Sponsor DirectoryMay 2020-April 2021

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TWIN CITIES CHAPTER

to our sponsors for your generous support.

Thank you

Sponsor LevelsThe Twin Cities ISCEBS Chapter thanks the following organizations for their support.

Premier Partners

Platinum Sponsors

Christensen Group InsuranceCigna Group InsuranceLincoln Financial GroupMedicaOmada

Gold Sponsors

AlerusBlue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaBody KnowledgeEyeMedFredrikson & Byron P.A.

LocktonMetLifeStiles Financial Services, Inc.UCareUnitedHealthcare

Premier Partners

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Whether you’re looking to design a comprehensive, cost-effective benefits strategy, stay on top of an ever-changing list of regulations while continuing to grow your business or get and keep the talent you need — we’re here to partner with you all the way.

At Mercer, we’re helping midsize businesses solve their toughtest healthcare and benefits challenges with our unique set of people, resources, leverage and tools:

• Save money: control healthcare costs

• Save time: simplify administration

• Attract and retain talent: offer personalized choice

• Stay compliant: manage reforms and regulations

www.mercer.com

Voya Employee Benefits is there for you with our personalized customer service and breadth of products. Our job is to help make your life easier. Which is why we streamline and simplify the employee benefits process — from consultation to implementation and through the employee engagement process.

Take your next step with Voya. Learn more at go.voya.com/AboutEB

Voya is there to partner with you every step of the way. We are proud to offer:

Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Confinement Indemnity Insurance are limited benefit policies. They are not health insurance and do not satisfy the requirement of minimum essential coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Health and Flexible Savings Accounts are accounts offered by Voya Benefits Company, LLC (in New York, doing business as Voya BC, LLC) and administered by WEX Health, Inc. Voya Leave Management services are provided by Disability RMS, Inc.

Insurance products are issued by ReliaStar Life Insurance Company (Minneapolis, MN) and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York (Woodbury, NY). Both companies are members of the Voya family of products. Voya Employee Benefits is a division of both insurance companies. Within the state of New York, only ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York is admitted and its products issued. Product availability and plan provisions may vary by state.

©2020 Voya Services Company. All rights reserved. 1103553 211333-03312020

By your side. Every step of the way. 

• Accident Insurance

• Critical Illness/Specified Disease Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• Health Savings (HSA) and Flexible Spending (FSA) Accounts

• Stop Loss Insurance

• Group Term Life Insurance

• Disability Income Insurance 

• Leave Management

Solutions tailored just for you

Voya Employee Benefits

Platinum Sponsors

401(k) Match

Your future matters.We insure it.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESwith Christensen Group

Christensen Group is focused on connecting you to the financial solutions and expertise you need to effectively manage risk and protect your future. Founded in 1952 and 100% employee-owned, Christensen Group is the largest locally-owned, independent insurance and employee benefits agency in Minnesota. Few firms anywhere can match the experience and insight we’ve gained during the past six decades.

Business insurance. Employee benefits. Retirement plans. Life insurance. Personal insurance. As an independent agent, we work with hundreds of carriers to help find the best solutions for your specific needs. Contact us today.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

BUSINESS INSURANCE

RETIREMENT PLANS

LIFE INSURANCE

PERSONALINSURANCE

Your future matters. We insure it.

Relationships drive everything we do.”“

© 2019 Christensen Group

9855 West 78th St, Suite 100Eden Prairie, MN 55344

952.653.1000

christensengroup.com

BUSINESS INSURANCE RETIREMENT PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

LIFE INSURANCE· Key Person · Buy/Sell Funding· Whole Life· Disability Income Protection· Long Term Care· Term Insurance· Future Income Replacement

· Property· General Liability· Workers’ Compensation· Automobile· Umbrella· Professional Liability/E&O· Fiduciary Liability· Employment Practices Liability· Privacy & Cyber Liability· D&O Liability· Pollution· Builder’s Risk· Alternative Risk

· 401(k) · 403(b)· Profit-sharing · Non-qualified Plans· Defined Benefit

· Health· Dental· Disability· Life· Long Term Care · Vision · Travel & Accident · HSA/HRA· COBRA

PERSONAL INSURANCE· Homeowners· Automobile· Watercraft· Personal Umbrella· Jewelry· Fine Arts & Other Collections· Identity Theft· Workers Compensation

Gene Christensen, Founder - Christensen Group

Love them with all your heart. Plan with all your head.

