Our Products and Services

Our Services

  • Benefits Consulting
  • Estate Planning
  • Retirement Planning
  • Our Products

  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Medical Insurance
  • Short Term Medical
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Alternative Care
  • Long Term Care
  • Voluntary Plans
  • Premium Only Plans
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Section 125 plans
  • 401 K Plans
  • Benefits Consulting

    As an independent employee benefit consulting firm, Cook & Associates brings a myriad of options to you from the basic medical benefit plans to the full benefits offerings available. Specifically, we provide Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Retirement as well as Financial Planning Services. We have access to every benefit provider and use our expertise to bring these products to you. Both large and small companies use our services to design implement and support their entire employee benefit plan. Serving as your advocate and your support, we enable you to maximize your return on your employee benefit plan investment.

    Your company benefits from our support in a number of vital areas:

    • Competitive analysis
    • Program design
    • Funding mechanisms
    • Vendor selection
    • Implementation and communication
    • Compliance

    Estate Planning

    With a Chartered Life Underwriter on staff, we design and tailor estate plans for individuals as well as businesses. The process begins with an in depth analysis of the asset structure of the business and personal portfolio including the structure, needs, and desires of the family. This process is necessary for Buy/Sell arrangements, Key Man coverage and Succession Planning.

    Retirement Planning

    As a consulting firm, we work with many retirement plan sponsors and vendors to tailor the most appropriate benefit plan that will attract as well as retail key personnel.

    Section 125
    401 K Plans


    Gardner G. Cook
    Principal Consultant
    Cook & Associates
    Phone 707-935-7362
    Fax 707-933-9131
    ggc@cookandassociates.org