Walton County Partnership Improves Employee Access to Medical Coverage
Walton County, Fla. — (October 1, 2005) — Symetra
SM The Walton County Chamber of Commerce and Symetra
SM Life Insurance Company have teamed up to make health coverage more accessible to over 10,000 employees and their family members. The partnership is offering
Select Benefits — a limited benefit health and life insurance policy — to the chamber’s business members and their employees. The policy is a solution for chamber members seeking to provide essential medical benefits to employees who would otherwise not qualify for major medical coverage.
"With health care costs at such a high level, it’s difficult for local businesses to offer comprehensive medical benefits to all employees," said Shannon Porath, whose law firm is a member of the Walton County Chamber of Commerce. "As a member of the chamber’s Benefits Committee and a small business owner, I am truly pleased that the chamber can now offer essential health insurance to employees who previously could not access such health benefits. I am optimistic that many chamber businesses will begin offering this policy to their employees."
The
Select Benefits policy is available to businesses with two or more eligible seasonal, temporary, hourly, part-time, or full-time employees. The policy provides coverage for such basic services as doctor’s office visits, X-rays and hospital stays. One rate covers all family members. Plus, there are no limitations on preexisting conditions, no required networks, and no requirements for proof of good health (except for late entrants). While
Select Benefits, is not a comprehensive medical policy, there are no deductibles for covered benefits and copays only apply for prescription drugs.
"More and more, companies just don’t have the resources to provide major medical insurance," said Al Ward, General Manager from Florida Transformer, Inc. "Walton County businesses have been looking for an alternative quality health care plan for a long time.
Select Benefits offers cost-effective coverage and helps protect the health and well being of our employees."
For more information about how to begin offering
Select Benefits at the workplace, chamber members can contact Brian Howard, P.A. at (850) 384-2415.
About the Walton County Chamber of Commerce
The mission of the Walton County Chamber of Commerce is to promote the growth of the region’s businesses by:
- Keeping members informed of news that may affect their businesses.
- Discovering and communicating members' interests to federal, state, and local authorities.
- Bringing members together to accomplish common objectives.
- Consistently increasing the number of business members in the Chamber.
- Seeking improvements in local communities, especially in those areas that may impact future business growth.
About Symetra Financial
Symetra Financial, a group of affiliated insurance and financial services companies, works in partnership with more than 20,000 agents and advisors to provide annuities, life insurance, group employee benefits and retirement plans to customers throughout the United States. Symetra Life Insurance Co. (est. 1957), a wholly owned subsidiary, has grown to a company with 2 million customers and more than $22 billion in GAAP assets
1. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
Select Benefits is insured by Symetra Life Insurance Company.
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1 Source: Financial data per closing statement of December 31, 2004.
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