Ted Schwartz Promoted to VP of Insurance Operations: Will Guide Units Within AmeriLife's American Insurance Administrators

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

Ted Schwartz, AmeriLife?s Vice President of Process Improvement, was promoted to the position of Vice President of Insurance Operations of American Insurance Administrators, AmeriLife?s Third-Party Administration arm.

Formerly the Project Manager of Product Development at AmeriLife, Mr. Schwartz has more than two decades of experience in process improvement and project management disciplines, in both marine and health care industries.

In an earlier career, Mr. Schwartz created process flows for multiple dealership functions as well as serving in Information Technology project management operations at MarineMax, and was the Business Process Reengineering Manager for an ancillary healthcare provider in Tampa. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has been PMP trained, using the Project Management Institute?s Body of Knowledge guidelines.

Mr. Schwartz? promotion is effective immediately, and his responsibilities will include Underwriting, New Business, Claims and Process Improvement.

For additional information on AmeriLife or additional professional/biographical information on Mr. Schwartz, please contact Corporate Communications Director Wayne Shelor at 727-726-0726, or by e-mail at wshelor(at)amerilife(dot)com.

AmeriLife Group, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides senior-focused life and health insurance products and services in the United States. It offers a health and financial protection kit consisting of health and dental insurance, Medicare Supplements and Advantage plans, prescription drug plans, fixed and equity indexed annuities, as well as life, final expense and long-term care insurance for senior Americans. AmeriLife operates a network of Medicare-preferred provider organizations and markets homeowner, automobile, unit owner, watercraft and liability insurance products of various companies. Founded in 1971 and based in Clearwater, Florida, AmeriLife also provides third-party administration services such as compliance, policyholder, premium billing, claims and underwriting services.

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First Service Administrators and Aetna Team Up to Bring Effective and Affordable Healthcare to Customers

LAKELAND, Fla. (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

First Service Administrators, Inc.(FSAI) announced an agreement with Aetna to offer FSAI clients access to Aetna?s products and services. FSAI is a premier benefits and risk management administrator for hospitals, healthcare systems, and public entities. Aetna offers a broad range of health insurance products and related services to employer groups, individuals, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, and labor groups.

?We are excited about our new partnership with Aetna, and believe our suite of administrative and cost containment solutions, coupled with their strong network and support services, are a winning combination,? said Chandler Rapson, CEO of FSAI. ?Commercial businesses, hospital systems, and government entities now have a unique opportunity to select FSAI, not only for our superior customized solutions and data analytics, but also for the deep network discounts and robust ancillary products Aetna provides. We are projecting a sizeable increase in self-funded market share due to this preferred arrangement.?

FSAI delivers customizable business process outsourcing (BPO) to individual, group, voluntary and association plans and upholds the highest standards of administrative support. FSAI?s track record of delivering immediate and long-term health and wellness cost savings is the basis for long-term client relationships. A key differentiator for FSAI is its ongoing collaboration with hospitals and insurers, which allows it to continually expand its suite of client-focused administrative solutions to meet changing market needs. For more information on FSAI and its risk management administrative solutions, visit http://www.myfsai.com.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation?s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 35.3 million people with information and resources to help them make better-informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, and disability plans, along with medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. For more information, see http://www.aetna.com.

About FSAI

First Service Administrators, a leader in the ACO movement, is a leading risk management company providing third party benefits administration with a focus on innovative cost containment solutions to the healthcare industry, mid to large-sized public and private self funded employer groups, and government Medicaid programs since 1985. FSAI offers a flexible approach to benefits administration, tailoring its suite of superior healthcare cost management services to each client?s specific needs. FSAI is committed to enhancing the physical and financial well-being of clients and their employees through a powerful combination of efficient plan administration, network management, predictive modeling tools, and life-enriching wellness and disease management programs. For more information, visit http://www.myfsai.com.

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