Special Virtual Meet and Greet for Colorado brokers
If you are currently selling Medicare products in Colorado (or thinking about getting into the business), we need to talk!
Hi – I am Tricia Koteras, the Western Regional Manager for GarityAdvantage Agencies. We partner with agents and agencies of all shapes and sizes to help them succeed and would welcome the chance to speak with you about how we can help you.
We are a National Marketing Organization (NMO) focused exclusively on Medicare and have top level contracts with all the major carriers like Aetna, Anthem, Humana and UHC as well as several newer-to-the-market carriers like Cigna and Clear Spring.
Tricia Koteras
Western Regional Manager
We strive to help our agents grow every day through our:
Dedicated Account Team – Targeted team focused on the Colorado market
Sales Focused Training – Always with an emphasis on tips and tools that help you sell more
Diverse Lead Programs – Feeding hungry agents with new prospects throughout the year
Virtual Agency Support – Agent dashboard and a multi-carrier quote/enroll platform
Expert Marketing Services – Creative services at your fingertips
In-field Lead Generation – We teach you to fish and give you the support you need to succeed
Agency Building Tools – Support and tools to help you recruit and grow a downline
Back Office Support – There to help with your contracting, commissions, compliance and more
Find out more at a special Virtual Meet and Greet for Colorado brokers happening on:
Join our highly popular webinar about transitioning from Group Health Insurance to Medicare.
Join our highly popular webinar about transitioning from Group Health Insurance to Medicare. Our last session was a sellout, so we’re bringing this training to you again virtually!
Whether you sell Group Health Insurance or Medicare Plans, this unique webinar is for you!
Group Brokers will learn about Medicare to be able to help clients when it’s time to transition from a Group Plan to Medicare.
Medicare Brokers will learn the important questions to ask when a client plans to leave a Group or already left and hasn’t enrolled.
Join Us for this Unique Learning Opportunity to Be a Step Ahead of Your Competitors
Connie Cimler of Anthem and Susan Young of GarityAdvantage Agencies will arm you with the information you need to RETAIN YOUR CLIENTS WHEN THEY LEAVE A GROUP PLAN, including:
The Challenge
Solutions
How You Can Help
Differences with Group Sizes and Who Pays First
COBRA and HSAs and how they work with Medicare
Join us and you could be one of three lucky winners of our random prize drawings!
Hosted by:
Connie Cimler
Susan Young
Regional Sales Manager
NH/ME
Anthem
Senior Territory Manager
ME/NH/VT/Upstate NY
GarityAdvantage Agencies
GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed. This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, agent dashboard, CRM and our Medicare-Select-a-Plan virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more!
Medicare Insurance Veteran to Expand and Strengthen Broker Recruitment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tricia Koteras, CLU Joins GarityAdvantage as Regional Territory Manager for Western States
Medicare Insurance Veteran to Expand and Strengthen Broker Recruitment and Development Activities in the West.
Los Angeles, CA, December 22, 2020 – National Marketing Organization GarityAdvantage Agencies announces and welcomes Tricia Koteras, CLU as Regional Territory Manager for western states. Ms. Koteras will be responsible for expanding Garity’s unique hands-on broker service model to independent insurance agents/agencies focused on Medicare across the West.
With well over a decade of sales agent development, support and service experience for several regional and national Medicare carriers such as UHC, Humana, SCAN and Molina Healthcare, Koteras is uniquely positioned to provide independent insurance agents/agencies in the region with the product insight and market knowledge they will need to be successful in the senior marketplace. Koteras said, “Joining the Garity team is an exciting opportunity for me. After devoting years to the carrier side of the business, it is exciting to work for an NMO with a real dedication to their agents in the field. Their blend of training, technology, marketing and overall agent support has been driving tremendous growth for GarityAdvantage and providing a clear path to Medicare success for the producers they serve. I am looking forward to bringing that level of service to brokers across the West.”
