About BenManage

Our Story
How it All Began
Abe Spetner started off as a successful real estate investor but subsequently lost his properties during the Great Depression. In 1935, after his last property was foreclosed on by the bank, he turned to selling insurance. It was a few short years later in 1937 when the financial pressure of the Depression took its toll and Abe succumbed to a heart attack. He left behind his widow, Rose Raskas Spetner, with 3 young boys to raise. Rose realized that she had to provide more for her family. She quit her job selling corsets and took over the fledgling insurance business. This earned her the title of the first female insurance broker in St. Louis, MO. Rose was a strong woman determined to succeed while helping others in their times of need.

Her oldest son, Kenneth, joined the now successful agency after serving as a US Naval officer during WWII. Ken used to say, 'I took to insurance like a duck takes to water.' He initially focused on individual policies to protect widows and orphans, and then expanded into using life and health insurance in novel applications. This saw the development of policies that assisted corporations with business continuation strategies and protected affluent families against estate erosion caused by death taxes. Ken Spetner subsequently became a legend in the world of life insurance. Transamerica Life Companies paid homage to his illustrious career in the 1994 video presentation: Dare Something Worthy - The Ken Spetner Story. Ken's son Jonathan joined him in 1986 and helped expand the agency's life and health payroll deduction business. Now a third generation was creating financial protection for people at all levels of income. Jonathan recalls his father explaining at the outset of their working together. 'Never look at how much you will make on a case. Do what's best for the client and you’ll always make a nice living.' This is the philosophy that runs through the Spetner insurance agency today. In the late 1990s Jonathan saw great potential in technology and the fledgling internet. It provided an exciting future as to how benefits could be communicated and delivered to thousands of employees nationwide. With his two tech savvy sons, Aaron and Judah, Jonathan created BenManage. This is a benefits enrollment company that specializes in connecting systems to bring employers and employees maximum efficiency.

Our Mission

Make HR and Benefit Enrollment Easier
BenManage provides large business (500 to 5,000 employees) with customized employee benefits packages, full-service support, and complimentary onboarding and recruiting services. We improve business efficiency by optimizing the recruiting and benefits processes.

Our Vision

Build Innovative Technology Solutions in HR
Our vision is to provide large businesses across the country with a complete, technology-enhanced solution to their employee benefit enrollment and administration, recruiting, and hiring needs—easing the stress of HR professionals, helping businesses run smoother, and improving the overall experience and job satisfaction of employees.