CHICAGO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Destiny Health, a leading provider of consumer-directed health plans, will mark the completion of its move of 150-plus employees from Oak Brook to Chicago with a ribbon-cutting at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, September 29. The event will take place at the company’s new headquarters on the 29,000-square-foot 21st floor of 200 W. Monroe St. Mayor Richard M. Daley will be on-hand to welcome Destiny Health’s employees to the city.
Destiny Chief Executive Scott Spiker said the move to the city’s vibrant downtown will put the fast-growing company closer to more current and potential client offices, the Chicago insurance broker community and the company’s desired future job base. He also sees the new location as being convenient for employees and clients.
“Chicago offers such a wealth of opportunity and a downtown location will better position us for accessing all the City has to offer,” Spiker said.
Destiny Health Plan membership has grown to nearly 65,000. It operates in Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and will extend its services to additional states in the near future. Destiny currently employs 150 staff members, up from five when it started operations five years ago
“We are excited about moving into the city and the positive effect it will have on morale, recruitment, retention and our overall business,” Spiker said.
About Destiny Health
Destiny Health’s innovative consumer-directed health plan is designed to make people healthier and enhance and protect their lives, by balancing comprehensive health insurance coverage with incentives that motivate active participation in healthcare and rewards member behavior change necessary for a healthier lifestyle. For employers, Destiny Health’s Comprehensive Consumer- Driven Healthcare(TM) model is proven to control rising healthcare costs through lower premium increases. The Destiny Health Plan is a health insurance solution for those who seek greater value, superior choice, outstanding service and comprehensive coverage. With nearly 65,000 members enrolled in the U.S., this consumer-focused strategy is modeled after Destiny Health’s parent company, Discovery, an international life and health insurance company based in South Africa that has successfully enrolled over 1.8 million members in its medical plan since 1992. Combined, Destiny Health and Discovery are the largest providers of consumer-directed healthcare in the world. For more information visit http://www.destinyhealth.com . The Destiny Health Plan is currently marketed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America in Illinois, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. It is also available in Massachusetts through a partnership with Tufts Health Plans and in Wisconsin through affiliated insurance brokers.
Destiny Health
CONTACT: Eileen Rochford of Destiny Health, +1-773-463-2480
Web site: http://www.destinyhealth.com/
