The Stratford Financial Group, Inc. and Stratford Employer Services, LLC. were founded in 1997 and are one of the area's leading insurance, payroll, benefits compliance and administration, and workforce management firms. Stratford Financial Group is more than just an insurance or employee benefits brokerage. We serve employers as a strategic partner with a wealth of knowledge and resources to match our proven track record and validate our market expertise. Think of us as a back-office human resources and compliance department with a complete administrative staff designed to serve as active members of your team. Stratford’s mission is to passionately maintain a continued sense of responsibility to employers, their employees and their families. We strive to be first-to-market with new products, new ideas and new strategies that provide time and money saving opportunities. We take pride in being first to understand and advise our clients in legislative and regulatory affairs allowing for a consistently secure sense of workforce management and employee benefit administration. We are able to accomplish our mission by tapping into the education, training, creativity and experience of our highly trained and dedicated team of employees. We are proud of our highly educated team with the following designations: Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certified Self-Funded Specialist (CSFS) Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist (CHRS) Group Benefit Disability Specialist (GBDS) Certified in Flexible Compensation (CFC) Our executive team has authored two books, one on consumer-directed healthcare and one on healthcare reform. We utilize our human capital to better your human capital.