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  1. What are the Sentinel Alert emails I receive?

    Sentinel Alerts are email messages published by Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group featuring the latest in employee benefits news and industry legislation updates. ...
  2. Understanding Health Insurance Terms

    Advance Premium Tax Credit  – A new tax credit provided by the Affordable Care Act to help you afford health coverage purchased through the Marketplace. Advance payments of the tax credit can be used right away to lower your monthly premium cost...
  3. When do our employees become eligible to participate in the retirement plan?

    This information is provided in your Plan Documents.  If Sentinel provides these documents for you, you can obtain a copy of your Summary Plan Description (SPD) from the reporting section in your plan sponsor web account.  Access it by choosing "Sta...
  4. COBRA Qualifying Events

    What specific events (“triggering events”) can be Qualifying Events?   Death of the covered employee; Voluntary or involuntary termination of the covered employee’s employment other than by reason of gross misconduct (note that a retirement is co...
  5. Election Changes & Payroll Deductions

    On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33 .  These Notices included major changes to Section 125 and FSA benefits that may be financially beneficial to plan participants. Some provisions, however, require adoption...
  6. Invoices (Reimbursement Accounts)

    Delivery Invoices for monthly administration fees are issued monthly and will include fees for services performed by Sentinel during the previous month. Typically there will be a separate invoice for each plan that you offer. All invoices are del...
  7. Coronavirus-related Loan Request

    IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARES ACT, THE CORONAVIRUS-RELATED LOAN PROVISIONS DESCRIBED BELOW EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020. Eligibility The CARES Act requires that the participant must be affected by the coronavirus pandemic to request a coronaviru...
  8. Mobile App Flyer (Reimbursement Accounts)

    Mobile app promotional flyer for FSA, HSA, HRA and Commuter Accounts. Mobile App Flyer ...
  9. Does Sentinel offer financial education?

    fly! (Financial Literacy for You) is Sentinel's proprietary financial wellness program that helps make goals become reality. In addition to delivering personalized consulting and education, we work with nationally recognized programs that best a...
  10. What are Qualifying Events?

    “Qualifying events” are events that case an individual to lose group health coverage.  The type of qualifying event determines who the qualified beneficiaries are for that event and the period of time that a plan must offer continuation coverage.  C...