LCN-2895950-010820 Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and insurance company affiliates, including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and in New York, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY. Variable products distributed by broker-dealer/affiliates. Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc., Radnor, PA. Securities and investment advisory services offered through other affiliates. © 2020 Lincoln National Corporation. LFG-TCISC-ADV001-Z01

We like many people, but we love only a precious few. For them, we’re willing to do the extraordinary, but we don’t have to do it alone. That’s why Lincoln Financial can help with protection from the unexpected with a range of products like short- and long-term disability, absence management, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance and dental insurance. It’s one of the most important things you can do for the most important people in your life.

© 2020 Medica. Medica® is a registered service mark of Medica Health Plans.

Call your broker or a Medica representative 1-833-424-4752

Or visit Medica.com

For more information:Medica has big plans for you. At Medica, we build relationships with people and communities so that together, we harness the power to make positive changes in peoples’ health. From innovative products and networks, to health and wellness solutions, Medica offers employers resources to improve their employees’ health and lower costs.

Connected Devices

Empower with Omada

• Fast and accurate readings

• Easy in-app progress tracking

• Instantly uploads to online account

• Enables personalized coach feedback

A cellular-connected blood glucose meter, blood

pressure monitor, and scale help participants

seamlessly track progress.

This is, without a doubt, the most sustainable program I have ever done. It gradually

changes thought patterns and behaviors that keep you from being healthy in a way that is

encouraging.

– Susan 56, Alpine, AL

To learn more about Omada’s complete program, please contact your Omada representative.

Hypertension

• Lose weight (and keep

it off) with small,

sustainable lifestyle

changes

• Build strategies for

healthy eating,

activity, sleep, and

stress management

• Reduce the risk of

developing type 2

diabetes and heart

disease

• Achieve target blood

pressure; minimize

episodes of very high

and symptomatic low

blood pressure

• Reduce the risk of

cardiovascular

complications such as

heart attack and stroke

• Develop health behaviors

that improve overall

health and quality of life

Behavioral Health

• Reduce symptoms

associated with anxiety,

depression, and stress

• Approach difficult

emotions mindfully and

develop self compassion.

• Manage distress

effectively and

constructively cope with

challenges.

Type 2 Diabetes

• Achieve target blood

glucose levels;

minimize very high

and very low values

• Address common

questions about

diabetes or cholesterol

medications

• Make small, achievable

lifestyle changes to get

or stay active, and lose

or maintain weight

Prevention

for prevention, type 2 diabetes, hypertension,

and behavioral health support

Omada provides one dynamic program that adapts to a participants’ unique conditions, as they

evolve. All participants receive a curated experience, which could include specialized coaching,

tailored curriculum, feedback based on personal health data, and a condition-specific peer group.

A Personalized Path to Better Health

Gold Sponsors

Employees are faced with a lot of new stresses these days. Additionally, nancial insecurity compounds stress, lowers productivity, and creates other issues. Introducing MY ALERUS, an online nancial guidance tool that can help your employees make better nancial decisions. Whether it is saving for retirement, making a plan to reduce debt, or maximizing health savings bene ts — your employees can now take control of their nancial future.

Start your company’s path to nancial con dence at MYALERUS.com/business.

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BANKING :: PAYROLL :: RETIREMENT :: BENEFITS

FINANCIAL WELLNESS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.

bluecrossmn.comBlue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus® are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Get to know us and you’ll notice something different— the status quo doesn’t cut it anymore.

