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NCPA: Health Purchase Mandates May Not Work
By Staff WriterState laws requiring consumers to buy medical insurance may be as ineffective as state laws requiring motorists to buy auto insurance.Analysts at the National Center ...
September 06, 2006
Conseco Unveils Producer SiteA Midwestern insurer is using a new vehicle to market supplemental health insurance producers to independent agents.Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., has posted a new supplemental ...
September 03, 2006
Placing DI Coverage In The Medically Impaired MarketI can remember when Cadillacs and Chevrolets were the primary cars of choice, can you? These automobiles seemed to serve most Americans' travel needs very ...
September 03, 2006
One More Time: What'sDespite long term care insurance's compelling benefits, producers report they still have to slog through dogged struggles with prospects to get them to purchase.So one ...
September 01, 2006
Make future value of LTCI apparentQ. I'm having trouble closing a number of prospects because they complain the premium is too expensive. Do you have any suggestions how to overcome that objection? A. The premium amount has always been a problem area, even before the rounds of rate
September 01, 2006
Advisor of the Year FinalistsThe nominations have been reviewed. The selection process has nearly been completed. We have whittled the extensive list down to the final five, a collection of advisors that exemplifies what it takes to succeed in this industry - and to succeed
September 01, 2006
12 standards of long-term sales successThe next time the conversation wanes at a cocktail party, here's a topic guaranteed to jumpstart a discussion: bad service. Get people talking about their customer service horror stories and it quickly becomes clear that most of us are starved for
September 01, 2006
CMS To Ban Mid-Year Medicare ImprovementsThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to stop private companies from making Medicare managed care plans better in the middle of the ...