The Standard®

Our Plans

The Standard’s flexible vision plans allow employers to offer a highly-valued benefit while managing the balance between features and cost.

Available on both an employer-paid and voluntary basis, our vision plans contain a variety of provisions that will help you save money on vision care services. Each of our plans can be custom-fit to each company and are always backed by our commitment to excellent customer service.

  • Balanced Care VisionSM Plan I
    • Employees receive preferred pricing on a variety of vision-care services when they select providers from the VSP® Vision Care nationwide network of doctors.1 Discounts are also available for laser vision surgery.
  • Balanced Care VisionSM Plan II
    • This plan provides discounts through EyeMed’s national network of vision-care providers. The EyeMed Vision Care Access network includes some of the largest optical retailers in the U.S., including LensCrafters®, Sears Optical®, Target Optical®, JCPenney Optical and most Pearle Vision® locations.
  • Balanced Care VisionSM Plan III
    • Our most flexible plan takes the guesswork out of vision care. The benefits are the same for employees no matter which vision-care provider they choose.

1 VSP is a registered trademark of Vision Service Plan.

The Standard is a marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries. Insurance products are offered by Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon, in all states except New York, where insurance products are offered by The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York of White Plains, New York. Product features and availability vary by state and company, and are solely the responsibility of each subsidiary.

The products and coverages have exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits and terms under which they may be continued in force or terminated. Please contact The Standard for additional information, including costs and complete details of coverage.

Group Vision insurance policies are underwritten by Standard Insurance Company under 9000Ed. 01-05.

Group Vision insurance policies are underwritten by The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York under 9000 Rev. 03-08. This policy provides Vision insurance only.

Key Benefits

  • Three Flexible Plans

    Our plans let your employer manage the balance between features and cost to provide the plan that best suits your needs.

  • Convenient Customer Service

    Toll-free customer services and interactive voice response lets you get in touch with us when it’s convenient for you.

Related Information

  • HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
  • HIPAA Authorization Form (Not in NY)