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Wells Fargo - Employee Benefits and Brokerage Solutions

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Wells Fargo

Description
BIO has partnered with Wells Fargo Insurance Services (WFIS) as the endorsed platform of employee benefits and brokerage solutions. WFIS offers BIO members and participating state and regional biotechnology associations access to all traditional insurance plans plus exclusive offerings from top rated insurance carriers with enhanced benefits and proprietary pricing. WFIS, the third largest US retail insurance brokerage with more 150 US offices nationwide, will work with biotech companies to assess their employee benefit needs and recommend the best, most cost-effective providers.

Member Benefits:

  • Access to all insurance carrier programs nationally
  • Preferred pricing from leading insurance carriers exclusively for the BIO program
  • Comprehensive coverage and liberalized underwriting
  • Policies provided by leading insurance companies including Aetna, Great West Healthcare (now part of CIGNA), UNUM, Mutual of Omaha, Principal Financial, VSP, NEBCO and Qualsight
  • Unique expertise serving the life science market, with more than 500 current life science clients, making Wells Fargo Insurance Services a nationally recognized premier employee benefits brokerage for life science employers
  • A wide array of unique and desirable no- or low-cost benefits to aid with employee recruiting and retention

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Capabilities

  • Formalized and coordinated process to fully understand and meet an employer's specific and unique business objectives and its corresponding employee benefits needs
  • Strategic assistance to help design an industry-competitive benefits program
  • Ability to deliver extra employee benefit services and enhancements through Wells Fargo Insurance Services' extensive service platform
  • National ranking in the top 1% of all insurance brokerage and consulting organizations for customer service (Greenwich Survey)
  • 99% of clients gave high scores for overall quality of service delivery

Scope of Employee Benefits Coverage
Medical Disability (group and individual) Business travel accident
Retiree Medical AD&D LASIK (no cost to employer)
Dental Life (basic and voluntary) Identity theft coverage
Vision Long-term care Executive benefits
Prescription drug Voluntary / worksite benefits

Eligible State/Regional Biotechnology Association Members
To be announced shortly.

>> Arizona (AZBio)
>> California - Northern (BAYBIO)
>> California - San Diego (BIOCOM)
>> California - Pasadena (Entretech)
>> California - Los Angeles (SCBC)
>> Colorado (CBSA)
>> Georgia (GaBio)
>> Hawaii (HSTC)
>> Illinois (iBIO)
>> Kentucky BioAlliance
>> Montana (MBA)
>> New Mexico (NMBBA)
>> North Carolina (NCBIO)
>> Ohio (BioOhio)
>> Oregon (OBA)
>> Rhode Island (BioGroup)
>> Texas (THBI, BioMed SA)
>> Utah (UTC)
>> Virginia (VaBIO)

Contact Information:
For more information about the BIO-WFIS program, contact Dennis Rainey of Wells Fargo Insurance Services by email or at 310-543-9995.

To learn more about WFIS, visit https://wfis.wellsfargo.com/.

Take advantage of us. > 1,700 companies do.

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Wells Fargo Insurance Services : Provides employee benefits and brokerage solutions. Offers access to all traditional insurance plans plus exclusive offerings from top rated insurance carriers.

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