SLA Announces Discount Insurance Program Designed to Provide Relief for Independent Information Professionals and Small Businesses in Face of Rising Costs

SLA Members Can Now Save up to 40% on Health Insurances and Office Supplies

Alexandria, Virginia, 10 June 2008--Special Libraries Association (SLA) today announced an exclusive new SLA member benefit designed to assist consultants, small business owners, and independent individual practitioners with the rising cost of health insurance. This benefit will allow members to take advantage of comprehensive health insurance coverage at very affordable rates.

Through an agreement with Association Health Programs (AHP), SLA is offering a program designed exclusively for members that will allow individuals and businesses to receive up to a 40 percent discount on comprehensive health insurance for individuals, families, groups, and businesses, as well as utilize additional cost savings when purchasing office supplies at Office Depot.

"We have so many members that are working out there on their own, doing amazing things and wonderful work for their clients. Too often they brush aside their own needs, such as health insurance, in an effort to reduce expenses. At the same time, the cost of medical, dental, and life insurance continues to climb for all businesses, putting the smaller consulting firms in a tough spot, as they struggle to keep offering these necessary benefits to employees," said SLA Chief Executive Officer Janice R. Lachance.

Lachance continued, "SLA is constantly striving to support all of our members in a variety of ways, so I am thrilled that we are able to offer this program to assist those who need it. It is our hope that this discount will ease the financial burden to these hard-working members, and that what can sometimes be a difficult hurdle--the cost of doing business in these tough economic times--may be a bit easier to overcome with help from their professional association."

The benefits through AHP are available throughout the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. The programs include: health insurance, life insurance, long-term care insurance, cancer coverage, accident insurance, disability income, critical illness, dental insurance, vision, and office supplies. Long-term care and life insurance are also being offered to SLA members.

For more information and a free evaluation of your current benefits, click here. Or call, 888-450-3040.

About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 11,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org.