CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Commercial electronic systems companies with at least five enrolled employees will be eligible to apply for the SystemsPlus Health Solutions insurance program beginning July 1, according to NSCA.
NSCA created the Health Solutions program, a component of SystemsPlus Insurance Solutions, to provide a variety of insurance solutions, including Property & Casualty, Surety and Stop Loss. The health component launched in January 2009.
"The Health Solutions offering of SystemsPlus is rapidly becoming one of the greatest benefits we offer companies in the systems integration industry," said Chuck Wilson, NSCA executive director. "In order to reach a critical mass, it was important to sign on some of our larger integration and manufacturer members in order to provide this benefit to the majority of small businesses in our industry."
Throughout the past year and a half, the addition of organizations such as Mitek Communications Group (the flagship manufacturer that provided the opportunity to expand the program), AVI Systems Inc., Ford Audio Video, LMG and AVI-SPL, have expanded the program to allow smaller businesses the ability to purchase health insurance like a large organization. The enrollment of Crestron Electronics in May enabled the program to reach an important threshold to offer insurance to smaller firms that often struggle to offer employee benefits.
"Healthcare reform is going to bring a series of additional challenges to smaller integration firms," said Ray Bailey, Lone Star Communications president and president of the SystemsPlus Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors. "In addition to the ability to purchase insurance as if you are a large company, this program will also meet many of the requirements of healthcare reform and, at the same time, offer incentives to employees to encourage healthy lifestyles."
As the program continues to grow, greater discounts and stabilized rates will allow the entire industry to benefit from this innovative, one-of-a-kind program, according to NSCA.
For more information, please visit www.systemsplus.org and www.nsca.org.