More than 58 million members have proven that our approach works. With EyeMed, more employees enroll, more employees use their benefits and more employees stay in-network.1

Explore a new vision with us

1 EyeMed analysis of new business that transferred over from a prior benefits company, 2017. 2 Internal analysis of EyeMed membership data (based on domestic membership, excluding discount lives) compared to data from leading vision benefit companies, as reported in publicly available information, 2018. A-2005-CB-418

See for yourself why we’re America’s fastest growing vision benefits company.2 eyemed.com

DEDICATED TEAMCONFIDENT APPROACH

Fredrikson & Byron meets the legal needs of public, privately-held and tax-exempt employers in all business sectors.

Debra Linder, Chairdlinder@fredlaw.com612.492.7163

Thomas Henkethenke@fredlaw.com612.492.7263

Jim Vogljvogl@fredlaw.com612.492.7212

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fredlaw.com/compensation

Creating strategies that workTotal Rewards Consulting Practice

We help employers use all available tools to attract, retain and motivate employees. Our process for data‑driven decision making and analysis helps drive human capital costs and returns to their most efficient levels, based on strategy and options.

Practice areas • Total Rewards Optimization & Strategy

• Compensation

• Health & Welfare Benefits

• Retirement Services

• Work/Life Programs

• Performance Management

• Communications

• HR Technology

• HR Outsourcing

• Global Solutions

To speak with a consultant at a Lockton office near you, call 763.512.8609 or email jtruckenbrod@lockton.com

lockton.com | © 2020 Lockton Companies. All rights reserved.CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Navigating Together: Supporting Employee Well-Being in Uncertain Times

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY 10166 L0420003196[exp1221][All States] © 2020 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC

A holistic approach to well-being will be critical for companies both to help their employees manage these uncertain times, but also to support their business’ recovery.

In our 2020 U.S Employee Benefit Trends Study, you’ll learn how a holistic well-being approach that addresses four key components — mental, financial, social and physical health — can positively impact your workforce now more than ever.

See how disability insurance plays a critical role in holistic well-beingin our latest study insights at metlife.com/ebts2020

Stiles Financial Services, Inc. (SFSI) is an independent portoflio management and advisory firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our team of experienced financial professionals work with individuals, families, and business owners, providing the advice and tools to help build wealth and a legacy. Our team of experienced retirement plan consultants deliver fiduciary oversight for plan sponsors on behalf of their 401(k) and pension plans. Our institutional portfolio management team serves foundations, endowments and corporate entities.

We have worked hard to position our firm different from the rest. We get to know our clients and work withWe have worked hard to position our firm different from the rest. We get to know our clients and work withthem on an individual basis. Meeting with clients regularly, we are in touch with their evolving needs and use the latest tools and technologies to provide the highest level of service. We are committed to the education process required to stay informed on financial and economic issues. Our conviction is to do what is right for our clients by upholding a universal fiduciary standard and to serve as stewards to protect their interest.

Stiles Financial Services, Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser.

Your expertise in human resources, employee relations and benefits is second to none. When it comes to Medicare, look to us. For more than 30 years, we have shared our expertise with thousands considering their Medicare choices. When you offer our UCare Medicare Group Plans as a retirement benefit to those 65 and older, we share that expertise with your retirees, while making your life easier.

Your retirees have questions. We have answers. We’re the Medicare de-complicators. Your retirees call us personally. We counsel on eligibility, enrollment and plan details. We offer group benefits not available in the individual market. Our plans include dental, vision, hearing and SilverSneakers® Fitness program.

Your company is not required to contribute toward the plan premium or meet any minimum enrollment. Time for your retirees to enjoy retirement with all the benefits of a UCare Medicare Group Plan. Leave the heavy lifting to us. We make Medicare simple.

We’re ready when you are.

Contact Amy to learn more at: 612-676-3669 or asundem@ucare.org

We know Medicare so you don’t have to.

Imaginingthe health care system of the future.From wellness wearables to medication management, we invest in innovation that makes it easier for members to take a more active role in their health. Now that’s power.

For details, visit uhc.com.

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