US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has added a number of options from American Public Life Insurance Company (APL) to its offering.
Services added include accident cover, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, cancer protection, portable term life and short term disability insurance products.
APL’s supplemental health benefits, portable term life insurance and short-term disability insurance products are now available to employers who use Benefitfocus solutions to enroll and administer benefits for their employees.
Everyday Solutions offering provides a way to simplify the supplemental health benefit offerings from three products to one and at a single rate, regardless of the option selected.
Employees are able to choose from three different focus plans that align more directly to their current individual needs. They are: accident-focused, critical illness-focused or hospital-focused.
Benefitfocus president and CEO Matt Levin said: “We have made a major commitment to deliver the technology, services and insights that solve our customers’ biggest challenges.
“One of the biggest challenges they face is the growing need to ensure employees achieve their desired health and financial wellbeing outcomes — and one of the key ways to do that is enabling access to a strong portfolio of voluntary benefits.”
APL president and CEO Jerry Horton added: “We’re excited to partner with Benefitfocus and to have our insurance products as part of Benefit Catalog.”