Updated quoting platform produces holistic packages, quotes instantly
The
Hartford has integrated dental and vision coverage with its group
disability and life insurance enabling brokers to create comprehensive
benefits packages for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The
dental and vision coverage has been added to The Hartford’s online
benefits quoting platform.1
“Employers want to bundle benefits to create a complete package that
helps protect employees’ financial and physical health,” said Donato
Monaco, vice president of The
Hartford Small Business Benefits Solutions. “The addition of dental
and vision makes our quoting platform a one-stop shopping site for small
business brokers.”
Using the secure platform, brokers can obtain a quote and proposal for
disability, life, accidental death & dismemberment, dental, and vision
coverage for companies with four to 49 employees. The web-based resource
allows brokers to respond quickly to their customers by leveraging
real-time data and using e-signatures. Dental and vision policies are
underwritten by United Concordia Dental carriers and administered, in
part, by Howell Benefit Services, Inc., which is The Hartford’s
third-party administrator.
In addition to benefits brokers, property and casualty agents (P&C), who
want to quote The Hartford’s small business group benefits, including
dental and vision, can now also access the online benefits quoting
platform through a link on the insurer’s ICON agency
quoting platform.
“We’re seeing more P&C agents who want to offer their small business
clients a quote on a full spectrum of insurance – from business
insurance to benefits – and that is why we updated our platforms,”
Monaco said.
Dental and vision is the most recent product expansion in support of The
Hartford’s growth strategy. Last month The Hartford appointed Jim Villa
as the new head accident
and health (A&H), responsible for expanding the insurer’s A&H
product suite.
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1 Dental and vision coverage is available through Howell Benefits
Services, Inc., which partnered with The Hartford to create and update
its online benefits quoting platform in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Dental plans are administered by United Concordia Companies, Inc., and
underwritten by United Concordia Life and Health Insurance Company,
United Concordia Dental Corporation of Alabama, United Concordia
Insurance Company of New York, United Concordia Insurance Company. For
information about which companies are licensed in your state, visit the
“Disclaimers” link at www.UnitedConcordia.com.
Administrative and claims offices located at 4401 Deer Path Road,
Harrisburg, PA 17110 (888) 483-9930. The Vision Rider is available only
with a Group Dental Policy. United Concordia Vision benefits are
administered by Davis Vision Insurance Administrators in CA and by Davis
Vision, Inc. in all other states. Vision discounts are not insurance and
are available only from Davis Vision contracted providers.
