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How to Sell HPHC’s DSNP “look alike” plan in NH

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How to Sell HPHC's DSNP “look alike” plan in NH

 

ATTENTION HARVARD PILGRIM MEDICARE BROKERS

Let’s Take a Closer Look at How the Gain Rx Product Works in New Hampshire

Join GarityAdvantage and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare’s Senior Market team for a hands-on training session at HPHC’s Manchester Offices focused on understanding:

  • How a DSNP “look alike” product works in the NH market
  • How big the opportunity is in NH
  • How to find prospects
  • How and where to sell

You’ll “Gain” a better understanding of HOW TO SELL this unique Medicare product to diversify your client base and income potential throughout the year.

Register and Save Your Seat:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
650 Elm St., 7 th Floor
Manchester, NH 03101
Not Yet Contracted? Get started here.
Unable to attend? Please contact Susan Young for more information: 800-234-9488 x1459
GarityAdvantage Agency   is a national field marketing organization specializing in the senior market. Our goal is to provide independent brokers with the tools they need to be successful. This starts with a large and diverse portfolio of senior products from the top insurance carriers in each market we serve and continues on with a menu of innovative sales and marketing tools and helpful support services designed to ensure our agents maximize sales in this burgeoning market.

(Webcast) Selling Med Supp in Connecticut: Strategies for Success

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GarityAdvantage invites you to join us for a timely webinar focused on today’s most successful strategies for selling Medicare Supplements in the state of Connecticut. With AEP in the rear view mirror, more and more agents are ramping up their Med Supp selling effort—and reaping generous rewards.

Are you maximizing your full potential in this lucrative market?

Let us help you define (or refine) your Med Supp selling strategy. Join us on Wednesday, February 27th at 11AM for an in-depth look at the Med Supp market and how you can maximize sales in the coming year.
Topics to be discussed include:
  • CT Med Supp product/market review
  • New changes for 2020/MACRA
  • Med Supp vs. Med Advantage
  • Lead generation/marketing strategies
  • Asking the right questions to identify Med Supp candidates
  • Med Supp selling tools you can use
  • Cross selling strategies
  • Leveraging our Medicare Quoting Engine

Selling Medicare Supplements in Connecticut: Strategies for Success

Wednesday, February 27th, 11AM-12PM

With only 30% of CT seniors in Med Advantage plans, that means the remaining 70% may need a Med Supp!
Why Sell Medicare Supplements?
  • Great commissions AND high persistencyclients
  • High renewal income potential
  • Helps create other sales opportunities
  • No red tape; no certifications; no set enrollment period
10 Key Reasons to Work with GarityAdvantage:
  1. National FMO with access to the top carriers in your market
  2. Local broker support office in CT
  3. Entire focus is on senior market
  4. Top commissions paid directly to you
  5. Extensive in-person and online training
  6. Free Senior Market Quoting Engine
  7. Flexible marketing co-op lead programs
  8. Uncompromising compliance standards
  9. Committed to the long-term agent relationship
  10. Opportunities for agency growth

Gerber Life Instant Decision Tele-App

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Get INSTANT DECISIONS
Submit applications OVER THE PHONE
KEEP THE COMMISSION on each and every application

Let Gerber Life Do the Work for YOU!

Gerber Life is simplifying the selling process by empowering agents in the field through a unique call center solution.
 
Now you can call Gerber Life during your sales appointment to get an instant underwriting decision on their new Whole Life and Senior Whole Life products and submit your applications for any Gerber Life Insurance products directly over the phone. Gerber does the work and you get paid the commission! 
 
Get on board with GarityAdvantage!
 
Due to our strong relationship with Gerber, GarityAdvantage has been chosen for this exclusive launch. Our agents can now call Gerber Life with their clients on the line, and complete applications by telephone – and still keep the commission on the sale.
 
If you are not currently contracted through GarityAdvantage, complete our simple contract request form to get started.
 
If you already have a contract through GarityAdvantage, you are ready to go! 
Just call 1-877-885-7612 between the hours of 8:30AM – 6PM EST with your client on the line. Use this check list to make sure you have what you need to make the call. Most calls will take 10-15 minutes. NOTE: Agent must have a writing number for Gerber Life through GarityAdvantage Agency to use this system.
 
GarityAdvantage and Gerber Life look forward to working with you.

Get Mobile and do more

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Get Mobile and do more for your clients and prospects.
Use these mobile apps to make sales.

Make sure you have both of these great apps and have information at your fingertips to help you close sales.

Senior Market Quote Engine
Access this powerful tool to quote and compare Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Final Expense, Hospital Indemnity and Dental all from your computer, tablet or phone. Compare rates and benefits, combine quotes for multiple product types and click to apply (for most carriers). Get the app! 		Quote Engine
What's Covered App Medicare’s “What’s Covered” App
Once you’ve downloaded the GarityAdvantage Quote Engine, your next step should be to download Medicare’s new “What’s Covered” mobile app to learn what items and services are covered, how to get covered benefits, and basic cost information. Get the app!

GarityAdvantage Agencies

Contact Us: 800-234-9488

Medicare & Senior Market Conference & Expo Expands in 2018

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Attend the 2018 Medicare & Senior Market Conference & Expo

The Biggest Medicare Selling Event in the Northeast!

GarityAdvantage Agencies invites you to join our team, our carrier partners, and your broker peers for an information-packed day of networking and learning about the latest opportunities in the senior market.

Benefits of attending include:

  • Get a first look at 2019 plan designs from the most prominent Medicare Advantage carriers in the market
  • Uncover the latest trends emerging in the senior market from our industry keynote speakers
  • Meet face to face with carrier representatives offering Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, PDP and a host of other senior market products
  • Compare your strategy with top brokers in the field
  • Enter to win fun raffle prizes
  • Meet the GarityAdvantage Team!

