Insurance consumers desperately need to be saved… Saved by those of us who care about their engagement with our industry. As the world has changed, more direct advertising to consumers is occurring in multiple media forums. Self-service engagement has been touted as having the advantage of an investment of “15 minutes or less.” Price is […]
Advocate, healthcare, Insurance, subsidies
A few days ago, I was studying a medical diagram in a coffee shop when a man in his mid-40s walked in. His face was red, he was sweating, he looked upset. “Please, can anyone help me?” he asked. “My daughter is at Children’s Hospital for seizures and she needs medicine. My credit card is maxed out. […]
Advocate, Flood, hurricane, In The News, Insurance
RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY) – Governor Pat McCrory offered advice to Hurricane Matthew victims filing out insurance claims in a press release on Saturday. Gov. McCrory urges those impacted by the storm to register with FEMA and make contact with their insurance company to assess damage. The governor offers the following tips to Hurricane Matthew survivors […]
Advocate, In The News, Insurance
Diane Alsop dodged a scare two years ago when an anomaly in her mammogram was determined to not be breast cancer. But that anomaly, diagnosed as atypical hyperplasia, a precancerous condition, wouldn’t have been detected without a mammogram. And Alsop, with no health insurance, would not have received that potentially life-saving test without a fund […]
Syracuse, New York, Aug. 4, 2016 — The Independent Insurance Agents of Central New York, Inc. (IIACNY) announced today that it will donate $20,000 to 17 Central New York charities. The donations continue a decade-long tradition of the insurance group giving back to the community. The funds were raised during IIACNY’s annual golf outing, held […]
Advocate, In The News, Insurance, N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services, New York
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter of guidance on parity on Wednesday, informing insurers of their responsibility to provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorders as for medical or surgical care. “This administration will have zero tolerance for insurance companies that seek to shirk their obligations […]
Advocate, Insurance, Insurance Advocate, New York State Department of Financial Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services may soon begin coming up with recommendations for what, if anything, the state should do about private long-term care insurance. The state Senate and the state Assembly have both approved S. 6802, a bill introduced by state Sen. James Seward, R-Cooperstown, that calls for the department to develop […]
Hundreds of professional, independent insurance agents from the Long Island and greater New York area gathered on May 4 at the sprawling Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury for a day of networking, tradeshow, education and ceremony at the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State’s Long Island Regional Awareness Program. Tradeshow Long Island RAP […]
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