Retail 2020 Window Shopping & Quoting via the Retail Producer Portal is Now Open!
Your clients can start their preliminary shopping for a 2020 qualified health plan. Note that clients cannot receive an official premium tax credit amount until Nov. 1st. To get started, clients can:
Are you 2020 FFM Certified?
Writing producers helping people enroll in Marketplace policies must register with the CMS and pass required training. Visit the CMS’s Resources for Agents and Brokers in the Health Insurance Marketplaces page for important producer resources.
Medicare Annual Enrollment is Now OPEN
Medicare Annual Enrollment began Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 7.
2020 Blue Cross Medicare OptionsSM Training Available Now! This is Part 2 of the 2020 Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan (MAPD) and the stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) certification requirements. If you have not completed Part 1: America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) Medicare certification training, you can access it and Part 2. Click here for the certification curriculum.
Note: Individual producers, subproducers and agency principals must complete both Part 1 and Part 2 of the certification training to be deemed certified
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LTCi Personal Training - 3 GEN CE applied for!
Ron Cohen, LTCP, Resource Brokerage’s specialist in Long Term Care insurance, is now offering a free sales training program that will train you on how to become a successful LTCi specialist. Very limited class sizes- I'm ready to know more.
Exciting News for all LTC certified brokers in IL!
The Illinois Partnership for Long Term Care Insurance is now live in IL
View a map of states that currently have LTC Partnership
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Banner Life is the first carrier to offer up to 40 years of level term life insurance coverage. To celebrate, Banner is giving agents $40 for each OPTerm application submitted and phone interview completed on new business until July 10, 2019. More than that, each submitted application will earn one ticket to be entered into a drawing. After July,10, 2019, four participating agents will be randomly selected to win a $1,000 bonus. The winners will also be invited to a special dinner with their General Agent and Banner Account Manager.
Contact Tom Merrion at 847-598-0032 to discuss the product or for case design assistance.
Quoting Specialist / Life Insurance Administration
Much of the work is focused on the use of technology to produce results, thus the appropriate candidate should be very familiar with Microsoft Office, database utilization, and have the ability to autonomously find information on carrier websites. Large volumes of HIPAA protected information require professionalism and confidentiality. Fast paced environment requires that requests are responded to within four business hours. The ideal candidate will proactively follow-up on returned quotes to help close sales and contact agents for additional sales opportunities. The position requires a pleasant personality with excellent verbal and written communication skills which are necessary while working with the brokerage community, carrier staff, internal agency marketing and co-workers.
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"I've been on both sides of the aisle - as a client and as a vendor. From my experiences I feel qualified to state that your product knowledge, training and sales expertise, and understanding of the client's needs were exceptional and invaluable to my selling success. Whenever I had questions (and there were many!) you responded very quickly and in many instances, gave me additional ideas that helped with the sale."
"I am looking forward to many, many additional sales with your help!"
"Great job prepping this case for us. I completed initial review on Thursday and have been able to approve this morning (4 business days) !"
Resource Brokerage is one of the Midwest’s leading brokerage general agencies providing brokers a choice of Group Benefits, Major Medical, Life, Annuities, DI, LTC and Linked Benefits all in one place. Brokers work with a team of dedicated professionals who specialize in the lines of business they support. These teams also constantly undergo training and education with a focus on credentials that mean the most to our industry. Our management team is led by seasoned industry professionals with true brokerage experience and the know-how to help get things done for our brokers.
