Archives for April 2019

You May Not Know – Part 2

What is your background?    What made you get into selling insurance? These two questions come up so often that I thought it would be helpful to answer them here. Selling insurance was not something I ever saw myself doing.  From the moment it was suggested to me to do as a career, it was […]

You May Not Know – Part 1

When a potential client reaches out to me, they want to know my experience, what insurance products that are offered through my business, how much things costs, and sometimes, they will ask me to tell them about myself. They want to know my background both personally and professionally. They may ask about my family. They […]

Open Enrollment VS. Guaranteed Issue

There is so much about Medicare that is downright confusing.   When it comes to purchasing a Medicare Supplemental plan, consumers are perplexed when attempting to understand the difference between Open Enrollment and Guaranteed Issue. Open Enrollment and Guaranteed Issue are similiar, but they are different.   They can overlap which makes it all the harder to […]

Choices

We each make choices every single day of the week. Choices such as what time we get up, what we eat for breakfast, and what we wear are made every morning. Choices as to where we work, the friends we socialize with, where and who we live with are made with happiness in mind. Choices […]

Star Ratings

When it comes to Medicare Advantage plans or Medicare Prescription Drug plans, CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) use a five star rating to measure Medicare beneficiaries experience with the plan that he or she has. When presenting either a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare Prescription Drug plan to a client, it is […]