GarityAdvantage represents major carriers in the Medicare Advantage market including Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna, UHC and WellCare. Koteras will be charged with recruiting, training and supporting motivated agents/agencies to contract with the carriers GarityAdvantage represents to help them drive their senior market sales.
This important team expansion solidifies GarityAdvantage’s commitment to expanding their team of independent brokers operating throughout the western region. GarityAdvantage President Brian Garity expressed confidence that Koteras is ready to take on this challenging role, saying: “The hiring of Tricia corresponds with our company’s business growth strategy to deliver Medicare expertise through a high-touch, local service model to producers in key markets in the West. Bringing aboard an experienced industry veteran like Tricia to lead the charge sends a clear message to agents in the region that we are here to help you succeed.”
About GarityAdvantage Agencies
GarityAdvantage Agencies is a national field marketing organization (NMO) specializing in the senior market. They work with over 2,500 independent insurance brokers across the country to distribute a broad portfolio of Medicare and senior products from top carriers combining a diverse menu of innovative sales and marketing tools, virtual selling technologies, attractive lead programs, co-op marketing, virtual and face to face training, and a wealth of high touch support services all designed to help their brokers succeed.
Are you thinking about selling Medicare or know someone who is?
Research shows that 80 million people will become Medicare-eligible over the next 20 years, making Medicare one of the fastest growing markets for enterprising agents.
Whether you’re a seasoned life/health or P&C broker tired of fielding Medicare questions from your existing clients with no reward, a financial planner feeling like you’re only telling half the story to your retiring clients or a hungry new agent looking for a product line that pays top dollar commissions year after year, the Medicare market is proven for growth and open to sales professionals of all backgrounds
Webcast: Making the Move to Medicare Hosted by Victoria Bailey, Director of Training
Tuesday, February 9th | 11AM – 12PM
Join us for this insightful 1-hour webinar designed to help you get up to speed on the Medicare opportunity including:
Understanding the A,B,C,D’s of Medicare
How to build a $100,000 renewable income stream in 4 years or less
What it takes to get ready to sell
How to leverage your existing client base as a goldmine for Medicare referrals
Finding the best ways to integrate Medicare products into your portfolio
How GarityAdvantage supports your path to success with leads, training, technology and more!
With 11,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day for at least another decade, it’s apparent that the Medicare market will continue its tremendous growth for the foreseeable future. There is no time like the present to get involved! Tune in and find out how to get started.
Do you want to grow your Medicare insurance business?
Make sure you’re receiving the maximum comp on every sale!
If you’re not getting paid $539 on new cases or $270 on renewals
on your Medicare Advantage sales, you’re giving up income that belongs in YOUR pocket. Let us help you work independently and grow your Medicare business!
Jump in now and give yourself a raise or look back next year at the money you didn’t bring in. With our brand of excellent back office support, you’ll be selling in no time!
GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We are the only NMO physically located here in New England.
We support our brokers with personalized training, unlimited co-op marketing dollars, no-cost leads during AEP, cutting edge enrollment technology and exceptional support throughout the year. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it!
Join ConnectiCare’s Broker Managers Serena Bucchi and James Lopez for an introduction to ConnectiCare including:
Market Highlights
Plan Highlights
ConnectiCare Selling Points
Tips for OEP
Why ConnectiCare?
ConnectiCare knows the needs of the Medicare community here in Connecticut. And people in Connecticut know ConnectiCare! As one of the only family plans built and managed exclusively for the state of CT, offering ConnectiCare to your clients is easy – as they probably have a friend or family member already on the plan. Plus, they offer a great portfolio of plans for most every situation your clients need.
Have you been feeling BLUE about selling Med Supp in Massachusetts?
Introducing Health New England
Medicare Supplement
Now you can offer a low-cost, fully commissionable plan to your Massachusetts clients!
GarityAdvantage is pleased to offer brokers across the Commonwealth the opportunity to sell Health New England’s Medicare Supplement plans—featuringthelowest cost, fully commissionable plan in the state (in both 2020 and 2021).
