Principal Financial In Deal With Western Dental

NU Online News Service, July 15, 3:05 p.m. – Employee benefits provider Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa, has signed an agreement with Western Dental Services, Inc., City of Orange, Calif., to distribute a combined dental insured and dental HMO product to California employers.

The agreement would make available to employers in the state a triple-option plan that combines an insured exclusive provider organization, insured preferred provider organization and dental HMO plan. Employees would be able to choose the one that suited them best, either from a standpoint of available providers or from a cost standpoint.