As the largest FMO in the Northeast, GarityAdvantage knows what you need to get ready for the next AEP and succeed in the Senior Market. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from and network with the key players in the field. Register Today!

CONNECTICUT
Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT 06479

 

MAINE/NEW HAMPSHIRE
Thursday, August 16th, 2018
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
The Westin Portland Harborview, 157 High Street, Portland, ME 04101

 

MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Plainridge Park Casino, 301 Washington Street, Plainville, MA 02762

 

Watch last year’s Expo highlights! 

 

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Senior Market Quote Engine Tutorial Webinar

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NEXT UP!

Wednesday, June 27th, 11AM-12PM

Senior Market Quote Engine, Tool Tutorial

REGISTER

 

 

Leverage our all-new Senior Market Quote Engine to simplify your sales process and close more business. 

In just the past two weeks, hundreds of brokers have logged on to our Website or their favorite App Store to access this powerful tool. Now, to help you maximize the benefit of this cool new tool, we are rolling out a hands-on training webinar featuring Brien Welch from CSG Actuarial – our Quote Engine provider – to show you how to most effectively quote and compare the best plans for your clients including:
  • Medicare Advantage
  • Medicare Supplement
  • Final Expense
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Dental

Join us on Wednesday July 27 at 11am ET for this highly informative tutorial designed to get you up and running with our new Web & Mobile Quoting Engine. REGISTER TODAY!

Summer Webinar Series:
Wednesday, July 11th, 11AM-12PM
Wednesday, July 18th, 11AM-12PM
Wednesday, July 25th, 10AM-11AM
Just Missed: Cross Selling Strategies – Watch the Recording

Important Update on MSP Changes in CT [Breaking News]

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NO CHANGE TO MSP!

This week the Connecticut Senate and House approved the state budget including a provision that restores funding for the popular Medicare Savings Program, which helps more than 150,000 seniors citizens and the disabled to pay for their medical care.

GarityAdvantage shares the collective sigh of relief this news brings to our brokers across the state and is excited to support your MSP selling efforts in the months and years to come.

Stay tuned for details on our upcoming Medicare Savings Program Training and Lead Calling Nights!

As your Medicare Leader and Hometown FMO, we welcome your calls, emails or visits to our Broker Service Center in North Haven to discuss the MSP news or any other senior market question you have.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Jeanette Natale
CT Territory Manager
800-234-9488 x7146 | jnatale@garityadvantage.com

 

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GTL Recover Cash Webinar Coming Up [ Short Term Care ]

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The need for Short Term Care maybe greater than you think.

GarityAdvantage invites you to join us on April 13th for an insightful webinar focused on short term care insurance and how it can be used to protect your clients from the high and increasing costs of nursing home care. Demetri Simos, Regional Sales Manager at Guarantee Trust Life (GTL) will joining us to discuss their latest short term nursing home care product called “Recover Cash®”.

Recover Cash® has been designed to cover gaps in Medicare associated with unexpected short term nursing home care expenses. The plan provides up to 360 days of benefits, is simplified issue and includes a variety of benefit options that can be tailored to your client’s specific needs. Did you know:

short term care
Recover Cash® can help safeguard your clients from these unexpected costs. In this 60 minute webinar, Demetri will drill down into the details of the plan and provide you with a clear road map on when, how and why to sell Recover Cash® to your Medicare clients. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to learn more about this unique new short term care insurance product.

Register today!

Recover Cash® Highlights

  • Pays Benefits Directly To Your Clients when they need it the most
  • Nursing Home & Assisted Living Facility Coverage provides for a daily benefit amount to be payable up to 360 days
  • 10% Spousal Discount when spouses apply for coverage
  • Optional Short Term Home Health Care Rider gives clients the option to recover at home with assistance
  • Optional Simple or Compound Increasing Inflation Protection Rider can help your client’s policy benefit keep pace with rising medical expenses
  • Zero-Day Elimination Period allows benefits to begin immediately (Subject to benefit qualifications)
  • Benefits will restore once during the life of the policy when, for six consecutive months, your client no longer need any covered care or services

Recover Cash® is approved in 29 states including AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, ID, IL, IA, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY

WHEN: Friday, April 13th 10:00AM – 11:00AM
REGISTER

GarityAdvantage Agency
800-234-9488

GarityAdvantage Agencies is a national field marketing organization specializing in the senior market. We offer independent brokers a broad portfolio of senior products from top carriers combined with a diverse menu of innovative sales and marketing tools and helpful support services designed to support their selling efforts.

 

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Cells & Sales: A Wellcare Lead Calling Event

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Connecticut Agents, you are invited to attend our Wellcare Lead Calling Event!

We ran this event in March and it was a smashing success! Our agents made dozens of appointments from these qualified, Wellcare specific leads. Don’t miss out! We are providing these FREE leads to you to help you increase your sales.

You must be contracted and certified for Wellcare through GarityAdvantage to participate. If you are not contracted, RSVP today, and we will send you the contracting link.

When: Wednesday, April 11th, 3PM-6PM

Where:
GarityAdvantage Office
154 State Street, Suite 207
North Haven, CT 06473

RSVP HERE

What to Bring
Your cell phone fully charged, your cell phone charger, and a good attitude! Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Note: Agents must be contracted & certified 2018 with Wellcare to attend.

Contact me with questions:

Maggie Pollard
Sales Coordinator – CT
800-234-9488 | mpollard@garityadvantage.com
GarityAdvantage Agencies

 

 

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