What Forrest T. Jones Can Do  For Your Association or  Group 

administration       customized plans     marketing and advertising

Headquarters and Staff Insurance.

FTJ has specialized in insurance needs for associations since 1953, but our experience is not limited to insurance plans for members. We also serve as agent-broker to make sure association headquarters and staff have the protection they need to carry out their missions. Receive a no-obligation price and coverage comparison request.

Benefits to Associations.  

Offering insurance plans through your association or group does much more than provide security for your members. With plans designed to fill your member's specific insurance needs, your association will enjoy the many advantages.

Attraction and Retention of New Members.  

Many of our current customers report they have members join primarily for the insurance they can buy as a result of membership. Most plans remain in force only while the insured remains a member of the association. Here's what attracts and helps retain members:

	Products — a full line of specially designed insurance plans including standard coverage  and custom-tailored coverage to meet professional needs.
	In-dues programs — insurance that is provided automatically when a member pays dues.
	Premiums — spreading insurance risk over a large group brings premiums down. Consequently, participating in an insurance plan through an association rather than purchasing insurance independently often affords significant premium savings for a member.
	Time-saving — one-stop shopping saves precious hours for busy working people. One toll-free phone call can take care of all insurance concerns.
	Peace of mind — an FTJ representative will help analyze your current needs  to make sure member coverage meets your member's needs.
	On-going updates — because insurance needs change, members can rest assured that FTJ is looking forward to future requirements, adapting and adding programs to accommodate a  dynamic environment.

In addition to membership growth and retention, your association will appreciate:

	Insurance packages to complete your portfolio of member benefits
	Minimal time invested by your staff — FTJ takes care of everything
	No cost to the association to offer exciting member benefits
	Reports on membership participation and sales trends

To obtain more information about how FTJ can help your association or group — whether your group is recreational or professional, nonprofit or commercial,  please contact us.

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Customized Insurance Plans.  

FTJ administers a full range of insurance plans, and if you don’t see what you need, we’ll develop it for you! We can offer standard plans to meet your needs … or we’ll be glad to build policies from the ground up based on new needs.

	Group
	Association Group
	Individual

Insurance Plans.  

	Life: term, whole, juvenile and senior
	Professional liability
	Disability: long term, short term and business overhead
	Cancer
	Annuities
	Dental
	Errors and Omissions (National School Leaders Program)
	Hospital Indemnity
	Long term care
	Medicare supplemental
	Property & casualty
	Specified disease
	Vision
	Accidental death and dismemberment
	Short term medical

Once policies have been developed, the service continues with revisions and updates to meet new or changing insurance needs. The benefit to your organization is not only quality insurance plans for your members, but also the ongoing management of the program so that it stays current and competitive.

Administration.  

If you want a company with the expertise to handle all aspects of insurance administration, and yet is familiar with your special needs, look to FTJ. Our administrative capabilities are extremely flexible and range from full to partial administrative services performed by the very best people utilizing the latest in technology.

As a nationally licensed third party administrator, our administration department stays fully apprised of federal and state regulations enabling us to meet the needs of state,  regional and national organizations.

	Underwriting processes fully underwritten or simplified issue products.
	Billing and premium collection handles multiple-product billings quickly and accurately.
	Claims provides significant savings for your group through cost-saving programs, provider billing audits, unbundling software, usual and customary review, and fraud identification programs.
	Customer service responds to questions about claims, benefits, premiums or any other information requests. The customer service experts handle more than 20,000 calls a year.
	Systems and technology stores all records in an organized and, most importantly, confidential manner via tape or disk.
	Section 125 Cafeteria Plans are administered in compliance with the Department of Labor and the IRS.

Because FTJ coordinates everything internally, you only need to call one toll-free number to have every question answered quickly and accurately. FTJ will handle the paperwork … from start to finish so your group’s employees and members can get the service they deserve.

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Marketing and Advertising.  

FTJ’s Marketing and Advertising department makes sure your members get the information they need —quickly, accurately and completely. Recognizing that yesterday’s one-step mailing of an offer no longer works today, FTJ now uses lead generation, fulfillment and telephone follow-up to market insurance products. Research shows that purchasers want more information before making a decision; however, their available time for absorbing that information is diminished. Successful marketing, through multiple channels — print, mail, Internet and telephone —  depends upon succinct, personalized communication and service.

In response to a customer request, specially-developed computer programs generate personalized letters, proposals, rate comparisons and follow-up grids for each plan.

Our computer system is designed to maintain a database for tracking inquiries and policy purchases. Through the database, we analyze results and trends faster — and we pass that advantage on to you with improved marketing and better products.

By utilizing these powerful marketing tools, FTJ strives to maximize the potential of your sponsored insurance program, while keeping members informed about their benefits in a friendly and efficient manner.

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