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... x No Thanks Loading.. Choosing A Health Carrier: Eligibility, Benefits, And Utilization 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Patrick Powers This content has not been rated yet. CHOOSING A HEALTH CARRIER: ELIGIBILITY, BENEFITS, AND UTILIZATION by Patrick Powers Today it's almost impossible to read the newspaper, watch the news, or attend a social function without hearing something negative about Health insurers. Typical complaints include: Necessary medications and treatments aren't covered. Student dependents, living at colleges hundreds of miles away, are covered for emergency care but not for routine care. Members must endure long waits for referral authorization to see specialists. Physicians' nurses are kept on hold for excessive time periods waiting for precertification approvals. And the list, it seems, goes on forever. The most complicated and difficult areas to assess when selecting a Health carrier for a valued client are: who's covered, what's covered, and what's required of members to ensure coverage before receiving medical care. Confusion arises because of the conflicting interests of managed care plans, the members, and their physicians. Insurers have to balance their need to produce net income with their obligation to provide health-care services. On the other hand, members are concerned about simply getting treatment, and physicians want to practice quality medicine. There are no easy answers, no magic bullets. Before choosing a carrier to entrust with a client, an agent should study the insurance policy - sometimes referred to as the Group Health Maintenance Certificate or Certificate of Coverage - in detail. Let's begin by reviewing eligibility issues. Contrary to many consumers ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. System Utilization: Your Return On Investment 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Tripp Leach This content has not been rated yet. SYSTEM UTILIZATION &# 160WHAT'S YOUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT? by Tripp Leach Are you getting your money's worth? Yes, you know you're getting value from your Agency Management System (AMS) . But do you really know how much of the system's capability your agency is using? You probably know the Return on Investment (ROI) on your last stock or mutual fund, but what about the ROI on your AMS? Does it really matter? Many agents don't know the answer to these questions; in many cases, they've never given it any thought. They dutifully bought a system because it was the right thing to do. Then they immediately turned it over to their bookkeeper or accounting department (since computers were for number crunchers') and blissfully went about the business of selling and servicing. Today, most agencies have a comprehensive automation system. They also have a high degree of automation knowledge, but are still not what you would call techies. For the most part, they have no idea if they're using their system to anywhere near its full capability. The Agency Management System Utilization Survey that follows will allow you to measure your system usage and then take action to improve it. Although neither a complete survey of every possible function in every major agency management system, nor a measure of every type of software available to agents and brokers, the survey will open your eyes to forgotten uses of your AMS ...
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... severity) The Magnitude III loss is one in which the actual survival of the organization is at stake. For example: major earthquake or catastrophic accident affecting the facilities, operation or staff. Such disasters could result in casualties, destruction of property as well as the loss of computer and communications facilities and critically important records. Magnitude III losses would be beyond the point of recovery for the typical organization. Fortunately, the chances of a Magnitude III loss occurring are remote. 4.5 Magnitude Assessment Schedule In a simplistic approach it is important to rank the major exposures with respect to their magnitude category. This may be simply accomplished with a schedule identifying the various exposures in a method of evaluating the categories. The classifications may then be modified due to unique protection features and/or serious complications. In utilizing a schedule approach for crisis exposure assessment, the preceding chart provides the desired magnitude ranking system. The initial column identifies the various exposures such as earthquake, fire, structural collapse, products liability, completed operations or a stockholders' class action suit. The magnitude ranking is based on the severity of the exposure, the impact on business operations and the extent of insurance for the exposure. The magnitude could be modified if there is insurance coverage with very high limits or extensive contingency plans with many options in the event of a crisis. The modification might be of an adverse nature due to a very cyclical business operation in a short season, the impact of a fire would be substantially increased. The last column is simply for remarks in order to maintain a record of any situation that is ...
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... . The ideal computer system will assist the agency with increasing revenues while it enhances the retention rates of accounts, company relationships, and employees. When combined with the increased levels of productivity, it's clear that the proper and effective implementation of automated systems can have a tremendous impact on the agency's bottom line. It's therefore a total mystery why so many agency owners are failing to take full advantage of the automated systems in which they've invested. This lack of total commitment can manifest itself in various ways. One of the worst decisions that's often made is to exclude agency principals and/or producers from having to use the system to obtain policy information, prepare correspondence, and communicate with others inside and outside of the office. Another common mistake is to take the training process too lightly. Effective utilization of the system is a process, and making sure that everyone knows how to use the basic programs and the upgrades is an ongoing and often full-time job. Trying to get by with the bookkeeper as a part-time systems coordinator/trainer is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot. Rather than running at full speed, the agency and its systems implementation process will merely limp along. A third common error is to plug the system into the existing set of manual procedures without taking the time to re-evaluate the way every single function is being handled. Automation has an impact on virtually every agency process. Failure to acknowledge that fact will result in duplication and an increased chance for mistakes that then must be corrected. The balance of this article presents productivity measurements for the average agency. Firms that ...
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... every day? Now it is possible to work with an EA that works for you the way you want it to. A personalized EA can be achieved with the help of a forex EA builder . Let's discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a standard forex EA builder. It is a relatively new way to experience automated forex trading in which a trader's work is almost done through a couple of clicks. A well-made forex EA builder has the potential to bring your trading strategies come to life. It runs on an automated system combined with user-preferred indicators and strategies to bring unparalleled results after each trade. Many online platforms provide a forex EA builder of your choice without having to hire a programmer. The internet is saturated with vast knowledge about how easily forex EA builders work and how they should be utilized to open a window of opportunities. Advantages of a Forex EA Builder: Not only EA builders are extremely rewarding for traders but there are many unexpected benefits to using them for forex trading. As mentioned earlier, a forex EA builder is preferred for being incredibly customizable. It is an automated idea turned into a forex EA that executes certain pre-determined tasks with absolute perfection every single time. Being custom means, one could add an indicator or a trading strategy that they find appropriate. It is easy-to-use software which is specifically made to be utilized by all those who do not possess programming skills but require next-level automated forex trading solution. People simply visit a provider they prefer and visit their site to begin the process of building a functioning forex EA builder fit for their requirements. Usually, when ...
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... has provided some efficiencies, it required little management effort because agents basically were doing the same work the same way they always had. Although agency back-office operations still perform the same functions, the simple act of invoicing is the foundation of nearly all agency statistical information and reporting. To see why, consider what information a single new business invoice provides and its potential impact. Besides automatically creating the accounts receivable, agency commission income, company-payable and producer-payable records, the invoice also: Provides a numerical account of the number of new business transactions. Gives gross premium and commission income dollars of new business transactions. Uses the numerical count and gross premium and commission income dollars to develop averages for new business transactions for the agency, producer, contact, company, line of business, etc. Utilizes a source of business code or indicator to record the source of all new business produced. Employs the source of business information to measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing programs and make the appropriate adjustments. That's just the beginning. With the information from all invoices stored in the agency management system, A/ISystem managers can: Allocate accounts evenly among CSRs based on the number and type of transactions, differentiating between direct and agency bill, standard and non-standard policy types, lines of business, gross premium, and agency commission income. Track book of business splits among companies and average premium and commissions by transaction. Rank customers by gross premium, agency commission received, producer commission paid, net commission income, and transaction averages. Given the tremendous amount of information available from the simple act ...