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SECURIAN FINANCIAL | September 30, 2022
To provide greater assistance to employees growing their families, Securian Financial in a first among insurance carriers is adding “BenefitBump” as a value-added service. The BenefitBump service can be used with Securian Financial’s group hospital indemnity insurance issued by Securian Life Insurance Company.
BenefitBump improves outcomes for both employers and employees by helping growing families navigate their employers’ benefits and time off programs to build plans for balancing work and life. The program was designed for all paths to parenthood, including childbirth, adoption and families seeking fertility support. Participants are provided with education tools and live support from licensed emotional health clinicians.
“Employees expecting a new child are often overwhelmed with information and unaware of all the benefits available to them through their employers, BenefitBump’s trained care navigators are experts in workplace benefit programs for expecting parents. They guide parents through the journey of growing their families from pre-birth planning to post-birth childcare while ensuring that they are maximizing their available benefits. For employers, this can be a powerful tool for retention, especially of working mothers.”
-Darin Reeser, regional director of supplemental health benefit sales for Securian Financial
According to ongoing BenefitBump participant survey responses, 66% of participants say the service reduces stress and anxiety and 83% say it increases benefit awareness and utilization. In addition, a 2021 study of program participants found that 98% successfully returned to work.
Group hospital indemnity insurance is a workplace supplemental health policy that pays a pre-determined benefit to insured employees who experience a hospital stay covered by the policy. Employees can use the benefit to pay for out-of-pocket expenses not covered by their major medical insurance, or however they wish. With Securian Financial, insured employees do not have to experience a hospital stay to use BenefitBump. In fact, according to BenefitBump, since the service’s inception, nearly one-fifth of participants have engaged the service while family planning.
Workplace supplemental health benefits on the rise
According to a study conducted by benefits broker WTW, more employers are turning to supplemental health benefits to help protect employees from big medical bills and loss of income. The study, conducted between February 23 and March 12, 2021, found that among 238 organizations employing 3.7 million people, 42% offered group hospital indemnity insurance and 57% offered group critical illness insurance. By 2022, 65% of the organizations said they would offer hospital indemnity insurance to their employees, and 76% said they would offer critical illness insurance.
Additionally, LIMRA, a life insurance researcher and trade organization, reported recently that workplace supplemental health benefit premium rose 6% in 2021, to nearly $2.6 billion.
A group insurance leader
Securian Financial offers group life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) and supplemental health insurance products to employers nationwide. The company specializes in large public and private employer plans with 1,000 or more participants. Since issuing its first group life insurance policy in 1917, Securian Financial through its subsidiaries, Minnesota Life Insurance Company and Securian Life Insurance Company has grown to become the third-largest direct writer of group life insurance in the United States. The company is the top provider of group life insurance to state governments, 16, and has an extensive list of Fortune 500 employer clients, including 18 of the Fortune 100.
ABOUT SECURIAN FINANCIAL
At Securian Financial, we’re here for family. And we’re here because of it. We’re guided by our purpose: helping customers build secure tomorrows. Since 1880, we’ve been building a uniquely diversified company that has outlasted economic ups and downs while staying true to our customers. We’re committed to the markets we serve, providing insurance, investment and retirement solutions that give families the confidence to focus on what’s truly valuable: banking memories with those who matter most.
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Covr Financial Technologies | September 23, 2022
Covr Financial Technologies (Covr) is collaborating with Citi to help its U.S. financial advisors and clients more effectively integrate life insurance and long-term care coverage into their financial plans. By utilizing Covr's platform, Citi's advisors and clients can access top insurance carriers on a simplified basis.
"We couldn't be more thrilled to team up with a large, global financial institution like Citi, Our insurance platform is easily accessible for Citi's team of advisors to use when offering protection products to their clients, and our team of insurance experts provides support throughout the process. Our goal at Covr is to ensure that everyone has easy access to the insurance solutions they need, and this a huge step in working toward that goal."
-Michael Kalen, Covr CEO
Covr was able to work with Citi to integrate its complex requirements into one easy-to-use digital insurance platform, Making the complicated simple is what we do every day, and the ability to collaborate with a leading firm like Citi allowed us to take our technology to an even broader audience. This further positions Covr as a leading provider of digital insurance technology and services to financial institutions,said Ron Alexander, Covr President and Head of Innovation.
Looking ahead, Citi is exploring ways to expand the offering to additional channels in the future.
About Covr Financial Technologies
Covr partners with financial brands to provide life insurance solutions to their customers in an efficient, easy way that streamlines the process of selling and buying policies. Covr offers a choice of trusted life insurance products from leading insurance carriers, an easy way to compare rates, and the ability to purchase policies within minutes. Through its digital insurance solutions, Covr helps financial institutions deliver a great experience under the brand their customers already trust. Covr currently serves over 30,000 financial advisors and over 40 million customers across over 30 financial institutions.
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Inszone | December 05, 2022
Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing, national provider of benefits, personal and commercial lines insurance, announced today the acquisition of Kirsch Insurance Group.
Marlin Kirsch founded Kirsch Insurance Group in 2004. A Denver-based brokerage that specializes in Medicare Health Plans, Kirsch Insurance has focused on helping their clients in finding the best program for their specific needs. Their comprehensive grasp of all Medicare Plans and Options has helped them to assist clients in being better prepared for the future.
“After years in the company, we've acquired a reputation for educating consumers in an easy-to-understand manner, so they can readily grasp the frequently perplexing concepts of the 'Medicare Maze’,”
- Marlin Kirsch, the agency's prior owner
The service that Kirsch Insurance clients are accustomed to will continue uninterrupted under the Inszone Insurance brand.
Chris Walters, CEO of Inszone Insurance, said, Colorado has been a great source of growth for us; the acquisition of Kirsch Insurance is another milestone in our expansion in the state as we move toward our goal of establishing Inszone as Colorado's go-to insurance agency.
The acquisition of Kirsch Insurance is part of the continued expansion and growth by Inszone Insurance and becomes the 9th acquisition so far in the Colorado area. Inszone Insurance is expected to announce several acquisitions as well as new locations in the upcoming months.
About Inszone:
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, Inszone is a full-service insurance brokerage firm which provides a broad array of property & casualty insurance, along with employee benefits solutions. With a strong, experienced management team, Inszone continues to grow organically, as well as through acquisitions. With 33 locations across California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Illinois, the company is looking to further expand throughout the United States.
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