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Exhibit A
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How The Standard’s Focused
Expertise Can Benefit Your Business
At Standard Insurance Company, group Life and Disability insurance aren't add-ons. They're our primary business.
For you, our focused expertise means people who understand your needs and employee benefits that work harder
to support your goals.
From fast, responsive claims handling to flexible plan designs that help you control costs, we're here to partner with
you for the long term. Our proactive approach and solutions can help reduce the workload for your HR team and
help you maintain a more efficient and productive workplace.
Key Reasons To Choose The Standard
Partnership Focus With The Standard’s 40-plus fully-staffed sales and service offices across
the country, you can count on a smooth, hassle-free transition, local account
resources and personal, responsive service. We're here to minimize your
administrative burden and simplify claim management. With access that
works the way you work — online, phone or in person — we’re easy to reach
and quick to follow through.
Long-Term Perspective We've tailored this proposal to address your needs, today and for the long-
term. Need more options? Just ask. We offer millions of possible plan design
combinations. We also emphasize giving you the “right rate” from the
beginning to avoid a big increase later.
Proactive Approach We focus on helping employers prevent disabilities, increase employee well-
being and maintain a more productive workplace through innovative solutions
that deliver measurable results, including:
+ Industry-leading Workplace Possibilities™ program
+ Exclusive partnership with Health Advocate™
* Employee Assistance Program included with our LTD plans
* Comprehensive Absence Management services
¢ Flexible Dental and Vision plans
We Keep Our Promises
At The Standard, doing the right thing for our customers is in our DNA. More than 100 years of history and our long
track record of financial strength back up our commitment to you and your employees.
Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014 Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
Basic Life and AD&D Plan 1
Covered Members
An active employee of the Employer working 32 hours per week
An active elected official employee of the Employer
Class 1: Elected Officials including Supervisor of Elections
Class 2: All other Members
Plan
Class 1 Class 2
Benefit Formula Flat $25,000 Flat $25,000
. To 65% at age 65; To 40% To 65% at age 65; To 40%
pees Benefit at age 70; To 25% at age at age 70; To 25% at age
75; To 15% at age 80 75; To 15% at age 80
Guarantee Issue Full Benefit Full Benefit
Employer Contribution | 100% 100%
Cost
Members Volume X Rate: Per $1,000 = Pronto
remium
All Eligible Life 706 $17,373,750 0.11 $1,911
AD&D 706 $17,373,750 0.02 $347
Total $2,258
e We provide policyholders with a 60-day notice of rate change.
e The proposed rates are guaranteed for 36 months.
Features
e Waiver of Premium is included for those disabled prior to age 60. The schedule of age reductions will
not apply while a member is on Waiver. Waiver ends at age 65. The Standard consolidates the filing
and management of the Life Waiver of Premium and LTD claims if The Standard has both coverages.
Plan Design
e A Family Benefits Package is included. It provides extra AD&D benefits to help families transition due
to the loss of an insured member. The package includes a Child Care Benefit (child care expense
reimbursement for children under age 13); a Career Adjustment Benefit (education expense
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Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014 Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
reimbursement for spouses); and a Higher Education Benefit (college expense reimbursement for
children).
e A Seat Belt Benefit and an Air Bag Benefit are included. These provide additional benefits (100% of
AD&D benefit to $10,000 and 100% of AD&D benefit to $5,000, respectively) if a member dies as a
result of an automobile accident while using a seat belt system and where the automobile's air bag
deployed at the time of the accident.
e Travel Assistance is included. This service provides plan participants with access to appropriate
medical care and other emergency services whenever traveling at least 100 miles from home or in a
foreign country for trips lasting up to 180 days. Travel Assistance offers a range of professional, 24-
hour medical and legal assistance and coordination services.
e An Accelerated Benefit is included. Terminally ill members may withdraw up to 75% of their Life
benefit to a maximum of $500,000 (when Basic Life and any Additional Life are combined).
e AdminEASE service is included. These time-saving online tools are the fastest, easiest and most
secure way to administer your plan.
e Portability of insurance is included. This lets terminating members continue their dependents life
amount without providing evidence of insurability with the continuation of their life amount. If AD&D is
included in the plan it may also be ported.
e ARepatriation Benefit is included. It provides an additional benefit to help pay for the expenses of
transporting a member's body when the member dies more than 200 miles from home.
e The plan includes E-Contract Document service for efficient, convenient online contract document
delivery. Printed documents are available on request. Certificates must be distributed to insured
members. Note: Under ERISA, plan administrators may deliver Summary Plan
Descriptions/certificates electronically, but must implement measures to ensure participants actually
receive them. Please consult legal counsel to clarify your delivery or recordkeeping requirements.
