Ameritas Adds PPO Bonus To Revolutionary Dental Plan Offering

LINCOLN, NE - Ameritas Group, the dental and eye care division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., promotes cost-effective Participating Provider Organization (PPO) network use among dental insureds with PPO Bonus. PPO Bonus is an enhancement to Dental Rewards, Ameritas Group's revolutionary dental plan offering that delivers a built-in reward mechanism to qualifying insured employees and dependents.

With Dental Rewards, insured individuals qualify for a yearly carryover amount toward the next year's annual maximum benefit by filing a dental claim during the benefit year and not exceeding the plan's annual claims-submitted dollar amount (benefit threshold). By qualifying for rewards, insureds can increase their annual maximum benefit to help offset more costly covered dental procedures in the future.

"In just under one year, we sold so many dental plans with Dental Rewards that we surpassed our sales goal ahead of schedule. And that was before PPO Bonus," said Ameritas Senior Vice President - Group Division Ken VanCleave, LLIF. "With PPO Bonus, we're offering an additional yearly bonus carryover amount to those insureds who choose to visit one of our PPO dentists."

With PPO Bonus, if insureds visit an Ameritas or First Ameritas PPO provider at least once during the benefit year, they earn an additional carryover amount toward the next year's annual maximum benefit for dental. Best-case scenario: Visit a PPO dentist annually and earn both Dental Rewards and a PPO Bonus in one visit. With approximately 60,000 choices, it's easier than ever for insureds to select a cost-saving PPO dentist. PPO and PPO Bonus are available in most states. Dental Rewards is available with virtually all Ameritas Group dental plans.

Ameritas Group, a division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (an Ameritas Acacia Company), offers group dental and eye care products nationwide, and dental/eye care business expertise to other insurers. In New York, insurance products are offered through First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York.

The Ameritas Acacia Companies - Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Acacia Life Insurance Company and affiliated companies - are a diversified family of insurance and financial services businesses. Together, the companies offer life insurance, annuities, financial planning, group dental and eye care insurance, mutual funds and other investments, retirement plans, 401(k) plans, banking, worksite benefits and public financing. Web sites: www.ameritasgroup.com and www.ameritasacacia.com.

Source: Ameritas Group