Arizona Dental Insurance Service Inc

“Any ethical dentist duly licensed and in good standing in the state of arizona is eligible to be a member of the organization. Members elect the board of directors. Members do not have an ownership interest in the organization.”

“Members of the organization have authority to elect delta dental's governing body. No other group or person can vote for those who serve on the organization's governing body.”

“The organization's bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the members present at a meeting of the members at which a quorum is present.”

“The organization has a process for the governing body to receive and review the 990 before it is filed. That process includes the following steps 1. Management's engagement of outside professional services to prepare and draft the form 990. 2. Management's review of the draft form 990 to check for accuracy. 3. Providing the proposed final draft of the form 990 to the board of directors before filing the document with the irs.”

“The organization has a policy in place to monitor and enforce compliance with its conflict of interest policies which cover both board members and employees upon hire and annually. Thereafter, members of the governing board are required to execute the conflict of interest policy. Upon hire, employees are required to execute the conflict of interest policy. The organization has procedures in place to allow employees and officers/directors of the company to report any newly created conflicts of interest. In all instances involving an actual conflict of interest, the conflicted employee or board member is asked to recuse himself from deliberations about the potential transaction.”

“The organization has a process in place for independent consultants to review and report on compensation of the ceo with final review and approval by the board of directors. This includes review of comparability, data, and obtaining the independent consultant's opinion of the reasonableness of compensation decisions made by the organization. Independent consultant reviews are performed for executive staff every two years and board compensation is periodic. The independent consultant's report and the affirmation of disinterested board members is documented in writing in the board minutes. Reviews generally take place every other year. Reviews were last performed in 2024.”

“The organization has a process in place for independent consultants to review and report on compensation of the other officers, key employees, and board member compensation with final review and approval by the board of directors. This includes review of comparability, data, and obtaining the independent consultant's opinion of the reasonableness of compensation decisions made by the organization. Independent consultant reviews are performed for executive staff every two years and board compensation is periodic. The independent consultant's report and the affirmation ofdisinterested board members is documented in writing in the board minutes. Reviews generally take place every other year. Reviews were last performed in 2024.”

“As required by arizona state law, the organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public. Organization does not make its conflict of interest statement available to its members or to the public. Members of the public may obtain copies of the articles of incorporation from the arizona corporation commission. Members of the public also may obtain copies of delta dental's statutory financial statements from the arizona department of insurance and financial institutions and from the national association of insurance commissioners.”

“CHANGE IN EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED RELATED PARTIES - -14073; Total - -14073;”