

Health Insurance
NDG offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance programs.
Eligibility: Full-time employee working a minimum of 30 hours/week will become eligible for insurance benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of full-time employment.
Employer Covered Premium: The company will pay 50% of your monthly medical premium. Your spouse and dependents are also eligible to join the company insurance plan, with the full monthly premium being your responsibility.
Alera Benefits/Employee Navigator
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All full-time team members’ have access to Health Insurance Information on the Alera Benefits- Employee Navigator Dashboard.
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If you are full-time, you will get an email to the personal email address you entered during onboarding explaining different plans and options.
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On the first of the month following 30 days of full-time employment, and after selections are made- the selected plan will kick in.
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Selections and changes can only be made during this initial hire eligibility period and during open enrollment in September for new plans in October. (except for any qualifying life events).
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To Register for Health Insurance Benefits
​To enroll, or make changes to your benefits, log into:
For new registration, you will need:
1. Your Legal First and Last Name
2. Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
3. Date of Birth
4. Company Identifier = NeighborhoodDining
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Benefit Providers
Medical & Prescription
Cigna
Vision
Guardian
Network: VSP Choice-
Full Feature
Dental
Guardian
Network: DentalGuard
Preferred PPO
Life & Disability
Guardian
Group # 00553596
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Benefit Coordinators

Client Service Advocate Team
(864) 233.1101
Sometimes we all need a little help. Whether it’s navigating the complicated healthcare system when someone is ill or dealing with day-to-day personal issues, Forum offers you a health advocacy service to help. We are a resource designed to give you expert advice and guidance to assist with healthcare and insurance-related issues that so often create frustration and challenges.
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The Client Service Advocate can assist with items such as explaining benefits, answering questions, researching costs, choosing the right type of care, and so much more!
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COBRA
You and your eligible dependents have the ability to retain your medical, dental, and vision coverage through COBRA after your final date of employment.
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COBRA packets will be mailed to your most recent address listed in Employee Navigator/Forum by Benefit Coordinators within 30-45 days from your coverage end date.
Please click the link below to reach out to HR for more information.