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03/27/2008  Jump Start Sales Bonus Program extended through June 1, 2008

We've extended the Jump Start Sales Bonus Program for new Individual, group and Association business for effective dates through June 1, 2008. New business sold or renewed with an EmbarkSM or VantageSM 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 to 99 employees)
(HSA product only)

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
$20 per enrolled employee per group 20 new commercial medical contracts with effective dates of July 1, 2007, through June 1, 2008 $1,980 per group

Jump Start Sales Program – Group (100+ employees)
(All medical products)

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
$20 per enrolled employee per group 20 new commercial medical contracts with effective dates of July 1, 2007, through June 1, 2008 $20,000 per group


Association Business

Jump Start Sales Program – Association
(All medical products)

Payment Amount

Qualification Threshold Payment Cap
$15 per enrolled employee per group 20 new commercial medical contracts with effective dates of July 1, 2007, through June 1, 2008 $2,250 per group
  • A contract is defined as a subscriber/employee and is determined based on enrollment data recorded in our system by the fifth of the following month.
  • Payment will not be adjusted for enrollment received after the end of the month of the effective date.
  • Group and Association business qualifies separately.
  • Payment is issued once for each qualifying new group enrolled during the program period.
  • Payment is issued one month after the qualification threshold is met and is retroactive to the first group qualified during the program.
  • Once qualification is met, payment is issued retroactive to the first group qualified during the program period.
  • Payment is limited to $75,000 total during the program period, but capped separately for Group business and for each Association.
Rules
  • Embark and Vantage 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 Northwest Health 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.
For groups that require a Schedule A, all commissions, bonuses and overrides, and non–monetary compensation that you accept will be reported on that form.

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