Dental, vision, life and disability insurance among options

(Wellesley, MA) - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care will begin offering its employer groups access to new insurance products through an arrangement with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian).  The products, which are underwritten by Guardian, include dental and vision insurance, basic life and accidental death and dismemberment, life insurance, short and long-term disability and accident, cancer, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage. 

These products will be available to new and existing employer groups in the four states that Harvard Pilgrim serves:  Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. Employers can begin selecting new insurance options on April 17, with a July 1 effective date for employee coverage. Medical premium discounts will be available to fully insured, large group employers, with 51 to 999 employees, who opt for ancillary coverages.

 “We are excited to offer these new insurance products, said Harvard Pilgrim President and CEO Eric Schultz. “In doing so, we will better serve the needs of our employer groups and their employees. The expansion in insurance choices will provide easy shopping and enable employees to select coverages that meet their individual and family needs.”

“When employers broaden the insurance benefits they offer, it demonstrates support for their employees’ well-being” said Marc Costantini, Executive Vice President, Commercial & Government Markets at Guardian. “Harvard Pilgrim has been a valuable and trusted partner of Guardian’s in New England for more than 15 years. Making Guardian products available to their clients builds on their continuing commitment to help them meet their financial needs.”

                        
About Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 
Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members –  and the communities we serve – to better health.    
 
Founded by doctors nearly 50 years ago, we’re building on our legacy. In partnership with our expansive network of doctors and hospitals, we’re improving health outcomes and lowering costs through clinical quality and innovative care management.  
 
Our commitment to the communities we serve is driven by the passion of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. Through its work, low- and moderate-income families are gaining greater access to fresh, affordable food — a cornerstone to better health and well-being. 
 

Joan Fallon
joan_fallon@harvardpilgrim.org
(617) 509-7458