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07/31/2008   Jump Start Sales Bonus Program extended!

We've extended the Jump Start Sales Bonus Program for new Individual, group and Association business for effective dates of July 1, 2008, and beyond. New business sold or renewed with an EmbarkSM, VantageSM or MotivateSM plan is rewarded under a separate Jump Start Sales Bonus Program that extends through Dec. 1, 2008, effective dates.

Individual

Jump Start Sales Program – Individual

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
Monthly Quarterly Monthly Quarterly
$75 per paid contract $25 per paid contract Minimum of 3 paid contracts per month Minimum of 100 paid contracts per quarter $17,250 per month

Quarterly bonus will not be issued if monthly maximum payment has been paid

  • A contract is defined as a subscriber.
  • Once qualification is met, payment is issued retroactive to the first contact qualified during the month.
  • Monthly payment is issued one month following each contract's effective date.
  • Quarterly payment is issued one month following the end of each quarter.
Group Business

Jump Start Sales Program – Group (2 or more employees)

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
$20 per enrolled employee per group 20 new commercial medical contracts with effective dates of July 1, 2007, or later $20,000 per group

  • Bonus eligible if a group elects an Asuris HSA Healthplan or a group is not eligible to select an Embark, Vantage or Motivate plan.
  • A contract is defined as a subscriber/employee and is determined based on enrollment data recorded in our system on the last business day of the group's effective month.
  • Payment will not be adjusted for enrollment received after the end of the month from the group's effective month.
  • Payment is issued once for each qualifying new group. It will be issued after the qualification is met and is retroactive to the first group qualified during the program period.
  • Group business qualifies separately from Association business.
  • Payment will be reported on Schedule A (Form 5500) to applicable groups.
Association Business

Jump Start Sales Program – Association

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
$15 per enrolled employee per group 20 new commercial medical contracts with effective dates of July 1, 2007, or later $2,250 per group

  • A contract is defined as a subscriber/employee and is determined based on enrollment data recorded in our system on the last business day of the group's effective month.
  • Payment will not be adjusted for enrollment received after the end of the month from the group's effective month.
  • Payment is issued once for each qualifying new group. It will be issued after the qualification is met and is retroactive to the first group qualified during the program period.
  • Association business qualifies separately from group business.
  • Payment will be reported on Schedule A (Form 5500) to applicable groups.
Rules

  • Embark, Vantage and Motivate business is paid under a separate Jump Start Sales Program.
  • Medicare business is excluded from this program and does not count toward qualification.
  • The terms "broker" and "agent" refer to a company employing one or more producers who are appointed to sell Asuris products.
  • We may, at any time, amend these rules.
Disclosure

Asuris Northwest Health provides this disclosure statement on our Web site and various group and member materials and forms:
If you have a broker or agent, they may receive bonuses, commissions, administrative service fees, or other compensation, including non-cash compensation, from Asuris Northwest Health. Incentives may be based on any of several factors, including the size of group business, the products you buy, your broker or agent's volume of business with Asuris and the other services your agent or broker provides to you. These incentives may have an indirect impact on your rates. For more information, please contact your broker or agent.
If you have questions, please talk to your Asuris Sales contact.

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