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ChoiceBuilder – Ancillary Benefits for Businesses with 2-500 Employees

Aug 2, 2021, 3 Minute Read

Offer your clients with 2-500 employees the only place with the nation’s premier dental, vision, chiropractic/acupuncture, and life insurance benefits in a single easy-to-manage program – with both employer-sponsored and voluntary coverage options. Plus, ChoiceBuilder can be offered alongside any medical plan.

It’s a great way to enhance your clients’ employee benefits package without the high cost of additional benefits or the difficulties of managing different services. There’s one application, one bill, and one point of contact for administration.

With more than 8,000 employers and 130,000 members across the state, ChoiceBuilder offers freedom, simplicity, and affordability with access to the following ancillary carriers:

Additional Benefits

Online HR Support at No Cost
Your clients get no-cost access to an Online HR Support Center. Plus, employers have access to critical state and federal employment laws and a database of over 2500+ questions and answers to common human resource issues. Customizable employee handbooks, forms, and job descriptions are available for download.

Employee Discounts Through Cal Perks
Cal Perks offers employees discounts on the stuff they love – saving them hundreds of dollars on sporting events, movie tickets, theme parks, office and school supplies, and more.

To learn more, download the ChoiceBuilder Program Highlights, Fast Facts, and At-a-Glance flyers.

ChoiceBuilder Program Highlights   Fast Facts   At-a-Glance

Updates

Dental
Two new employer-sponsored coverage options are available to groups with January 1, 2021 and later effective dates:

• Anthem Blue Cross Silver PPO
• Delta Dental Silver PPO

Ameritas (Employer-Sponsored and Voluntary Plans)

• Platinum PPO: The annual maximum benefit has changed from $2,000 to $2,100 for in-network (IN) and out-of-network (OON).
• Gold PPO: The annual maximum benefit has changed from $1,500 to $1,600 for IN and OON.
• Silver PPO: The annual maximum benefit has changed from $1,000 to $1,100 for IN and OON.
• All Plans: A new maternity benefit that provides an additional comprehensive evaluation and cleaning during pregnancy is now included.

MetLife (Employer-Sponsored and Voluntary Plans)

• Benefits paid for preventive services will not count toward the annual maximum benefit. Only benefits paid for basic and major services are applied to the annual benefit maximum. (A great way for members to extend their calendar year dental maximums.)

Vision
VSP Vision Care (Employer-Sponsored and Voluntary Plans)

• VSP will now be available at Sam’s Club and Walmart Vision Centers.
• $180 frame allowance for Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans.
• 12/24/24, 12/12/24, 12/12/12 = frequency options.
• VSP Sun Care included. Plano sunglasses are provided to members who don’t have a prescription.

EyeMed Vision Care (Employer-Sponsored and Voluntary Plans Provided by Ameritas)

• $100, $130, $150 frame allowance options.
• Silver, Gold, and Platinum plans = 12/12/12 frequency.

Life (Employer-Sponsored Plans)
Assurity Life Insurance Company

• Effective March 1, 2021, Assurity Life will have a new guaranteed issue amount for groups with 200-500 employees of $10,000 – $150,000.

Earn a 10% level commission up to 500 lives on both new and renewing business.

Start quoting ChoiceBuilder today!

Questions?
Contact your Claremont team at 800.696.4543 or info@claremontcompanies.com.

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