COBRA provides certain former employees, retirees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates when coverage is lost as a result of specific qualifying events. Correctly administering and managing COBRA benefits is critical to an employer’s reputation, but can be an extremely time-consuming process.

Howell offers complete COBRA Administration Services. Some of the services include:

Employer Advantages:

• Electronic retrieval of qualifying event information
• New hire and termination notices
• Qualified event notices to all beneficiaries
• Processing election of benefits, terminations, and changes
• Participant and carrier notifications of benefit termination, changes to enrollment, end of eligibility and account balance
• Tracking and notification of all applicable extensions
• Processing of premium payments
• Carrier or employer premium processing
• Monthly employer reports