The average cost of enrolling an employee during open enrollment (paper) is $7.00 per employee per year.  The drops to below $2.00 per employee per year when done electronically.  With SmartBen all benefits can be enrolled electronically and securely over the Internet, saving companies thousands of dollars a year in enrollment expenses alone.  In addition, the SmartBen automated enrollment system may be used for elections such as new hires and life event changes (marraige, death, divorce, birth, etc.).