Lincoln Financial Group Announces New Dental Panel of...( - New Plan Allows for a Single-Source...),Health

- New Plan Allows for a Single-Source Provider Solution for Ancillary Group

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PHILADELPHIA, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Employer Markets division of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) today announced it will move to a new and expanded Dental panel of providers for its current and future policyholders with effective dates of October 1, 2008. The Lincoln DentalConnect(SM) plan, provides access to more than 52,000 unique dentists nationwide in more than 88,000 locations and allows for single-class quoting with no case size limitation. The new PPO plan provides broader nationwide coverage making the sale of dental business with Lincoln Financial easier and offers a single-carrier solution for employers' ancillary benefit needs.

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Lincoln DentalConnect plan offers brokers a simple solution to quote, enroll and implement new dental cases. This enhanced offering along with flexible benefit options, robust online capabilities and fast turnaround time on claims, further strengthens Lincoln Financial's position in the group dental insurance business.

"We're very excited to be able to offer our customers and benefit brokers a new Dental plan that better meets their needs," said Dave Swanson, Vice President of Product Development for Lincoln Employer Markets, Group Protection. "The Lincoln DentalConnect plan's panel of providers not only provides our brokers with more opportunities for dental business but it also streamlines administration and customer service for policyholders by allowing them to package dental with other lines of
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