Voluntary Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) Administrator

The State is looking to identify, select, and contract with an insurance carrier(s) capable of underwriting, insuring, and administering Family Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) for the potential covered populations listed below. Respondents to this Request for Proposal (RFP) are asked to describe their risk and underwriting tolerance and any associated concerns and also provide potential solutions for both (a) covering all entities and (b) providing administrative services to the different covered populations, particularly individuals, which is further detailed in the questionnaire. Note that different administrative solutions will be required for both employers and individuals. The successful bidder would contract directly with and cover approximately 8,600 State of Vermont employees (Phase One), and expand, offer, and implement a similar FMLI product for the other covered entities on mutually agreeable terms (Phase Two), and then ultimately on an individual basis (Phase Three). The State is also interested in creating a competitive marketplace for voluntary FMLI whereby other carriers offer coverage to eligible employers and employees even if those carriers do not cover the State of Vermont employees. For additional information, including census data, Tom Rugg of Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence will be in charge of this project. To request additional information, please email him at