Committee of the Whole

Agenda

The Thirty-Fourth Legislature will convene a Committee of the Whole to receive testimony on the Renewal of the Group Insurance Agreements between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the GESC/Health Insurance Board of Trustees, and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Standard.

The following renewal agreements will be discussed:

The Third Renewal of the Group Medical Health Insurance Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the GESC/Health Insurance Board of Trustees, and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for Group Health Insurance (OLC No. 2243-2021)

The Third Renewal of Group Dental Health Insurance Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the GESC/Health Insurance Board of Trustees, and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for Group Dental Insurance (OLC No. 2244-2021)

The First Renewal of the Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the GESC/Health Insurance Board of Trustees, and Standard Insurance Company for Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (OLC No. 2247-2021)

The Second Renewal of the Group Vision Health Insurance Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the GESC/Health Insurance Board of Trustees, and Standard Insurance Company for Group Vision Insurance (OLC No. 2248-2021)

Invited Testifiers:

Government of the Virgin Islands

Beverly Joseph, Chairperson, Government Employees Service Commission

Florine Audain-Hassel, Acting Director, Division of Personnel

Dr. Gilbert Commissiong, Vice-/Chairperson, Government Employees Service Commission

Valarie Clarke-Daley, Chief, Health Insurance Division, Division of Personnel

Kurt Gehring, Chief Executive Officer, Gehring Group

Christian Bergstrom, CHRS, Senior Benefits Consultant, Gehring Group

Invited Testifiers:

 Insurance Representative

Giselle Cushing, Market President, South Florida/Caribbean, CIGNA

Yesenia Sanchez, Vice-President, Over 500 Marker, CIGNA

Michael Howell, Medical Senior Director, North/Central Florida & the Caribbean

Jonathan Oswalt, Senior Director, Risk and Underwriting, CIGNA

Mark Maynor, Lead Underwriter, Florida Marker, CIGNA

D A Callahan, Senior Client Manager, CIGNA

Patricia Vincent, Lead Provider, Contracting Analyst-USVI

David Scearce, National Account Consultant, Standard Insurance Company

Jarod Hayer, Senior Employer Benefit Consultant, Standard Insurance Company

Matt Swartout, Underwriter, Standard Insurance Company