Products December 10, 2018

Cigna Offers Financial Wellness Program to Group Insurance Clients

The program includes tools such as “money coaching,” where customers can utilize a financial professional for thirty days at no additional cost; identity theft protection and resolution services, and tools and resources for preparing wills and other important legal documents, among other things.

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Cigna’s My Secure Advantage (MSA) financial wellness program will be offered to group insurance customers, effective upon the new year.

The program includes tools such as “money coaching,” where customers can utilize a financial professional for thirty days at no additional cost; identity theft protection and resolution services, and tools and resources for preparing wills and other important legal documents. Other services include a 30-minute complimentary legal consultation with a licensed practicing attorney, with added discounts should clients need extra time; discounts on tax planning and preparation services; and more.

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“Most Americans admit to experiencing financial stress during the course of a year, so it’s not surprising that it can take a toll on a person’s health and well-being,” says Bill Smith, president of Cigna Group Insurance. “My Secure Advantage provides the tools, resources and advice to meet the needs of individuals wherever they are in their personal financial journey and life stage, such as buying a home, having a baby, paying for college, getting ready for retirement or experiencing a loss of income due to an illness or injury. The goal is to help individuals take control of key aspects of their finances and help them improve their sense of security.”

While the platform will be standard for most Cigna Group Insurance customers come January 1, including clients with life, accident, disability, accidental injury, critical illness and hospital care insurance policies, according to the release, “the program is not available under policies insured by Cigna Life Insurance company of New York.”

Break from the Grind December 10, 2018

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: From Where Did the Game Yahtzee Get Its Name?

Yahtzee is a dice game resembling the card game Poker.
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From where did the game Yahtzee get its name?

 

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According to Hasbro, the current owner of the game, the game was invented by an anonymous Canadian couple, who called it The Yacht Game because they played it on their yacht with their friends.

 

They asked toy and game entrepreneur Edwin S. Lowe if he would make up some sets to be given as gifts to their friends who enjoyed the game. Lowe perceived the possibility of marketing the game, and acquired the rights to the game from the couple in exchange for 1,000 gift sets.

 

Lowe commercially released the game in 1956, but the fame of the Yahtzee dice game did not occur when it was first introduced onto the market. However, Lowe thought of an advertising strategy that would prove to be worthwhile. He started having Yahtzee parties organized for public play. This gave numerous men and women the advantage and experience of being able to play the dice game firsthand.

 

Many of these people converted into enthusiasts of the game and the popularity and sales of the game began to grow significantly just by their word of mouth.

 

There are now, somewhere around 50 million Yahtzee dice games that are sold each and every year.
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