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Dec. 17, 2020

Spreadsheeting Benefits Sucks

We all know that spreadsheeting employee benefits is the worst, and in this video I go over the 5 main reasons why.

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Dec. 9, 2020

What it’s like working for a startup

Sharing my thoughts of how rewarding it is working for a startup, and how it differs from being a part of major, established corporations. This world is not for everyone, but perhaps it's right for you?

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Dec. 3, 2020

Stories from the Road

In this video I share my 3 most embarrassing stories from my career so far, as a sales rep.

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Nov. 24, 2020

Getting "Last Look"

In this video, I lay out what I believe "Last Look" should mean in insurance negotiations

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Nov. 20, 2020

5 Zoom Tips for Professionals

In this video I share my 5 tips to ensure a high quality Zoom

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Nov. 18, 2020

What are the Pros and Cons of a Sales Career

What are the Pros and Cons of a Sales Career? In this video I go over the 5 biggest pros and cons of a career in sales. It is not all sunshine and rainbows, but if the downsides don't bother you, then a career in sales can be incredibly rewarding…

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Nov. 16, 2020

Certified Self Funding Specialist

Should you get Certified Self Funding Specialist designation? In this video I cover the 5 reasons I think you should! https://www.hcaa.org/page/CSFS

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Nov. 11, 2020

A Story About My Father

In this video, I share a pivotal moment in my father's life, which perfectly illustrates how to overcome a monumental setback. It was a great lesson for me to see my Dad have to start over, and then build back 10x better. More often than not, when you reach the…

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Nov. 11, 2020

Expanding the Pie

One of the best negotiation tactics to employ when negotiating is to look to "Expand the Pie". This has nothing to do with actual pie, and everything to do with seeking creative ways to resolve a negotiation so that it ends up in a win-win.

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Nov. 11, 2020

Personal Growth

You are not yet the finished product, and it is important to periodically look back to take stock of how far you've come. I take an embarrassing look back at 18-year old me and laughed at the earrings and bleached hair, but it's helpful to really see the progress! P.S.…

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Nov. 9, 2020

Episode 22. Firming Stop Loss Quotes

Unless your stop loss quote is firm, it's just a piece of paper with numbers on it. In this video, I walk you through what data to get, and where to get it, so you can firm your stop loss quote.

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Oct. 29, 2020

Episode 21. Stop Loss Lasers 2.0

With Lasers 2.0, we take a deeper dive into the types of Stop Loss Lasers, examples of each, and then how to counteract them.

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Oct. 22, 2020

Episode 20. Filing Stop Loss Claims

As a broker when is it your responsibility to file for stop loss reimbursement? Watch to learn more.

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Oct. 15, 2020

Episode 19. Commission & Stop Loss Premium

What happens to premium when you load agency commissions into Stop Loss? You may be surprised that it is not as straightforward as you think!

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Oct. 9, 2020

Episode 18. What is a Stop Loss MGU?

In this video I describe what an MGU is for stop loss, and how they differ from a Direct Writer

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Sept. 22, 2020

Episode 17. Stop Loss Agg Corridor 2.0

A deeper dive into the Aggregate Corridor, focusing on how you could lower the Attachment Point and questions around the default $1M Annual Agg Max.

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Sept. 16, 2020

Episode 16 - IBNR Report - Stop Loss

Introducing the IBNR and/or Triangle Report to help self-funded employers more accurately project future claims liabilities.

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Sept. 8, 2020

Episode 15.3 - Direct Marketing Stop Loss

The final installment of the 15.X Trilogy, where we look at the pros and cons of marketing stop loss yourself as a broker/consultant.

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Aug. 31, 2020

Episode 15.2 - Stop Loss Marketing - TPA

Today's video focuses on using the TPA as your channel partner to market stop loss, and raising awareness of a potential downside that could negate the possible upsides of this channel...

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Aug. 21, 2020

Episode 15.1 - Stop Loss Marketing - G.A.

Episode 15 is broken into 3 parts, focusing on the 3 most common marketing channels for stop loss historically. Part 1 introduces a G.A., along with the pros and cons of this distribution channel.

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Aug. 17, 2020

Episode 14. Stop Loss RFP Timeline

Plan ahead with your stop loss RFP Timeline and have substantially better outcomes!

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Aug. 14, 2020

Episode 13. Stop Loss Renewals

Why are you getting a big stop loss renewal and what can you do about it?!

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Aug. 14, 2020

Episode 12. Fully Insured vs Self Funded

Bringing it back to the basics with an analysis of the pros and cons of being Fully-Insured vs. being Self-Funded.

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Aug. 10, 2020

Episode 11. Updated Bundled vs Un-Bundled Self-Funding

An explanation of the differences between having a Bundled self-funded plan, vs. Un-Bundling the moving parts.

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