equipment and installation, and two months free monitoring and maintenance with Sonitrol Security Solutions.
If you are interested please contact Jeff Debonzo (919) 848-3611.