09/28/2021
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09/28/2021
Aetna CA Portfolio and Rate Update Q1 2022
Rate Update For the existing portfolio, rates are decreasing slightly for Q1 2022. Quoting is expected to release this week. HMO -0.8% PPO -0.2% Network Updates Terminated Networks ...
09/28/2021
Kaiser Permanente® Releases Workforce Vaccine Policy Toolkit
Kaiser Permanente® has created a Workforce Vaccine Policy Toolkit with insights and tools for employers to implement a vaccine policy in their organization. Please contact your Amwins Connect Sales...
09/27/2021
Guardian Gives Important STD Claims Accelerated Approvals Update
With the continued surge in COVID-19 cases, Guardian has been experiencing higher than expected volumes of short-term disability claims. As a result, customers may be experiencing longer hold times wh...
09/27/2021
October Summit Webinar Invite and Q4 Schedule
Amwins Connect Insurance Services is a proud sponsor of Summit Employee Benefits Online Education. This allows us to offer you free exclusive access to the upcoming webinars. You are invited to reg...
09/27/2021
Principal Group Insurance Renewal Assistance
As Principal continues to look for ways to bring value to brokers with inforce clients, a new webpage, dedicated to the renewal process, has been developed. Inforce clients that have cases renewing wi...
09/24/2021
CoPower Simplifies Enrollment Forms Just in Time for Q4
Just in time for Q4, CoPower has simplified employee enrollment forms. New Group Employee Enrollment and Waiver Form Existing Group Employee Enrollment and Change Form These new forms replace...
09/24/2021
Vaccine Mandates and Employer Support
The Biden administration vaccine mandate announcement is obviously big news, and employers have many questions about how this will work. However, the compliance and legal issues raised by this mandate...
09/24/2021
Anthem Blue Cross of California Provider Update: El Camino Health
Anthem has reached a new multi-year agreement with El Camino Health, comprising hospital campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, effective October 1, 2021. El Camino Health provides services to membe...
09/23/2021
Overwhelming Majority of Employers Plan to Boost Benefits
Over 90% of businesses surveyed by Principal® say they plan to increase at least one benefit in the next 12 months. They surveyed 500 employers from companies with two to 10,000 employees in a di...
09/23/2021
How the Pandemic Has Affected HSAs
Annual individual Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions fell in 2020, according to a study by the Employee Benefits Research Institute. HSA balances increased modestly by $400 as average annu...
09/23/2021
Employers Go into Overdrive to Attract and Retain Talent
The number of employers that are taking action to attract and retain talent has increased sharply. It’s a trend that’s expected to continue into 2022, according to a Willis Towers Watson surv...
09/23/2021
MetLife Invites You to Connecticut Paid Family & Medical Leave 101
Join MetLife and The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) for an informative webinar: Connecticut Paid Family & Medical Leave 101 – Preparations for Success. When Thursday, November...
09/23/2021
MetLife Invites You to a Disability Webinar
Join MetLife and The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) for an informative webinar: Creating a Balanced ADA Program for a Post-Pandemic Workplace. When Tuesday, October 5, 2021 9AM P...
09/22/2021
Kaiser Permanente® Announces Bonus for December and January Groups
For all new small groups sold to effective December 1, 2021 through January 1, 2022, Kaiser Permanente® has a $100 bonus per enrolled subscriber. Example 1: If you sell a new group with 61 employee...
09/22/2021
Blue Shield of California Network Expansions
Trio HMO network continues to grow Blue Shield is happy to share that, effective July 1, 2021, Brown and Toland Physicians joined their growing network of Trio ACO providers serving Alameda County....
09/22/2021
Western Health Advantage Announces Q1 Portfolio
Western Health Advantage has announced an average 2% rate increase across their plans. All 2021 plans will continue to be available in 2022 without benefit changes. Quoting will be available soon. ...
09/22/2021
UnitedHealthcare January 2022 New Sales & Retention Broker Bonus
UnitedHealthcare is offering a bonus to agents in California* to sell new fully insured or level-funded medical groups with up to 100 eligible employees with an effective date of January 1, 2022. E...
09/21/2021
Issuing MLR Rebates 2021
MLR season is upon us once again. This year is shaping up to be another interesting year with higher than expected MLR rebates than have been typical over the last few years. We have a guide that ...
09/20/2021
Guardian Webinar: Cut Enrollment Processing Time for all Cases with EMMA
EMMA makes administering enrollment data for all cases simpler, faster, and easier. You can now use EMMA (Guardian’s Enrollment Mapping and Management Application) for clients both big and small, n...
09/15/2021
