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Access to Guardian’s EAP Doesn’t Have to End on July 31

Complimentary access to Guardian’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for small business customers (with 500 or fewer employees) is ending on July 31, 2020. However, employers can continue with the Emp...

Aetna Webinar: Rethinking Benefit Design Strategy Amid COVID-19

Learn about the changing healthcare landscape, the evolution of consumer-directed benefit design, and the benefits that employees value the most. Guest Speaker Justin Steinman, Vice President &am...

Aetna Webinar: Rethinking Benefit Design Strategy Amid COVID-19

Learn about the changing healthcare landscape, the evolution of consumer-directed benefit design, and the benefits that employees value the most. Guest Speaker Justin Steinman, Vice President &am...

You Can Now Offer Earthquake Coverage as an Employee Benefit

LISI has teamed up with Jumpstart to deliver affordable earthquake coverage as an employee benefit in California. Jumpstart provides the first of its kind parametric earthquake coverage with fast paym...

Sharp Health Plan Releases Q4 HMO Rates

Sharp Health Plan has released their Q4 HMO rates. All full network HMO plans will increase by 2.3% and all limited network HMO plans will increase by 2.4%. There are no changes to plan designs, under...

Sharp Health Plan Releases Q4 HMO Rates

Sharp Health Plan has released their Q4 HMO rates. All full network HMO plans will increase by 2.3% and all limited network HMO plans will increase by 2.4%. There are no changes to plan designs, under...

Delta Dental Announces a Premium Holiday

Delta Dental has announced that all plans will receive a one-month premium holiday for September 2020. (Qualifying groups must be effective on or before June 2020.) Additionally, all groups renewing f...

Delta Dental Announces a Premium Holiday

Delta Dental has announced that all plans will receive a one-month premium holiday for September 2020. (Qualifying groups must be effective on or before June 2020.) Additionally, all groups renewing f...

Western Health Advantage Reduces Small Group Rates for Q4!

In Q4, Western Health Advantage reports a statewide average quarterly decrease of 4% with no plan changes. They are addressing a dilemma for many employers who want to continue offering health benefit...

Western Health Advantage Reduces Small Group Rates for Q4!

In Q4, Western Health Advantage reports a statewide average quarterly decrease of 4% with no plan changes. They are addressing a dilemma for many employers who want to continue offering health benefit...

Oscar Health Extends Underwriting Promos Through Q4

Oscar Health is continuing relaxed underwriting guidelines through Q4. Relaxed Participation As long as there are fewer than 100 employees in all locations, only those in Oscar’s service ar...

Choice Builder Offers 50% Premium Credit for MetLife Members

To support customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Choice Builder is applying a one-time 50% credit to August 2020 MetLife invoices for existing groups. The credit is part of MetLife’s COVID-19 premiu...

Health Net Webinar: Successful Q3/Q4 Small Business Strategies

Health Net is hosting a webinar on Q3/Q4 strategies to power your small business success: Regional updates: What's selling, client savings opportunities, rates Limited-time underwriting progra...

Principal: Bonus Overpayment for Dental Credit

Principal implemented a 10% premium credit for fully insured dental customers beginning in June. To avoid an impact to broker compensation, Principal provided a bonus equal to any commission loss attr...

CaliforniaChoice Offers 10% Premium Forgiveness for UnitedHealthcare Members

To support customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, CaliforniaChoice is applying a one-time 10% credit to August 2020 UnitedHealthcare invoices for existing groups. The credit is part of UnitedHealthca...

Cigna Small Group Level Funding Promotion

Cigna added two financial enhancements to the Level Funding Product for Small Group Employers (<100 employees). 1. Every quote will include an administrative credit, equal to, at minimum, the am...

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update Q4 2020

UnitedHealthcare has released new rates for Q4 2020. Quoting is now available. The statewide average rate change is 1.0% for both HMO and PPO plans. Navigate plans received a rate pass. In addition...

Anthem Blue Cross Q4 Update

Anthem reports a statewide decrease of – 6.7% for HMO plans and -0.6% for PPO plans. This signals that their HMO offerings are better positioned to make them a single carrier solution alongside their ...

Health Net Enhances Small Business Support and Flexibility in Q4

Health Net’s Q4 2020 small business rates will have a 2.7% decrease for HMO and HSP plans. There will be a 0.7% increase for PPO and EnhancedCare PPO plans. The small business Q4 2020 premium rates ar...

MetLife Offers New Opportunities for the 5 to 9 Space

As a preferred GA partner, LISI can offer MetLife’s attractive new enhancements for August 1, 2020 to February 1, 2021 effective dates. Previously Available New Offering for ...

Blue Shield of California is Continuing Enrollment Accommodations During COVID-19

Employees with reduced work hours, or who have been furloughed or laid off, can remain on a group plan. If an employee was laid off, furloughed, or had reduced work hours below eligibility requirem...