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CBIA COBRA administration services are included in your CBIA Health Connections membership at no additional cost

 

Did you know...

• Employees who are laid off, terminated or leave for almost any reason must be offered continuing insurance coverage (COBRA/State Continuation).
• Failure to do so, or to do it properly, can result in costly penalties.
• Connecticut’s State Continuation requirements apply to all health insurance plans sold in Connecticut, regardless of the number of employees insured.

 

Forms Service agreement COBRA Continuant Takeover Form COBRA Qualifying Event Form The Complete Package COBRA Change Form HC1 COBRA Change Form HC2

CBIA COBRA Administration Services makes meeting your state and federal continuing medical benefits obligations simple.

 

The program is available to CBIA Health Connections and CBIA/Aetna customers. Here are some of the services included:

• Initial and subsequent notification of eligibility
• Billing of qualified beneficiaries
• Premium collection
• Payment to carriers
• Archiving and retrieval of records

Let CBIA take the worry out of establishing and maintaining your COBRA/State Continuation program.

 

No matter what the size of your company, we’ll see to it that this difficult and complex job is done correctly and we’ll do it for free.

 

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To activate this service, sign the signature sheet in CBIA COBRA/State Continuation Service Agreement package, and return it to CBIA. In addition, if you have former employees and dependents currently enrolled for COBRA/State Continuation, you’ll need to complete a Continuant Takeover Form, also included in the package.

 

Not sure if you’re a COBRA/State Continuation participant?

Call CBIA’s customer service department at 860-525-2242.

 

Have a general COBRA question?

Call us first – 860-244-1900. Our HR specialists are there to answers your questions Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Are you already enrolled in our COBRA/State Continuation Services program and have questions about the administration of your COBRA program?

Call 860-244-1900 and ask for Melissa Dakin or Gina Giansiracusa. You can also e-mail Melissa at melissa.dakin@cbia.com or Gina at gina.giansiracusa@cbia.com or fax them at 860-278-0883.