Coventry’s 2011 Agent Certification web portal will be available for agents to certify and re-certify on Tuesday, August 31st. For instructions on how to get Certified with Coventry (and other companies), please visit our 2011 Certifying web page.
Archive for August, 2010
Coventry Medicare Advantage and Part D Certification for 2011 Will be Available on August 31st, 2010
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, Coventry, Education/Training, Medicare Advantage, States, Training/Certification on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
HealthSpring to Acquire Bravo Health
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, Bravo, Maryland, Medicare Advantage, News, Pennsylvania, Texas on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
HealthSpring announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Medicare Advantage Operator, Bravo Health for $545 million in cash. The deal will add 100,000 Medicare Advantage members to HealthSpring’s 297,000 members and will make HealthSpring the 7th largest Medicare Advantage plan based on membership. In addition, HealthSpring will add Bravo’s 230,000 Part D members. [...]
Insurance Product Training Aug 30th – Sept. 3rd
Posted in Aetna, All, Coventry, Education/Training, Final Expense Life, Genworth Companies, Individual Major Med, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Optima Health, States, Training/Certification, Uncategorized on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another week with in-depth training that will prepare the senior insurance agent for AEP. AEP will be here before you know it, so be ready by licensing and re-certifying now. The listed training sessions will help you do just that. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Event’s Calendar”! (You must be logged in to [...]
Important Survey for Medicare Agents!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Educational Video for Medicareful.com
Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing, Website on August 23, 2010 | 10 Comments »
If you have a few minutes, please check of the educational video I put together for Medicareful.com. Please add any comments below!
Preview of New Lead Management System
Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing, Website on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The software developers at Ritter Insurance Marketing have been working on an update to the Lead Management System at RitterIM.com. With recent changes to the Medicare program, including the elimination of the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) in 2011, we began developing new ways for agents to manage their clients, leads and prospects to maximize their [...]
Positive signs for an agents role in Health Care Reform
Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing, Individual Major Med, Insurance Products, News, Uncategorized on August 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Some of the first signs of momentum regarding agent involvement in the State and Federal Health Exchanges are discussed in the following articles. The NAIC Loves Agents & Agents Want Piece of Pie The second most asked question asked of me, by agents, is “Do you see a role for us when the exchanges go [...]
Insurance Product Training – Aug 23rd – Aug 27th
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, Aetna, All, Baltimore Life, Coventry, Education/Training, Final Expense Life, Genworth Companies, Individual Major Med, Insurance Companies, Insurance Products, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Molina Medicare, States, Training/Certification, United Health Care on August 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Another week with in-depth training that will prepare the senior insurance agent for AEP. AEP will be here before you know it, so be ready by licensing and re-certifying now. The listed training sessions will help you do just that. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Event’s Calendar”! (You must be logged in to [...]
Instructions for Agents Certifying with Aetna for 2011 Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, Aetna, All, Part D, Training/Certification on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Aetna is still on CMS Marketing Suspension (see full disclaimer below), however, their certification portal is open for agents to get certified to sell the 2011 Part D and/or Medicare Advantage. Of course, CMS will have to lift the Marketing Suspension before you are able to sell, but we are recommending that you complete the [...]
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Increase Slightly in 2011
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, CMS, News, Part D on August 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Here is a posting from HealthNewsDigest. CMS is estimating that average premiums on Stand Alone Part D Plans (PDP) and Medicare Advantage Plans with Prescription Drugs (MAPD) will increase from an average monthly premium of $29 in 2010 to around $30 in 2011, a 3% increase. Here is the official announcement from CMS. Further, due [...]