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Oregon health insurance exchange owes agents $900k

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 G. Turner

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While these professionals enrolled thousands throughout the state, many have not been paid for their services. According to the Oregon health insurance exchange, it owes around $900,000 to the agents who received their training and certification through the program, and who worked to enroll thousands of people throughout the state to make sure that they had the coverage that they needed to comply with the affordable care act, but who haven’t received their own paychecks in six months. Many of these hardworking people haven’t seen a dime of their pay…

California insurance agents are having trouble adapting to health care reform

May 1, 2014April 28, 2014 Logan B.

California insurance exchange creates some problems for agents Some insurance agents in California are encountering problems with the state’s insurance exchange, Covered California, as they begin to clash with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The law allows consumers to keep their medical information private, giving them the option to divulge this information under certain circumstances. In the past, agents were able to obtain medical information from their clients with relative easy. Now, however, this information is becoming more difficult to acquire, which is having a…

Insurance agents prepare for Administrative Professionals Day on Wednesday

April 22, 2014April 23, 2014 Nordstrom

The day provides an annual opportunity to show your staff how much they are appreciated. Administrative Professionals Day is nearly here once again and insurance agents across the country are preparing to make the day a special one for their staff by treating them to something special in order to make sure that they know that they are appreciated. This day occurs on the Wednesday of the last full week in April and it lands on the 23rd this year. While many insurance agents choose to bring treats into the…

Insurance jobs to become widely available in Ohio

April 17, 2014April 14, 2014 H. Cutner

By the year 2020, it is estimated that the industry in the state will require another 26,000 workers. A recent news prediction has revealed that a large number of insurance jobs will be opening up in Ohio as the industry expands considerably between now and the year 2020. This according to a career awareness programs that involves the participation of thirteen insurers. This group, called Insuring Ohio Futures, expects that in just over a half decade, the industry within the state will require an additional 26,000 insurance jobs to be…

Insurance news in Uganda shows trend toward oil sector risks

April 11, 2014April 9, 2014 Julie Campbell

Brokers are focusing on the opportunities that the new industries are providing in the country. The recent insurance news that has been arriving from Uganda has been based on the interest that brokers have been taking in the blossoming oil and gas sector in the country. Training has been started to ensure that insurance brokers understand the risks and how to mitigate them. The Uganda Association of Insurance Brokers (UAIB) chairman, Maurice Amogala, who is also the CEO of AON Uganda, Ltd., has stated that they are already dedicating themselves…