Shining Star of Perseverance

Focused on returning claimants with disabilities to work, Assurant Employee Benefits conducted studies in the mid-1990s in conjunction with the Menninger Return to Work Centers and The Gallup Organization to determine how and why people return to work following disability. With the resulting information, the company developed an integrated disability management program called WillReturn®, blending demographic and psychographic information to help predict how insureds would respond to particular claims management initiatives. The WillReturn Council® was launched soon after to allow Assurant Employee Benefits to capitalize on its research and claims management efforts.

In 1998, Assurant Employee Benefits established the WillReturn Council® to recognize the efforts of disability claimants in returning to productive lives after disabling illnesses and injuries. At the same time, this group also seeks to learn from successful disability situations and use the acquired knowledge in product development and to enhance existing claims management initiatives.

Assurant Employee Benefits believes in helping our claimants with disabilities return to a productive lifestyle. The WillReturn Council is made of individuals with experience in disability claims and rehabilitation and is responsible for selecting Shining Star finalists, based on criteria including determination, positivity and perseverance.

To nominate an individual for the Shining Star award, download and fill out the attached application. Applications will be collected until Friday, July 8 2011. Download