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New York Based Life & Disability Tools

Small and large group employers in New York have new life and disability insurance options offered by Empire BlueCross BlueShield's affiliate, Anthem Life & Disability Insurance Company (Anthem Life).

Empire offers access to Anthem Life products to employers with as few as two employees and disability benefits to employers with as few as 10 employees.

The Anthem Life portfolio includes basic group term life, dependent life, optional life, optional dependent life, short term disability, voluntary short term disability, long term disability, voluntary long term disability and voluntary accidental death and dismemberment. In addition, the Anthem Life Resource Adviser benefit offers assistance to members for a variety of personal needs and services, including:

• Confidential access for employees and family members to extensive work/life and legal/financial resources, including on-line will preparation and identity theft resources, via the Resource Advisor website;
• For employees, face-to-face and telephone consultations with legal and financial professionals;
• For life insurance beneficiaries, face-to-face visits with a licensed mental health or legal professional and telephone consultations with financial professionals; and
• Travel Assistant, which provides a safety net for members should a medical emergency arise while they are traveling for personal or business reasons.

Empire's Improved, Expanded In-House Dental Plan

In 2008, Empire's parent company announced the acquisition of DeCare Dental, one of the country's largest administrators of dental benefit plans. DeCare, a Minneapolis-based company, manages four million
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