Products October 1, 2009

ING Enhances Enrollment Software

ING Employee Benefits has announced enhancements to its proprietary enrollment software, ING Enroll, including a tailored "quick quote" function, additional automated forms, and enhanced reporting and re-enrollment capabilities.

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Specifically, ING said the enhancements include:

  • Quick quote: For enrollment firms who link to the ING Enroll system, their enrollers now have the ability to give employees a preliminary, customized quote for their premium, based on their payroll frequency.
  • Electronic signatures for state-specific forms: Supplemental state forms, such as an evidence of insurability form, can be signed electronically like an application.
  • Enhanced reporting: ING Enroll reporting allows enrollment case managers to see which employees have and have not met with an enroller.
  • Re-enrollment Capabilities: Enrollers now have the ability to reference an applicant’s existing voluntary coverage with ING Employee Benefits.
Products October 1, 2009

Touchstone Launches 10 New Funds

Touchstone Investments has launched 10 new funds, each featuring multiple share classes for both retail and institutional investors.

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According to a press release, the new funds and corresponding subadvisers include:

  • Capital Appreciation Fund—Farr, Miller & Washington LLC;
  • Large Cap Relative Fund—EARNEST Partners LLC;
  • Mid Cap Value Fund—Lee Munder Capital Group LLC;
  • Small Cap Core Fund—The London Company;
  • Emerging Markets Equity Fund—AGF Investments America Inc.;
  • Global Equity Fund—Bedlam Asset Management plc;
  • Core Plus Fixed Income Fund—Bradford & Marzec LLC;
  • International Fixed Income Fund—Augustus Asset Managers Ltd.;
  • Global Real Estate Fund—Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; and
  • Long/Short Equity—Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz.

Touchstone said its fund lineup now includes U.S. equity, international equity, U.S. fixed income, international fixed income, and a variety of alternative investment funds.

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More information is available at www.touchstoneinvestments.com.

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