Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc. has recently chosen JLBG Health/Assurant Affinity to provide health insurance plans to the 1.5 million members that belong to the Trust For Insuring Educators (TIE). TIE is the dominant consortium of 58 different educational associations and has been in existence for 30 + years. To view a list of TIE Associations, click here.
Consumers are enthusiastically taking advantage of new Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), giving them increased flexibility and choice in health care coverage. According to data released today by Assurant Health (formerly known as Assurant Health). Click here to learn more.
Legislation expands availability of HSAs to benefit American consumers. Assurant Health currently offers a diverse portfolio of consumer-choice product and plan designs Assurant Health will be offering HSA products for individuals and small groups January 1, 2004.
Although high-deductible plans would have been a last resort for most employers just a few years ago, they increasingly are becoming the norm for small businesses, many of which can no longer afford the premiums on zero- or low-deductible policies.
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) drew strong interest from agents, providers and consumers as alternative solutions for double-digit increases in healthcare costs at the recent Healthcare Symposium of the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters on Friday, September 19.
JLBG Health, the largest national Fortis MGA, will be slowly phasing out our current domain name of fortismga.com and will be replacing it with jlbghealth.com. The total phase out will be complete by January 1st, 2004.
Our decision to change our corporate domain name will more directly relate to our online business development efforts while also being more representative of our existing national marketing campaigns.
To learn about additional features of our new online domain and business development initiatives, please contact Jay Barnes, VP of Business Development, at 800-436-7847, ext. 229.
The Fortis MGA Affinity Group made strong headway during the month of September, signing contracts with 12 national associations representing more than 450,000 members, said Jay Barnes, VP of Business Development and the creator of Fortis MGA Affinity Group Solutions.
For the fourth straight year, Illinois insurers are poised to slap companies with double-digit hikes in health insurance premiums, forcing consumers to pony up more to see a doctor or get prescriptions filled.
Assurant Health, the oldest national health insurer and leading provider of Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), announces its support of the Health Savings Account Availability Act, introduced today by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA).
In this league, Fortis ranks 30th in Europe and 73rd worldwide. In the sector ‘banks, commercial and savings’, Fortis comes 6th, above J.P. Morgan Chase, HSBC Holdings and Crédit Agricole. (Source : Fortune)
Assurant Health has selected the nation's leading pharmacy benefit manager, Medco Health, to administer your prescription drug benefits effective July 1, 2003. With Medco Health, you'll enjoy access to more services and pharmacy locations.
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Jay Barnes, Vice President Of Business Development for the Fortis MGA Offices, was recently quoted throughout an article on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) in the Business section of the Chicago Tribune.
Click here to read the article on HRAs and how they are enabling small business to provide their employees with comprehensive health insurance in a tough economy.
Assurant Health has entered into a national marketing alliance with Mutual of Omaha. Mutual of Omaha is ceasing sales of its individual medical policies in all states, and will not renew most of its existing individual medical policies.
Learn why HRA's are gaining in popularity with employers of all sizes as health care trend factors continue to increase at double digit rates.