Health Bits: Renaissance, Humana, Others

The Global Medical Insurance plan is designed to provide U.S.-style, long-term coverage for expatriates and foreign nationals regardless of citizenship or country of residence.

The plan offers three levels of coverage, with the most expensive option providing up to $8 million in lifetime coverage along with medical, dental and vision benefits.

The GlobalSelect plan provides long-term, European-style overseas medical insurance for individuals, families and groups.

That plan is designed for Europeans traveling in Europe only, worldwide excluding the United States and Canada, or worldwide.

The GlobalSelect plan offers four levels of benefits.

- Hummingbird Coaching Services L.L.C., Cincinnati, has published a paper contending that getting senior managers to support a wellness program is the key to making program work.

A company that sponsors a wellness program should designate a wellness coordinator, create a culture of wellness, and find ways to move employees toward healthier choices without mandates, by, for example, asking food service companies and vending machine companies to provide healthier food, Hummingbird says.

- Benepath Inc., Newtown Square, Pa., has started a service that uses Web search engines to generate leads and in-bound telephone calls for insurance agents and brokers.

Producers can get exclusive rights to leads for their area codes or other regions, according to Benepath.