Author: Paul Roberts

Paul Roberts is the Director of Education and Market Development at the Word & Brown General Agency, responsible for leading Word & Brown’s educational initiatives and providing oversight of the WBCompliance team in California and Nevada. Paul is a tenured veteran in the health insurance industry, carrying a long history of health insurance experience and an education in business management. He has performed nearly every operational role at Word & Brown General Agency in his fourteen-year tenure, and was a leader in the creation and development of Word & Brown’s legendary in-house Compliance team. Paul is passionate about education and keeping health insurance brokers and employers in-line with compliance. Paul can be found at many industry events across the nation delivering CE, HRCI and SHRM courses, educating himself, advocating for the role of the agent, and working directly with brokers and employers. This gives Paul the best ability to innovate and improve Compliance and educational resources to support the businesses and abilities of brokers. Paul is passionate about education, diversity and helping others. He is grateful for his opportunity to support both brokers and employers and is committed to your success.
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Understanding the Broker Commission Disclosure

An important provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 affecting insurance brokers is a federal commission disclosure requirement. The law, which took effect on December 27, 2021, requires...

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How to Determine Whether a Variable-Hour “Hourly” Employee is Full-Time...

Employers commonly hire “hourly” (non-salary) employees to support their organizations. Hourly employees sometimes have variable schedules – that is, their scheduled hours differ week-to-week depending on business demand, staffing, and...

Answering 5 Employer FAQs on Health Insurance

  Small business owners and managers may be asking you whether they are required offer Health Insurance to their employees – especially in light of the new 2020 employer mandate...

Michelle’s Law Notice – Breaking it Down with Word and...

Employers sponsoring employee benefit health plans are required to distribute the federal Michelle’s Law notice to employees upon certain events. Listen to learn more.

CHIP Notice – Breaking it Down with Word and Brown...

Employers are required to distribute a CHIP notice to all benefit-eligible employees residing in any of 37 states across America. Learn more about this notice, what the program does, and...

Employer NMHPA Notification Requirement – Breaking It Down With Word...

Learn about the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act health insurance compliance notification requirement, which is applicable to all employers sponsoring a group health plan.  

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