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Archive for July, 2008
American Continental Insurance and Continental Life of Brentwood (both Genworth Companies) Change Operational Procedures on Premium overages/shortages
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2009 Premium Maps available for American Progressive, Today’s Options for the States of Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA), Maryland (MD), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Ohio (OH), Pennsylvania (PA), Vermont (VT) and West Virginia (WV)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You must be a licensed agent to get a map. You cannot share this information with any Medicare Beneficiary.
E-mail April Ford to request your map, please indicate which state(s) you would like.
Complaints about Medicare drug benefit declining, GAO auditors say
Posted in Medicare Advantage, News on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The AP (7/29, Freking) reports, “Complaints about the Medicare drug benefit have dropped considerably since the summer of 2006, but ongoing challenges still pose problems for participants, particularly in getting complaints addressed promptly,” according to auditors with the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO auditors “tracked nearly 630,000 complaints filed with the federal government during [...]
Medicare incentive payments may encourage physicians to use e-prescriptions
Posted in News on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
USA Today (7/29, Kornblum) reports, “The move to get doctors to file prescriptions electronically is gathering steam, and may get a further boost from new Medicare rules that give doctors money to go electronic — and take it away if they don’t.” According to Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, which transmits “e-prescriptions from doctors’ offices to [...]
Free Webinar on Marketing to Seniors, Sponsored by Unicare and Norvax, July 30th @ 12 CENTRAL TIME
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Learn More for Free…
The first Baby Boomers that will become Medicare-eligible will do so in just 17 months,
and the Senior market is projected to peak at more than 70 million people over the next
three decades. This creates a great opportunity for you to capitalize on this new
market segment.
Are You Looking to Explode your 2009 Medicare Advantage Sales?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder why there’s never been a Medicare Advantage Convention for Independent Agents?
You can find a Senior Market Expo (Cost = $550)
You can find a Property and Casualty Convention (Cost = $665)
Even a Life Settlements Convention (Cost = $1,595)
Ritter Insurance is pleased to offer our first “Medicare Advantage Conference”. Our Subsidized price is $195 which will [...]
John Hancock Sponsoring Online Long Term Care (LTC) Partnership Training in Arizona (AZ), Georgia (GA), Idaho (ID), Iowa (IA), Illinois (IL), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island(RI), South Dakota (SD) and Virginia (VA); COMING SOON TO Colorado (CO), Florida (FL) and New Jersey (NJ)
Posted in Arizona, CE Credits, Colorado, Education/Training, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Insurance Companies, Insurance Products, Iowa, John Hancock, Long Term Care, Maine, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, States, Virginia on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
To register, E-mail Mike and he will contact you.
Online training: If you cannot attend a class, or prefer to take your training online, John Hancock offers state-specific online training to help you meet NAIC Partnership requirements. Look to this page for information on:
the cost of online training, CE and CFP credits
learn how to get reimbursed [...]
John Hancock Sponsoring Live Long Term Care (LTC) Partnership Training in Georgia (GA), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Maryland (MD), Nebraska (NE), Ohio (OH), Pennsylvania (PA) and Virginia (VA)
Posted in CE Credits, Education/Training, Georgia, Insurance Companies, Insurance Products, Iowa, John Hancock, Kansas, Long Term Care, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, States, Virginia on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here are the dates and locations, chronologically. To register, E-mail Mike and he will contact you. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE LOCATION YOU ARE SEEKING TO ATTEND.
Fee for the training is $65, but this can be reimbursed based on production (see below).
City
State
Date
Notes
North Platte
NE
7/31/2008
Kearney
NE
8/1/2008
Richmond
VA
8/1/2008
St. Louis
MO
8/6/2008
ONLY 9 SEATS REMAIN!
Leawood
KS
8/7/2008
MO Partnership, NOT KS
Lincoln
NE
8/8/2008
Cincinnate/Blue Ash
OH
8/11/2008
Columbus/Dublin
OH
8/12/2008
Cleveland/Independence
OH
8/13/2008
Toledo/Perrysburg
OH
8/14/2008
Macon
GA
8/26/2008
Marietta
GA
8/27/2008
Baltimore/Hunt Valley
MD
9/3/2008
Gaithersburg
MD
9/4/2008
Cedar Rapids
IA
9/5/2008
King of Prussia
PA
9/9/2008
Hershey/Grantville
PA
9/10/2008
Cranberry [...]
Unison Requiring Use of Attestation form EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY on all Medicare Advantage Enrollments
Posted in Insurance Companies, New Applications/Forms, Pennsylvania, Procedures, States, Unison on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click here for the form.
The form is required with all enrollment applications effective immediately. Applications will be placed in incomplete status if the eligibility attestion is not included with enrollment application.
Universal American Companies (Pennsylvania Life in 49 states and American Progressive in NY) announce Community CCRx filed Plan Designs for 2009 Stand Alone Part D Plans (PDP)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are a licensed agent and would like to review the 2009 plan designs, please e-mail April Ford.
Keep in mind that these are NOT to be shared with any Medicare Beneficiary before October 1st, 2008 and that these are filed plans and NOT APPROVED.
Craig
