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Short-Term Medical Marketer Goes Viral
By Staff WriterHealth Plan Administrators Inc. is trying to adopt a rad extreem approach to reaching new college graduates this spring.HPA, Tampa, Fla., a unit of Independence ...
May 02, 2008
Garden State Governor Signs Paid Leave BillNew Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, D, has signed Assembly Bill 873, a measure that will provide 6 weeks of paid leave for workers who are ...
May 01, 2008
Retiree health costs balloonIn the seven years Fidelity Investments has issued an annual retiree health cost estimate, the number has risen by 41 percent, which is a 5.8 percent average annual increase. The latest estimate is a 4.7 percent increase over 2007, and it says a
May 01, 2008
Regulators target Medicare Advantage sales practicesIf you sell Medicare Advantage plans or advise clients about buying them, watch out. That's because regulators and lawmakers are zeroing in on abusive sales practices and even considering supplementing federal oversight of the market with a limited
May 01, 2008
Securing your client's retirement future from the cost of long-term care - Part IHow will the economic downturn affect the long-term care insurance business?Recently, advisors have been asking this exact question, as have most people regardless of their profession. Many can't help but recall the 1991 national recession and how
May 01, 2008
A different take on LTCII read with interest "The Long View," the article in your April issue relating to long term care insurance. As an LTCI specialist and producer I have to take exception to an opinion expressed by both Debra Newman and Jesse Slome on
May 01, 2008
Servicing long term care clientsYou may have leapt numerous hurdles on the way to selling long term care insurance policies. And, while closing the actual sale may have been a challenge, often the real work comes after the deal is made. Providing excellent service means
May 01, 2008
How Your Local Radio Station Can Position You as 'The Insurance Expert'Every insurance agent seeking to attract new prospects knows the two basic obstacles in doing so: a lack of awareness and a lack of trust. Hundreds of people in your market know they need insurance, but they don't know who they can turn to for