Issue 9
Selling & Marketing
Long Term Care Planning: What It Is and Why Employers Should Care
It’s no secret employers are worried about a possible mass exodus of boomer employees who want to take the time to smell the roses before it’s too late
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Another Way to Look at Dental Benefits
According to a 2009 Delta Dental Plans survey, employees want their dental benefits to be easy to use, allow them to use their personal dentist and include several coverage options of which the most important is preventive care, such as teeth cleanings and X-rays
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FINDING REAL VALUE WITH VOLUNTARY DENTAL
Voluntary dental has been a popular benefit for many years, and economic challenges are creating renewed interest in this valuable option.
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Crushing Debt, Collection, Foreclosure, Repossessions and a Worrisome Economic Outlook - Your Clients’ Employees Really Need Your New Product Innovation.
One of your best clients calls to tell you that you are not very competitive on your Disability Insurance plan and he is canceling the plan you have had in place with his employees for the past six (6) years.
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Legal Services Plans – A Benefit Whose Time Has Come
Given our country’s economic challenges, businesses continue to struggle with managing operations and coping with their ability to do more with less.
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Employee Mediation Benefit:
The idea of employer-sponsored mediation programs is not new, however they have typically been relegated to resolving internal workplace conflicts only.
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Maximizing Returns from Benefit Investments
One of the biggest challenges facing human resource managers is effective benefit communication. Recruiting and retaining quality employees is much easier
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What is Long-Term Care?
When people consider the subject of long-term care, they often think about nursing homes. In fact long-term care has little to do with nursing homes. Understanding the difference can help you protect your family and finances.
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Managing Asthma and Wellness
Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing
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Managing Short Term Medical Claims
Most of us see a “typical” purchaser of short term health insurance cover as someone between jobs, a candidate for employer group cover, recent college graduate or dependent
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The Value of Medical Networks with Limited Health Care Plans
In today’s evolving health care industry, medical networks with limited health care plans are a good option for members seeking extra value through network discounts
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Employee Benefits: An Investment in Human Capital
Providing health benefits to employees is expensive, but poor employee health carries a high price, too. Increasingly, employers are moving away from viewing health benefits
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Tough Times Call for Innovative Solutions : Enhance Your Revenue by Embracing Benefit Administration
One can barely switch on the evening news or read a paper without being bombarded by a host of stories that point out the lackluster economic conditions that abound
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CUTTING THE COSTS OF WORKSITE COMMUNICATION WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY
Over the years more and more insurance carriers and brokers have turned to the enroller community as a means of selling more products
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Benefit Reward Malls with CashBack: A No Brainer!
Customer loyalty and reward programs seem to be everywhere nowadays. With all of the technology advancements over the past several years, a new dynamic has emerged
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MEDICAL IDENTITY THEFT – ARE YOU AT RISK?
Having accurate medical records is important as it helps medical professionals know how best to treat you. Your medical records can provide what allergies you may have
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Healthcare Reform is Dead. Let’s get back to business.
Healthcare Reform is dead. When Senator Brown was elected in Massachusetts many in the insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief, some broke out champagne and celebrated.
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Politicians: A Laughing Stock?
“’Let us break (God’s) chains’ they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.’ But the one who rules in heaven laughs, The Lord scoffs at them.’”
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