With updates to our internal process and a new product offering, making it much easier to help those who are choosing Medicare Advantage plans.
This is our internal office meeting from April 12, 2021:
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Our new internal numbers are in, comparing March of 2021 to March of 2020.
That, and a WHOLE lot of other updates in this week's office meeting for April 5, 2021.
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Chris was the guest speaker for the national Aetna Virtual Town Hall webinar on March 24th.
The topic was Building Online Credibility.
Chris covered two of the three pillars for creating online traffic for free.
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Federal Employee Health Benefits, Trial Right Scenarios, Credit Card Premium Payments?
And more topics from our weekly internal office meeting.
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We discussed changes with CIGNA, how we got something changed with US FIRE, and the importance of follow-up.
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Agents have been saying, since the 4th quarter of 2020 that mail delays and disruptions have greatly affected the delivery of direct mail lead pieces and the return on investment into direct mail, altogether.
On March 6, 2021, the Maryland Insurance Administration notified agents and insurance carriers that the delays by the US Postal Service were affecting the delivery of premiums, and policy lapses were now a concern.
For agents considering the use or continued use of direct mail for their business, this should be of great concern.
This is ANOTHER REASON for clients to NEVER choose Monthly, Quarterly, or Annual PAPER billing OR a credit card, which is bound to expire and then, too, they miss the notices.
This phenomenon happens all the time, originally covered here:
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Wellcare is at it again with their old tactic of trying to convert our Part D customers into MAPD customers (and cutting out the agent, of course.)
Mutual of Omaha launching lower rates in a few states, Aetna with a new Life product, and a dental product you've probably never heard of before – quite enticing.
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Georgia has declared a Special Election Period pertaining to Medicare, for those folks who did not / could not exercise their options during the typical Annual Election Period. This special period impacts Medicare Advantage and Part D plans and runs through March 31, 2021.
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We lost a potential client because they called in, saying they wanted a particular carrier (that we do not write) and we sent them on their way.
We addressed that today, along with long-term care, along with various other topics like client reviews, etc.
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There are some very interesting updates in the Medicare world this week.
We cover the Social Media Monitoring Policy of one of the insurance carriers and the new Medicare stance on Acupuncture, Short-Term Health Plans..and more.
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Do you create a memorable client experience with your phone calls?
Doing so means that your clients are far more likely to refer you to their friends and family.
This is one of the topics we covered in this agency meeting, held 02/01/2021.
Also, updates on Accendo expansion and US Fire Medicare Supplement, IASADMIN, and CSG Quote Engine..
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You have leads, but how do you get them to stay on the phone? Here is what we have found to work.
If you have been getting hung up on, never even getting to the part where you can help people, you need to watch this.
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Update as of February 26, 2021:|
Aetna is expanding (CA and OR will be a huge opportunity!):
The Accendo Medicare Supplement launch was: March 13, 2020
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We covered the death of our clients recently, closing the sale, and more ways to get them to answer the phone.
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Our meeting today covered improvements in our process, things we are experiencing and how to fix them, and opportunity updates for California's birthday rule.
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In today's office meeting, we reviewed Open Enrollment, Guarantee Issue, and Underwriting scenarios as they pertain to Medicare Supplement timelines. See the video: <[email protected]@> {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “CamtasiaVersion012820″,”description”: “This video contains CamtasiaVersion012820″,”thumbnailUrl”: “https://embed.vidello.com/71/yop2zt3mcky0dpa4/video/splash.jpg”,”uploadDate”: “2020-12-28T18:31:56.000Z”,”duration”: “PT40M33S”} Notes from the Meeting: 1)…
Our internal agency office meeting for 12/21/2020, where we cover process improvements, selling in Missouri, California, and New York, specifically, and other items that help! <[email protected]@> {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “122120officemeeting”,”description”: “This video contains 122120officemeeting”,”thumbnailUrl”: “https://embed.vidello.com/71/5iyxcxk2qaihcc33/video/splash.jpg”,”uploadDate”: “2020-12-21T17:55:12.000Z”,”duration”: “PT31M1S”} Covered in this…
Losing money is not a very good way to run a business. There are situations where you can obtain a new client, write them a policy and get them approved, and yet still get paid zero or next to nothing…
The Annual Enrollment Period for Part D and MAPD is usually October 15 to December 7th.
This year, though, things have gotten slightly crazy.
Here is a list of extensions… Special Enrollment Periods.
As to an extension of AEP due to COVID, that is not happening in early 2021.
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