Indigo Insurance Services Expands Stop-Loss Protections for Employers

Boston — January 28, 2013 — Indigo Insurance Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, today announced it has added health care compliance services to its growing suite of Stop-Loss coverage benefits. Through a new partnership with Enquiron, a leading provider of high-touch consultative solutions for employers nationwide, Indigo will help businesses that self-fund health care for their employees navigate the labyrinth of related laws and regulations.

A changing health care environment, coupled with government reform efforts, has made employee health and welfare benefits increasingly complex. Employers face more than 50 different employment law issues involving hiring, termination, discrimination, and family medical leave — not to mention national health care reform, continued health insurance for former employees, workplace safety, and much more.

"Self-insured clients currently use our stop-loss coverage to mitigate their financial risks," said John Miranda, Production Underwriter for Indigo Insurance Services. "With compliance services from Enquiron, they can minimize their exposure to undue legal and regulatory risks, as well."

Enquiron's consultative health care compliance approach combines legal advice with online tools and resources, not only for the employer, but for brokers and third-party administrators as well. Compliance attorneys will answer employers' legal and compliance questions while guiding them through new laws and regulations.

According to Enquiron President and CEO Jim McSherry, "We have been providing legal and compliance services to employers including owners of main street businesses to CEOs, CFOs, in-house General Counsel and Human Resource professionals at larger organizations over the past 17 years. Our mission is to: Put risk in its place."

Contact Indigo. Limit your exposure

To learn how Stop-Loss insurance from Indigo can provide employers with the highest level of protection, please visit www.indigo-insurance.com/stop-loss. Other services offered through Indigo include: life, short and long-term disability, international health care coverage, critical illness and cancer care coverage, elder care coverage, and more.

Indigo Insurance Services is a national Managing General Underwriter. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Indigo has the financial strength, underwriting experience, and proven track record to help employers of all sizes manage their health care needs.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (www.bluecrossma.com) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to working with others in a spirit of shared responsibility to make quality health care affordable. Consistent with our corporate promise to always put our 2.8 million members first, we are rated among the nation’s best health plans for member satisfaction and quality.

Enquiron www.enquiron.com was established in 1996 by the two founding partners of what became the largest regional accounting and consulting firm in New England for more than 40 years, as well as a partner from a prestigious downtown Boston law firm, a successful entrepreneur, and a seasoned business consultant. Enquiron has provided consultative solutions to hundreds of thousands of employer groups nationwide through its patented business methodology and technology. Enquiron has offices across the United States and is a trusted partner to organizations who need documented answers to their specific questions.