Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Back to Business - Final Stretch to Achieve 2014 Goals

If you were not able to listen to New Urban Unlimited, (N2U), Monday, September 8, 2014: Money Monday KKNW 1150am  with N2U contributor JR Gillespie of All Star Financial Insurance.

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Always love this time of year, weather, kids back in school,  time to get back to business.

Over the summer I revised my website, I am really excited.  It now provide instant quoting and enrollment for Medical, Medicare, Dental, Life and an variety of products

I expect it to be extremely valuable during the upcoming Medicare and Medical Insurance Open Enrollment Periods.  For Medicare it begins October 15 until December 7.   As a broker, I help people with the Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Prescription Drug plans.  Medicare is Medical Insurance for people age 65 and older, or certain people with disabilities.  There are many plans that improve your benefits, many of these plan are available a $0 premium. .  So this is a time of year when I am scheduling times to speak with group and senior organizations to go over many of the changes that occur annually. 

For Medical Insurance the Open Enrollment Period begins November 15 – Feb 15.  I am  a broker on the Washington Health Plan Finder Website.  This year promises to be better than last year.  I am able to enroll you on the website, but more important, I can provide insight regarding the different plans, there will be more choices and coverage options.  One more thing, on Aug 27, they opened a Special Enrollment Period for people who have already started an application but are having problems.   One question I get asked a lot is whether or not I should enroll on the Washington Health Plan Finder website.  It is mostly a matter of income, if your income is more than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level, then you can enroll on the WHPF,  but you will not receive any financial assistance.  Without the assistance you may not  want to use the Government website,  you can choose to enroll direct to the company. 

This is also a time of year many small businesses review the benefits they offer to their employees.   Once again so much depends on income.  Many companies disbanded there medical insurance plans and sent there people to the WHPF,   and for some this made a lot of sense, but for others there was no true advantage.  In 2015 there will be plan offered in King,  Pierce & Snohomish counties  on the Washington Health Plan Finder website for small businesses.  These options wehre not available last year.   I am able to help small business owners determine which is the best plan for their company and employees.  One plan that I am very excited about offer a year in refund depending on your claims experience.  http://www.assuranthealth.com/assuranthealth/media/self-funded/index.html  This is a benefit not offered by other plans on or off the exchange.  One of my clients had 30% of there already low premiums refunded.  

One of the new feature on my website is the ability for an person to quote and apply for term life insurance,  you can choose from a variety of carriers,  shop plans,  compare prices,  and apply in a couple of minutes.   Today many plans offer Living Benefits; these are benefits you do not have to die to receive.  Instead they will also pay if you have a Critical Illness, (Cancer, Stroke …), or if you have a Chronic Illness (need nursing assistance).  Today’s policies are more comprehensive and since no one knows what tomorrow has in store, you can have these additional benefits at no additional cost.   One incredible product is Indexed Universal Life Insurance, it is a great way to combine life insurance protection with a high interest savings account.  With IUL you can earn a rate of return on your investment that is tied to the performance of the stock market without any risk.  When you consider what bank accounts pays,  and if you don’t like the roller coaster ride Indexed Universal Life and Indexed Annuities are great places to invest. 
 
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