SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ArlenGroup, the leading provider of employee benefit consulting and insurance brokerage services to medium and large west coast law firms, announces the expansion of its West Coast Health Care Consortium for Law Firms. Gordon & Rees LLP has entered the Consortium beginning January 1, 2008, joining Heller Ehrman LLP, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC as participating firms in this progressive insurance purchasing alliance.
The Consortium is a cooperative focused on meeting the health care procurement and service needs of law firms that have more than 500 employees and at least 20% of those employees outside of the firm's headquarter state. Participating firms retain complete control over their benefit plans but work collaboratively to maximize the value received for their health care premium dollars. The Consortium will continue to partner with CIGNA Healthcare as the underwriter of medical and dental benefits.
"Through the consortium, member firms achieve a lower absolute cost of health insurance, more manageable and predictable increases in future health care costs, and receive expanded services for plan participants," said ArlenGroup founder and President Roger Arlen. "ArlenGroup completed a comprehensive analysis of the leading national health care plans for 2008 and CIGNA re-established itself as the health plan that is most committed to supporting the special needs of large multi-state law firms."
"CIGNA has worked hard to deliver the combination of benefits, services and value that law firms demand on behalf of their partners, attorneys and staff," said CIGNA Vice President of Sales for Northern California Kirby Hutson. "We look forward to working with ArlenGroup and the member firms to continue to both manage benefit costs and enhance the services provided to members' shareholders, attorneys and staff."
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