BenefitPoint Announces Appointment of Tammy Tucker As President of Subsidiary Company, BenefitsAlliance.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2002 BenefitPoint, Inc., a leading employee benefits infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Tammy Tucker as President of BenefitsAlliance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BenefitPoint, Inc. In addition, Ms. Tucker will assume the position of Vice President, Carrier Sales, for BenefitPoint. "With over 20 years carrier sales and marketing management expertise, Ms. Tucker has extensive experience in the health care industry," said John Randazzo, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BenefitPoint. "Her understanding of carrier distribution, product development and employee benefits management will provide both BenefitsAlliance and BenefitPoint with core competencies needed to grow our business." Prior to joining BenefitsAlliance, Ms. Tucker served as Vice President of Sales for HealthMarket and ChannelPoint, two start-up companies start-up company A new business. . Ms. Tucker has also held senior level sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a positions with Health Net in California and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , as well as national positions with Aetna and Maxicare. "In her initial role as a consultant, Ms. Tucker managed a successful system conversion, expanded our product portfolio and implemented a business plan to better position BenefitsAlliance for growth among middle market employers in California," said Andrew Sterngold, Chairman of BenefitsAlliance. "I am delighted to accept these new responsibilities and look forward to helping carriers, brokers and employers adopt new technologies that will improve the way benefits are purchased and sold in the health care industry," said Tammy Tucker, President of BenefitsAlliance. About BenefitsAlliance BenefitsAlliance is an employee-choice purchasing coalition that targets middle market employers with 51-5,000 employees in California. We offer a proprietary technology platform that simplifies the benefits administration process for businesses offering multiple health plan coverage. Services include online enrollment, communications and consolidated billing. BenefitsAlliance serves over 70 employers and 35,000 members. Carrier partners include Kaiser, Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' , Health Net, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) , MetLife, VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. , UNUM, EyeMed and others who provide unique customer solutions to our customers. New product offerings will include proprietary benefit platforms for carriers and large, regional brokerage firms. The company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as the neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the , and can be reached at: 925/210-8247, or at www.benefitsalliance.com. About BenefitPoint, Inc. BenefitPoint is the first employee benefits infrastructure company to build the industry solution that makes the distribution and management of employee benefits more efficient for everyone. We connect carriers, brokers/consultants and employers on a common Internet-based platform and provide client management, procurement, online benefits communications, worksite products, reporting, analytics, marketplace benchmarking and data mining. Building on the existing industry relationships among carriers, brokers and employers, the BenefitPoint solution combines the efficiency of the Internet with the established distribution model of the insurance industry to eliminate paper, improve procurement, expand distribution and reduce administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . Since general availability in February, 2000, BenefitPoint has received widespread adoption from over 30 carriers and 115 brokerage firms, representing over 370 offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Today, this procurement technology system handles $30 billion in premiums, covering 22 million employees. Adoption is expected to accelerate due to broker supported access for all major medical carriers in key strategic markets. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , may be reached at 415/277-5600 or at www.benefitpoint.com. BenefitPoint, Inc. is privately held. Note to Editors: BenefitPoint is a trademark of BenefitPoint, Inc. All other company and products not mentioned here are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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