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FLVS previews employee benefits package, new vision vendor and ancillary changes for March board
Summary
At the Feb. 25 agenda‑review workshop FLVS staff outlined the annual group benefits package for presentation to the trustees on March 25, including vision insurance RFP results naming Humana as top respondent, no changes to dental coverage, and changes to ancillary programs awarded to Lincoln National.
Florida Virtual School staff on Feb. 25 reviewed the school’s annual group benefits package and ancillary insurance contracts that will be presented as consent items at the March 25 board meeting.
Corey Wheeler, senior director of financial and treasury services (listed in the agenda as the March presenter), and Joya Anserra summarized the components: two medical PPO options administered by Florida Blue (one lower premium with a higher deductible and health reimbursement arrangement, and an alternate PPO), fully insured ancillary lines and a pending award for vision insurance after a recent request for proposals.
Anserra said Humana Insurance Company ranked highest in the vision RFP and that staff were negotiating a three‑year contract with two optional one‑year renewals. “We do anticipate offering some expanded benefits to our employees under that new RFP award,” she said. She also said dental coverage will not change for 2025–26 and that certain voluntary products are bundled with a new award to Lincoln National Life Insurance Company; that award includes accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage and carries a $20,000 implementation credit to offset administrative costs.
Anserra said there will be no change in employer‑paid rates for some programs and that the stop‑loss policy (which requires nine months of claims experience before marketing) will return for board consideration in June.
No benefits contract was approved at the Feb. 25 workshop; staff asked trustees to consider the formal approvals and any negotiated contracts at the March 25 quarterly meeting.
