While consumers this time of year are evaluating their own health insurance options, the Knoxville School District does this year-round; and the district is using an outside consultant to assist them.

Mark J. Becker and Associates helps the district wend its way through the numerous insurance plans available for the school district staff; the figures and available quotes constantly change, and Business Manager Craig Mobley tells KNIA/KRLS News he constantly monitors what’s available.

“Constantly looking at ways in which we can save money on health insurance; it is a large expense for our district, with the number of employees we have,” Mobley says. “It’s important to always be looking for ways in which to save money, yet be able to offer a good benefit design for our employees.”

Mobley notes that Becker and Associates is not an insurance company, nor does it directly represent any; this gives them the freedom to pick and chose what’s available on the market.