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Find a Location

BASIC has 5 locations, listed below.

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    • BASIC

      PO Box 1808 Portage, MI 49081-1808

    • BASIC

      2526 E Lee St Tucson, AZ 85716-3422

      BBB Accredited Business
    • BASIC

      2627 E Beltline Ave SE Ste 320 Bbb Western Michigan Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5937

    • BASIC

      525 N Cleveland Massillon Rd Akron, OH 44333-3360

    • BASIC

      3330 Claystone St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7738

    Business ProfileforBASIC

    Human Resources
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 21 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    56 complaints closed in last 3 years

    16 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Products & Services

    This company offers integrated human resource solutions for employers nationwide including human resource benefits and management.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    BASIC has 5 locations, listed below.

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      • BASIC

        PO Box 1808 Portage, MI 49081-1808

      • BASIC

        2526 E Lee St Tucson, AZ 85716-3422

        BBB Accredited Business
      • BASIC

        2627 E Beltline Ave SE Ste 320 Bbb Western Michigan Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5937

      • BASIC

        525 N Cleveland Massillon Rd Akron, OH 44333-3360

      • BASIC

        3330 Claystone St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7738

      Headquarters
      PO Box 1808, Portage, MI 49081-1808
      BBB File Opened:
      7/26/2005
      Years in Business:
      34
      Business Started:
      7/1/1989
      Business Incorporated:
      7/28/1989
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • BASIC Benefits, LLC
      Business Management
      • Ms. Lindsey Wood, Director of Business Development
      • Ms. Anna Mulder, Manager of Marketing
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mrs. Lindsey Sutton, Director of Marketing & C

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Lindsey Wood, Director of Business Development
      • Mrs. Lindsey Sutton, Director of Marketing & C
      • Mrs. Kim Shook, Manager of Client Service
      • Eric Shackelford, Manager of Resolution

      Customer Complaints

      56 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/13/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      This business is supposed to be taking care of my COBRA coverage. The business changed in the middle of when they were supposed to be covering and didn't advise me. They also did not advise my insurance company that I was paying my premiums so I wasn't covered. I had to get insurance through the Marketplace to supplement, even though I was paying a lot of money to be covered. I have filed multiple complaints with them and the only thing they say is they will "forward the issue to a different department" or "the information has been shared with your insurance company, it will take 4-6 weeks for the changes to take place". Although they were supposed to send a notice to my insurance in September 2023, when I called, they advised no notice was sent and told me they sent one on 11/30/23 (only after I called and requested, Ref #WRF52203927) My first payment was made on 9/8/23, next was 10/5/23, then the business was changed and I no longer had access to any previous transactions. The next 2 payments were both taken out of my account (double for some reason) on 11/14/23. Still with no knowledge to the insurance company (BCBS) that I was covered under COBRA. BCBS says they never received any information from them. No medical bills are being covered.
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      Customer Reviews

      21 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Andy J

      1 star

      03/05/2024

      This company is the absolute *worst* and most incompetent company I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. First they did not notify my former company that I had signed up, so the company had not paid the first month as promised. That finally got taken care of, and I paid the next month. When I went to pay the next amount due, I saw the initial payment had been reversed, and my payment had applied to that month instead. I have been waiting 2 weeks for my "work order" to be finished and called today - as my insurance was marked inactive AGAIN - to ask them to expedite. They now say 3-5 days to get the payments sorted out, so I can pay for March, but it might take "2 to 4 weeks" for the insurance to be made active again. This company is a complete and absolutely ridiculous joke. I have gotten better customer service and business service from a 12 year old kid mowing lawns for candy money. If you have the option to use them, DO NOT. This page says they've been in business for 34 years, but they work like they just started last week.

      BASIC Response

      03/08/2024

      Apologies for the experience you've had with continuation benefits. I have submitted your issue to Resolution. A Specialist will be reaching out to you by Wednesday, March 13th to assist.

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