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As COVID-19 becomes a growing public health concern, you and your clients should have plans that focus on preparation, not fear. Make sure everyone stays up-to-date with the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information.
Help your small businesses respond to their employees with the latest facts, strategies, planning considerations, and response recommendations from the government resources below. Access carrier and provider resources, and carrier travel assistance resources here.
Offer your small business clients easy money-saving benefits administration solutions that help reduce payroll taxes and mitigate the compliance burden.
Groups with UnitedHealthcare medical, dental or vision coverage qualify for UnitedHealthcare's no-cost COBRA, FSA and POP plan administration.
Enrolling in these services is as simple as selecting them in the group'sonline portalafter the group application is approved, or at any time later in the plan year. Once enrolled, UnitedHealthcare provides all the support the group needs, including templates and tools to help effectively communicate with employees.
Claremont does not provide COBRA or Cal-COBRA compliance advice. If you or your employer group needs assistance, contact us and we can recommend COBRA administration service providers that can help.
According to the Willis Towers Watson 2019/2020 Benefit Trends survey, the key challenges facing employers are:
The rising cost of employee benefits.
The differing wants and needs of a multi-generational workforce.
Communication with employees around benefit choice.
Lack of employee engagement with benefit programs.
The challenge of providing benefits that satisfy everyone is leading employers to reassess their benefits packages to provide greater benefits choice and flexibility to meet a growing and broader range of needs.
In fact, employers plan to add more voluntary benefits. Currently, 42% of employers offer voluntary income protection benefits, such as accident and critical illness. And 69% of employers plan to offer more voluntary benefits over the next three to five years.
For brokers, this means there's a great opportunity to win more sales. These benefits can be essential to employee recruitment and retention plans, especially with today's record-low unemployment numbers.
To mitigate the bad news of rising healthcare costs during enrollment and offer the financial protection employees desire, offer them the choice of voluntary benefits. Learn more.
IN THIS ISSUE
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Resources ---------------------------------
Just Released Q2-2020
Top 20 Lowest Cost
Medical Plans Reports ---------------------------------
Carrier Spotlight:
UnitedHealthcare
COBRA, FSA, and POP
Plan Administration ---------------------------------
Reliance Standard
Voluntary Benefits
Insights
IMPORTANT DATES March 4 • Application Deadline:
- DeltaCare
- Delta Dental --------------------------------- March 5 • Application Deadline:
- Blue Shield of CA
- Humana
- MetLife --------------------------------- March 6 • Application Deadline:
- Choice Builder
- Principal
- UnitedHealthcare
• SAHU Coffee Chat --------------------------------- March 10 • IEAHU Symposium
• OCAHU Lunch --------------------------------- March 11 • Covered California for
Small Business
Educational Forum on
Mental Health
• SBAHU Lunch & CE --------------------------------- March 13 • EBPA Employee
Benefit Summit
• VCAHU Symposium --------------------------------- March 17 • GGAHU Social Media
Strategies for Health
Insurance Agents --------------------------------- March 18 • SAHU Lunch --------------------------------- March 19 • DCAHU Lunch & CE
• GGAHU Medicare
Marketing & Retention
Strategy
• SDAHU Lunch --------------------------------- March 24 • Application Deadline:
- Covered California
for Small Business --------------------------------- March 25 • Application Deadline:
- Chinese Community
Health Plan
• CAHU Women's
Leadership Summit --------------------------------- March 26 • NCAHU Bocce Mixer --------------------------------- March 27 • SAHU Vanguard Mixer --------------------------------- March 31 • Application Deadline:
- Reliance Standard --------------------------------- April 3 • Application Deadline:
- DeltaCare
- Delta Dental
- Humana --------------------------------- April 6 • Application Deadline:
- Blue Shield of CA
- MetLife --------------------------------- April 7 • Application Deadline:
- Beam Dental
- Choice Builder
- Principal
- UnitedHealthcare --------------------------------- April 8 • SBAHU Lunch & CE --------------------------------- April 9 • IEAHU Lunch & CE
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