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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

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5 Things to Review Before Changing Life or Disability Insurance Carriers

At some point in time, you may have to change life or disability insurance carriers for better rates, plan design, or customer service. To ensure that no employee falls through the cracks during the...

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For Every $1 Invested in this Benefit*, You Could See a $1.45 ROI

What if you could offer your employees a free service that would help you reduce your healthcare claims and help them detect disease early, when it’s more treatable and less costly? In fact, a study...

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What to Look for in Your Life Insurance Renewal

When is the last time you bought a car? While the price was a big factor, you probably also considered fuel efficiency, safety ratings, upgrades, etc. Look at your group’s life insurance renewal in...

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Have You Verified Covered Dependent Eligibility Lately?

Many public sector organizations offer dependent coverage in addition to employee coverage. While HR/Benefits departments closely keep track of adding and terminating employees monthly, keeping the...

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Trend: Moving from Sick Leave Plans to STD. What You Need to Know Now

Many public-sector organizations are exploring the opportunity to reduce or eliminate their sick leave plan/banks and implement a short term disability (STD) plan instead.

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What Administrators Need to Know About Disability Claims

The disability claims process is a lot more complicated than just the employer/employee submitting a claim application and then waiting for an approval/denial decision.

Here’s an overview of how the...

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Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Are on the Rise

Betsy, the Benefit Coordinator at a small school district, was opening her mail and came across a (Monetary Determination) letter from the unemployment office. The letter discussed the eligibility of...

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Claim denied! Don't let this happen to you

Imagine you are a large client conducting a request for proposal that requires a match to your current policy. A competitor, who advertises on national television, submits a proposal with...

3 Tips for Developing Your Open Enrollment Strategy

Due to our changing healthcare climate this year (with ACA and AHCA), this year’s open enrollment strategy needs to be different. Here are three tips for developing your strategy.

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5 Smart Dental Insurance Shopping Tips

In our previous article, we discussed Why Dental Insurance is a Critical Component in your Wellness Plan. Whether you are looking to switch providers or implement a new plan, here are five smart...