WELLESLEY, Mass., June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its
acquisition of Assurant Employee Benefits on March 1, 2016, Sun Life Financial's U.S. business
group introduces its expanded portfolio of employee benefits
through a unified distribution and account management team. Sun
Life Financial, with combined strength from both organizations,
uniquely offers insurance products and capabilities including
Disability and Absence Management, Life, Dental and Vision,
Voluntary, and Stop-Loss to employers of all sizes.
The unified distribution and account management team is
specialized across these products and in the Small Business, Middle
Market, and National Accounts segments, providing a tailored
approach to sales and service. Employers, and the brokers and
consultants who advise them, can access one of the broadest product
suites along with analytics, insights and strategies to develop
benefits packages that address their unique needs in a changing
benefits landscape.
Building upon its more than 100 years of experience in U.S.
group benefits, Sun Life's expanded benefits portfolio addresses
what's top of mind for employers today. Highlights include:
- an industry-leading Stop-Loss solution with cost-containment
programs to help self-funded employers lower claims costs and
improve patient outcomes,
- Disability and Absence Management services to help employers
comply with FMLA and ADA regulations, return employees to work, and
improve workforce productivity,
- a full spectrum of Dental products and capabilities including
the second-largest PPO network, which helps clients control costs
and gives members access to the dentists they want across the
country1, and
- a range of Voluntary products with end-to-end benefits
communication and enrollment solutions to ease administration and
increase participation.
"With bigger and brighter offerings, today we begin presenting
as one company to the market, which is a significant step forward
in the integration of Sun Life and Assurant Employee Benefits,"
said Dan Fishbein, MD, President,
Sun Life Financial U.S. "We're a single source provider that offers
the comprehensive benefits plans that employers need, and we have
the expertise and passion for protecting the people we serve, which
brings employers the value they deserve."
Sun Life is committed to being the best partner for benefits
solutions and will continue to integrate and enhance its product
suite, benefits communication capabilities, and customer
experience. For more information about Sun Life's combined strength
following the acquisition, please visit
www.sunlife.com/aebacquisition.
1 The Ignition Group, LLC, data as of September,
2015, based on unique dentist count. For more information, please
visit www.netminder.com.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a
leading international financial services organization providing a
diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to
individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial has
operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the
Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock
exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. For more information, please
visit www.sunlife.com.
In the United States, Sun Life
Financial is one of the largest group benefits providers serving
more than 60,000 employers in small, medium, and large workplaces
across the country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of products and
services in the U.S. includes Disability and Absence Management,
Life, Dental and Vision, Voluntary, and Stop-Loss insurance. This
includes the acquisition of Assurant Employee Benefits in Q1 2016.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com/us.
Media Relations contact:
Amanda Gallo
781-446-1264
amanda.gallo@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial U.S.