Assumptions
e Proposed rate includes electronic documents.
Conditions
e This is not our customary age reduction schedule. As an employer, you are responsible for
determining that the schedule you have requested complies with the ADEA. We assume that you
have made that determination.
e The rates assume billing is centralized in one location.
e The proposed rates assume coverage currently in force.
Additional Information
For additional information on the available features and benefits of Life and Accidental Death &
Dismemberment Insurance from The Standard, click here: http://www.standard.com/eforms/6958.pdf
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Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014
Additional Life Plan 1
Covered Members
Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
An active employee of the Employer working 32 hours per week
An active elected official employee of the Employer
Plan
Benefit Formula
Increments of $25,000 to a
maximum of $500,000 with a
minimum of $25,000
Rounding
Nearest $1
Minimum Benefit
$25,000
Age Based Benefit
Reduction
To 65% at age 65; To 40%
at age 70; To 25% at age
75; To 15% at age 80
Guarantee Issue
$300,000
Employer Contribution
0%
e For coverage to become effective on 10/01/2014, the greater of 20% of eligible members or 10
members must enroll.
Cost
. Monthly
Members Age Rate: Per $1,000 X Volume Premium
All Enrolled 41 <= 29 0.060 $1,075,000 $65
13 30-34 0.070 $1,500,000 $105
33 35-39 0.100 $3,700,000 $370
28 40-44 0.150 $4,050,000 $608
55 45-49 0.260 $6,500,000 $1,690
58 50-54 0.410 $6,325,000 $2,590
60 55-59 0.560 $5,525,000 $3,094
34 60-64 0.930 $3,550,000 $3,302
8 65-69 1.450 $306,500 $444
5 70-74 2.340 $149,000 $349
0 75 4.660 $0 $0
Total $12,617
e We provide policyholders with a 60-day notice of rate change.
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Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014 Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
Features
Waiver of Premium is included for those disabled prior to age 60. The schedule of age reductions will
not apply while a member is on Waiver. Waiver ends at age 65. The Standard consolidates the filing
and management of the Life Waiver of Premium and LTD claims if The Standard has both coverages.
Plan Notes
An Accelerated Benefit is included. Terminally ill members may withdraw up to 75% of their Life
benefit to a maximum of $500,000 (when Basic Life and any Additional Life are combined).
Travel Assistance is included. This service provides plan participants with access to appropriate
medical care and other emergency services whenever traveling at least 100 miles from home or in a
foreign country for trips lasting up to 180 days. Travel Assistance offers a range of professional, 24-
hour medical and legal assistance and coordination services.
Portability of insurance is included. This lets terminating members continue their dependents life
amount without providing evidence of insurability with the continuation of their life amount. If AD&D is
included in the plan it may also be ported.
The members’ benefit amounts under the current plan are carried forward to this plan.
We require evidence of insurability for members who are eligible under the current plan but are not
enrolled.
We require evidence of insurability for members who enroll more than 31 days after they are first
eligible for coverage.
Elective increases require evidence of insurability.
Evidence of insurability is required in order to increase elected benefit amounts from the current plan
to this plan.
Conditions
Rates assume 44% enrollment.
Additional Life can only be purchased in conjunction with Basic Life.
No increases without evidence of insurability for those whose evidence of insurability was not
approved by us under any policy issued by us to the policyholder or an employer covered under the
policy
Until coverage has been in force for 2 years, death which results from suicide or other intentional self-
inflicted injury is not covered (in force for 1 year in CO, MO and ND; not available in WA.)
The proposed rates assume that only participants are included in the census provided.
This is not our customary age reduction schedule. As an employer, you are responsible for
determining that the schedule you have requested complies with the ADEA. We assume that you
have made that determination.
The rates assume billing is centralized in one location.
The proposed rates assume coverage currently in force.
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Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014
Additional AD&D Plan 1
Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
A benefit on the Additional Life Plan
Covered Members
An active employee of the Employer working 32 hours per week
An active elected official employee of the Employer
Plan
Increments of $25,000 to a
Benefit Formula maximum of $500,000 with a
minimum of $25,000
Rounding Nearest $1
Minimum Benefit $25,000
, To 65% at age 65; To 40%
acta a Beneht at age 70; To 25% at age
75; To 15% at age 80
Employer Contribution | 0%
Cost
Members Volume X Rate: Per$1,000 = Prana
All Enrolled AD&D 305 $32,680,500 0.020 $654
Total $654
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Employee Benefits Proposal and Cost Summary
Prepared for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on
May 9, 2014
Proposed Effective Date of October 1, 2014 : Presented By: Corporate Benefits of the Emerald Coast,
Spouse Dependents Life Plan 1
