May 12, 2008

The California Department of Insurance recently adopted Language Assistance Program regulations. These regulations require health insurance carriers, including dental and eye care carriers, to survey their California membership to assess language preferences.

Ameritas Group is mailing surveys to a random sampling of California members in the next few weeks. Policyholders in the state will be informed this week. The survey information will be used to determine our compliance requirements related to the Language Assistance Program.

We will communicate more detailed information about our implementation plans as it becomes available. If you have questions about the Language Assistance Program, or about our survey process, please contact Geri McKeown, Manager-Group Compliance, at 82222.