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Anthem Blue Cross and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital (Henry Mayo) have reached an agreement under the Commercial Contracting Hospital Agreement, and Henry Mayo will continue participating in the Anthem Blue Cross network. The current contract has been extended to June 1, 2026 to provide time to finalize the new agreement. For More Information or Help Quoting Anthem, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

Beam has grown to be more than just dental. They offer a full portfolio of ancillary employee benefits with tailored digital quoting, competitive pricing, a focus on wellness, and the tech tools you need, all in one place, on one platform with one consolidated bill. Beam is your one stop shop for Ancillary Benefits. Quoting: • Beam turns fully customized quotes around in 48 hours • Beam can make iterations to the original quote within 24 hours. • Beam also has digital quoting available for brokers! Beam Network \ OON Coverage: • Beam has a layered network with over 850,000 access points nationwide. We layer DBP, Dentemax, First Dental Health, Carrington, Connection, and Maverest. • Beam can offer up to the 95th UCR, and we use Fair Health to calculate our OON reimbursement. Fair Health is impartial data that is updated every 6 months. • Beam can provide procedure code reimbursements in one business day! • Beam can run network comparisons, disruption reports, or geo access reports Beam's Participation Breakdown: • Dental and Vision: • 2 unrelated lives, regardless of group size of contribution • Voluntary life; Accident; Critical illness; Hospital Indemnity; Vol LTD: • 3 participating employees for groups with 3-9 eligible employees • 5 participating employees for groups with 10-49 eligible employees • 10 participating employees for groups with 50-100 eligible employees • Basic Term Life; ER Paid STD/LTD (100% Employer paid): • 100% participation. Full suite of Ancillary Benefits: • Beam offers strong vision options backed by VSP • Beam offers both term life and voluntary life. They can be written independently or together! • Beam offers worksite- (accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness) • Beam's Life and Worksite are backed by Nationwide benefit. • Beam offers LTD and STD backed by the Hartford For More Information or Help Quoting Beam, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

Blue Shield’s Q3 2026 rate book is now available and third quarter rate action is a statewide average of 3.6%. Quarterly rate action and rates including closed rate books can be found on Broker Connection. Groups with renewal dates in July, August, and September will now be accessible to brokers through the Shield Renewals system. Group-level changes can be made using the Employer Enrollment Tool. July, August, and September 2026 renewals Groups with renewal dates in July, August, and September will now be accessible to brokers through the Shield Renewals system. Group-level changes can be made using the Employer Enrollment Tool on the following dates: • July renewals: Changes can be made starting April 8 • August renewals: Changes can be made starting May 3 • September renewals: Changes can be made starting June 3 Please note that dates are subject to change. For More Information or Help Quoting Blue Shield, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

CaliforniaChoice and ChoiceBuilder is now quoting for 7/1 effective dates. Beginning July 1, CaliforniaChoice is expanding to support members residing outside of California with two additional plan options from Anthem Blue Cross. Additionally, CaliforniaChoice Census Enrollment is now available for: In-force group enrollments, member changes, terminations and waivers. For More Information or Help Quoting CaliforniaChoice, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

TriNet can help overcome the usual limitations, giving you more flexibility and options. TriNet PEO only requires 5 employees, even across multiple states to write. A great solution for growing businesses with multiple locations or remote teams. You can offer your groups: Medical Dental Vision Retirement plans Other voluntary benefits More about TriNet Click Here For More Information or Help Quoting TriNet, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.