Today, The
Hartford announced the launch of a new digital benefits
administration and enrollment platform for small- and medium-sized
businesses*. Employee Choice BenefitsSM, developed in
partnership with Maxwell Health, offers employers access to a
comprehensive online system for employees to enroll in and manage all
their employee benefits needs seamlessly.
“This new platform will enable us to deliver a simple, easy-to-navigate
and transparent benefits experience for brokers, employers, and their
employees,” said Mike Fish, head of Group Benefits product and strategy
at The Hartford. “Increasingly, customers expect a seamless digital
enrollment and service experience, and we are continuing to make
significant investments to respond to and meet those expectations.”
The Employee Choice Benefits interface makes it easy for employees to
choose benefits for themselves and their families in a one-stop-shop.
The Hartford’s products on the industry-leading platform include life
insurance, short- and long-term disability, and voluntary benefits such
as critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity. In addition,
employees will also have access to benefit options from other providers
such as medical, dental, vision and financial benefits, including health
spending accounts.
The platform also offers virtual insurance ID cards, a turnkey wellness
program to incentivize healthy actions, service support for health and
benefits-related questions, integration with leading payroll solutions,
and access to benefits year-round.
“The Hartford is a leading employee benefits carrier, so we are excited
to innovate with them to deliver solutions that solve common benefits
challenges,” said Veer Gidwaney, CEO and co-founder of Maxwell Health.
“This is a unique offering in the market, and will be available to
broker partners as a solution to help retain and grow their clients’
business.”
About The Hartford
The Hartford is a leader in property and casualty insurance, group
benefits and mutual funds. With more than 200 years of expertise, The
Hartford is widely recognized for its service excellence, sustainability
practices, trust and integrity. More information on the company and its
financial performance is available at https://www.thehartford.com.
Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TheHartford_PR.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG) operates
through its subsidiaries under the brand name, The Hartford, and is
headquartered in Hartford, Conn. For additional details, please read The
Hartford’s legal notice.
About Maxwell Health
Maxwell
Health simplifies benefits and HR for small-to-mid-sized employers.
The platform includes a marketplace that makes buying benefits intuitive
for employees, tools that streamline HR processes including benefits
administration and payroll, and a mobile app that makes using benefits
easy. Our purpose is to help American families achieve health and
financial well-being by modernizing how employees experience insurance,
financial, and wellness benefits. The platform is provided by benefits
advisors as well as insurance and retirement companies that license our
technology.
* Small- to medium-sized business defined as those with 50-1,000
employees
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statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ
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