Tools and Resources

A Benefits Administration Platform That’s Seamless and Intuitive

Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) Health Plan groups now have the advantage of an employee benefits administration portal called SIMON^®. It delivers a seamless experience for employers and brokers to maintain membership and billing more easily for their group.

SIMON is a sophisticated, yet user-friendly way to simplify the process of enrollment, benefits, management and billing. With SIMON, you can access and manage employee benefits and group bill payment from one online portal – anywhere and anytime. The result? A much more streamlined and efficient process, which allows you to accomplish more in less time and to do so confidently knowing that the data is current, accurate and secure with SIMON.

Vimly Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) Administration

Vimly will handle all COBRA administration duties and notices for IMA including:

• Sending an initial general COBRA notice to newly eligible employees and spouses
• Sending a COBRA election notice to qualified beneficiaries when they experience a COBRA qualifying event. A qualified beneficiary is an individual (an employee or dependent) who loses coverage and is eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA
• Monthly billing and collection of COBRA premiums from the COBRA participant
• Providing notice of unavailability of COBRA coverage as needed
• Sending a letter of early termination of COBRA as needed

Cost: Vimly provides COBRA administration for the IMA Health Plan for $1 per employee per month to employers.

Vimly Benefit Solutions, Inc., an independent company, solely responsible for its products and services, administers the SIMON online benefits portal for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.