Products October 24, 2011

AAA Carolinas to Offer Seniors Additional Health Care Options

October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AAA Carolinas Preferred Plan is now available to members who are 65 or older, enrolled in Medicare Part A and B, and are residents of North or South Carolina. 

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The health care plan is secondary to Medicare and features:

•  Coverage for Medicare Part A and Part B deductibles and coinsurance;

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•  Dental, vision, and hearing coverage above what Medicare covers;

•  Portability from state-to-state, and foreign travel benefits;

•  Choice of doctors or hospitals (there is no network restrictions or referrals required);

•  Nursing advice line providing health-related guidance from a registered nurse 24/7 while traveling or at home;

•  Silver & Fit Exercise and Healthy Aging Program providing access to over 10,000 gym or fitness club membership nationwide;

•  Prescription Drug Discount Card for the entire family (including pets), with an average savings of 31% (based on 2010 data); and

•  Experienced customer service representatives to answer questions on benefits, services, or anything related to the plan.

The AAA Carolinas Plan is administered by Sterling Health and underwritten by Sterling Life Insurance Company.

More information can be found at www.sterlinghealth.com/products/AAAPreferredPlan or by calling 1-877-906-0923.  

Products October 24, 2011

Alerus Retirement Solutions Updates Plan Sponsor Portal

October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alerus Retirement Solutions, a division of North Dakota-based Alerus Financial, N.A., has gone live with PlanServe’s Relevant Pension Portal.
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Alerus Retirement Solutions converted over 2,500 plan sponsors to PlanServe’s Relevant Pension Portal.  The firm says the ‘Plan Gateway’ provides employers deeper access to plan data and easier access to manage plan accounts. This Web rollout to sponsors follows a redesigned participant portal in 2010.  

The redesigned sponsor portal gives employers access to information in a presentation that is easy to understand and use. The portal’s dashboard shows current plan statistics and recent activity so employers can immediately focus on key events, including the ability to drill down to see detail by participant. It also allows Alerus to target tailored alerts to employers for reporting.    

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A press release said the on-demand reporting not only allows employers to download the information as a PDF or CSV, but also archives the reports securely for audit reference.    

“This portal allows us to provide the control and access our employers have asked for, and need, to provide the best possible retirement experience for our participants,” said Brian Overby, President of Alerus Retirement Solutions, in the announcement.  

More information is available at http://www.alerusretirementsolutions.com/.

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