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2024 Medigap Insurance Rate Increase Data Can Help Agents Compete

June 25, 2024June 24, 2024 Logan B.

Insurance agents striving to stand out and compete in the crowded Medicare solutions market can utilize the latest data regarding Medigap rate increases. The just-reported data revealed that year-over-year increases for policyholders with Medigap Plan G coverage in 2024 ranged to as much as 20%. The new analysis was reported by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI) and KLC Actuarial, LLC. “Competition in the Medicare market is intense with large call centers and marketing entities spending hundreds of millions annually on lead generation marketing,” explains Jesse Slome, director…

Tax Season Is Marketing Opportunity For Medicare Insurance Agents

March 30, 2023 Live Insurance News

April 15 is just around the corner and millions of seniors will be preparing their annual tax filings. For agents and brokers who focus on Medicare solutions, this is another ideal opportunity to solidify your role as the ‘go-to local Medicare professional’. The competition for Medicare business has never made it harder for independent insurance agents. Anyone taking the time to watch daytime television knows that one Medicare-focused commercial is almost immediately followed by another. You can’t beat the ability of these large entities to spend millions of dollars generating…

Insurance industry is growing more competitive for independent agents

January 15, 2015January 14, 2015 Nordstrom

Accenture releases report highlighting market disruption for insurance agents Accenture, a multinational management consulting and technology service firm, has released a new report that shows that independent agents in the insurance industry are not immune to digital disruption. The report makes not of changes in consumer behavior, the emergence of new technology, and the ongoing evolution of the insurance industry itself as potential threats to independent agents. Moreover, these agents see serious issues emerging in the market that could introduce some turbulence to their business. Digital sales are creating some…

The Hartford to expand auto insurance to more AARP member with the help of independent insurance agents

February 23, 2012May 5, 2013

The Hartford, one of the largest insurance providers in the U.S., has announced plans to expand the accessibility of auto insurance to AARP members. In order to do this, the insurer will have to expand its base of producers. This will be done through a hiring surge, where the insurer will look to bring on new staff and agents capable of bringing auto insurance coverage to those looking for additional options. The company currently has 4,000 agency locations throughout the country and hopes to increase that number to 6,000 by…

Legislation could exclude insurance agents from medical loss ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act

February 7, 2012February 7, 2012 Marc

Two U.S. senators have drafted a new legislation that would exclude insurance agencies from the medical loss ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act. The provision requires insurers to spend no less than 80% of the money they collect from premiums on improving medical care. The provision would have dire implications for agents as it includes the money they collect from commissions. Senators Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have introduced the legislation to the House of Representatives and hope that it will bring insurance agents the protections they…

Allstate makes changes to its controversial agent commissions plan

December 29, 2011February 16, 2014 Marc

Allstate has announced that it will be revising its compensation plans for independent insurance agents. The company will be revising its commission strategy and pay system for agents, with the changes to take affect beginning in 2013. The new changes will be enforced throughout 2013, but the insurer has not yet revealed plans on what will happen thereafter. Allstate’s changes aim to reduce compensation for most agents, save for captive agents that work solely with the company. The insurer plans to cut commissions by 1%, bringing independent agents’ base commission…

Consumer Agent Portal announces new online resource to connect independent agents with consumers

December 13, 2011May 6, 2013

As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act begin to come to fruition, the role of independent insurance agents is becoming more vague. In an effort to embolden independent agents, the Consumer Agent Portal LLP, a coalition of property/casualty insurers that support independent agents, has launched a new online resource system that is designed to give agents access to the 65% market share they are missing out on. The system will take advantage of the growing electronic market, which is becoming a major playing field in the world of insurance…