Media room
September 12, 2006
Dental Plans Offer More Affordable Costs, Better Service in California
New prepaid plans offered by UDC Dental California, Inc.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - California employers and their employees can save money and enjoy improved customer service and employees can choose a dentist from one of the state's largest networks through two new group prepaid plans announced today by Assurant Employee Benefits and United Dental Care.
The new plan series, California UDC Prepaid, is administered by Assurant Employee Benefits for UDC Dental California, Inc. This exclusive-to-California dental plan series offers the following features:
- Affordable monthly prepayment fees
- Fixed copayment schedules for all services
- Coverage for pre-existing conditions
- A network of more than 2,900 dental practice locations
- No referrals required
- No waiting periods
- Three-year rate guarantee
- No annual maximum for Plan Dentist and Plan Specialist services
- A dental call center designated as a "Center of Excellence" in 2005 by the Purdue University Center for Customer-Driven Quality, in partnership with BenchmarkPortal
"We are excited about offering a plan with these features, and having Assurant Employee Benefits as the administrator," said Fred Cook, president of UDC Dental California, Inc. "Customer service is a quality that people associate with the Assurant Employee Benefits name, so we look forward to collaborating with them."
With the new prepaid series, California customers now have access to a full complement of dental coverage options.
"United Dental Care is one of the best-known names in California," said Mike Geren, prepaid sales manager at Assurant Employee Benefits. "Employers and dental patients can use these plans with confidence that they are not sacrificing quality for savings. We are pleased to bring these additional products to California companies and their employees."
Assurant Employee Benefits specializes in quality employee benefits and services, including long-term and short-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dental coverage, and disability reinsurance management services. Assurant Employee Benefits also offers voluntary (employee-paid) disability, life and dental plans. Products and services marketed by Assurant Employee Benefits are underwritten or provided by Union Security Insurance Company, Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York , or an affiliated prepaid dental company. Plans contain limitations and exclusions. Underwriting flexibility allows Assurant Employee Benefits to market tailor-made benefit plans for groups of most any size. Assurant Employee Benefits is located in Kansas City , Missouri .
Assurant Employee Benefits is part of Assurant, which offers specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other markets. Its five key businesses – Assurant Employee Benefits; Assurant Health; Assurant Preneed; Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property – have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets.
Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. The Assurant website is www.assurant.com.
For more information contact:
John Martellaro or Morgan Johnson
Corporate Communications Group, Inc.
(913) 451-2990 or mjohnson@ccgcorp.com