Check out these rates:
Tired of competing with other low cost/non-commissionable plans? Let HNE help you compete with a low cost/full commission Med Supp!
Announcing CPCT’s NEW partnership with UConn Health!
As you know, CarePartners of Connecticut has offered Medicare Advantage plans in your area since 2019. You may have Medicare beneficiaries that inquire about their program and ask you to share your insights.
We’re excited to announce their NEW partnership with UConn Health as of November 16th, 2020. The partnership with UConn Health will provide much needed access for current & future members. If you have clients that use UConn Health physicians, we invite you to verify on the directory linked below or contact CPCT’s Broker Support department to verify their PAR status.
As the fastest growing HMO in Connecticut, created by two leading New England organizations—Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most extensive health care provider, and Tufts Health Plan, a Massachusetts based plan nationally recognized for excellence—CarePartners of Connecticut has decades of experience in providing both high quality care and award-winning health care coverage.
CarePartners of Connecticut continues to offer a differentiated experience with their:
$0 PCP Copays on all plans
$0 Medical Deductible on all HMO Plans
Custom Formulary with $0 Tier 1 & Tier 2 drug coverage at Preferred Pharmacies
Robust Supplemental Benefits; including our $1,500 Dental Benefit on their Preferred Plan
And of course, a full integrated care model that makes their plan the perfect fit for HHC Patients
Not Contracted? Get contracted today to start offering your clients this great new option!
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has enhanced their
Value of Blue Guarantee
Give your clients the peace of mind knowing they can get the coverage they need… when they need it. With the Value of Blue Guarantee, your clients can opt for a one-time change from their Medicare Advantage plan to an open Plan 65 Supplement plan in a future election period with no lapse in coverage.
For you, the broker, this Guarantee provides an opportunity to gain some new clients or even look at your existing book and provide them with significant savings. PLUS, Transitioning your Medicare Supplement clients to Medicare Advantage also presents an opportunity for increased commission on these clients.
Think of some of your Medicare Supplement clients paying for Supp, PDP and Dental premiums. Imagine them transitioning to one of BCBSRIs Medicare Advantage plans, giving them immediate savings in premium while providing access to embedded Rx, dental, OTC, gym, wellness reimbursements and more! Then, down the road if they need a Medicare Supplement, they can enroll in BCBSRIs Plan 65 at the base rate, no medical underwriting questions asked!
There are two unique ways to leverage The Value of Blue Guarantee (See below or download their new informational flyer that can be shared with members and prospects).
Scenario 1
When you’re first eligible for Medicare:
Choose BCBSRI when you’re first eligible for Medicare coverage (effective October 1, 2013, or later), AND
Remain a BCBSRI Medicare Advantage member with no lapses in coverage since joining BCBSRI.
You gain exclusive access to a one-time opportunity to change from a Medicare Advantage plan to an open Plan 65 Supplement plan in a future election period.
When you join BCBSRI from a non-BCBSRI Supplement plan:
Your clients can choose a BCBSRI Medicare Advantage plan and qualify for a one-time exception to elect an open BCBSRI Plan65 Supplement plan in the future during the election periods listed above.
To qualify for a change to an open BCBSRI Plan65 Supplement plan:
You must remain a BCBSRI Medicare Advantage member for at least two years, AND
Remain a BCBSRI Medicare Advantage member with no lapses in coverage since joining BCBSRI
So many reasons to contract and certify with Lasso Healthcare MSA.
What is Lasso Healthcare’s Medical Savings Account?
It is a high deductible Medicare Advantage plan PLUS
a special Medical Savings Account. It combines the value of an MA plan―including $0 premium, no network, no referrals―with the awesome saving power of a Medical Savings Account to give members money and control of their own care.
So many reasons to contract and certify with Lasso Healthcare MSA. Request yours today.
Join Victoria Bailey, GarityAdvantage’s National Director of Training and Director for Mid-Atlantic Region, as she drills down deep into Lasso Healthcare’s MSA to help you understand: