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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

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Spring Cleaning Task – Review Your Covered Dependents to Ensure Eligibility

Many school, city and county employers offer dependent coverage on their Life, Vision, Medical or Dental Insurance. Employees and dependents are added onto the plan and terminated periodically...

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Understanding Life Insurance Conversion & Portability

If your employee’s life insurance protection ends, continuing their coverage might be available through the Conversion and/or Portability option in your group plan. This means that s/he may have a...

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Using In-network Dentists Can Help Keep Health Insurance Costs Low

Research has linked good oral health and overall health. Studies have shown that there is a relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and adverse pregnancy...

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What the 9/11 Commission Had to Say about Life Insurance Coverage

A topic no one wants to consider. Our own death. When the unexpected happens, how will your family survive if your income is no longer coming in? How will they pay the mortgage, funeral expenses,...

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Does Imputed Income Affect Your Contributory Life Insurance Plan?

Most school, city and county employers are familiar with the imputed income rules when it relates to group term life insurance. Employers can provide their employees with up to $50,000 of group term...

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Switching Life or Disability Carriers? What Employers Should Double-Check

Revised December 2023

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It is inevitable that at some point in time, schools, cities and counties will have to switch life/disability insurance carriers in order to get better rates, a...

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3 Things to Look for in Your Life Insurance Renewal

A life insurance renewal is like buying a new car. Cost is always a determining factor in making your final selection. But you may also take into consideration things such as safety ratings, options...

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Have You Reviewed Your Maximum Covered Salary Lately? Why It’s a Must!

The Maximum Annual Covered Salary (MACS) on your disability insurance plan is the highest salary the insurance carrier has contractually agreed to insure. In other words, if the MACS is $50,000 but...

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3 Reasons Why Submitting an Annual Census is Critically Important

If schools, cities and counties want to avoid claim and billing issues on life and disability insurance and receive their renewal information timely, it is imperative to submit a census at least once...

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The One Critical Definition to Know in Your Disability Plan

Do you know your definition of disability in your Long-Term Disability (LTD) and/or Short-Term Disability (STD) Insurance policy? If you don’t, go to your policy now and read it. It’s a small, but...