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Valid Waivers

January 28, 2024 / Staff Writer

When navigating the complex landscape of health insurance, understanding what constitutes a valid waiver is crucial. Different carriers have specific criteria for what qualifies as a valid waiver, allowing individuals...

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Five Tips to Help You Organize Your Work Life

January 23, 2024 / Staff Writer

Staying organized at work can be a daily challenge for some. For others, it can be a piece of cake. Where do you fall? If you’re like most of...

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New Year, New You: New Year New You!: 5 Ways...

January 19, 2024 / Alex Strautman

It’s 2024! The year of the dragon in the Chinese horoscope. Did you make any resolutions for the new year? What’s on your agenda for the next 12 months? If...

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The Importance of Product Knowledge for Insurance Agents

January 17, 2024 / Jim Pippins

The health insurance marketplace is constantly changing. It doesn’t matter whether your focus is on Individual and Family Plan (IFP) sales, small businesses, or employee benefits for large, national enterprises....

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ACA Penalty Calculator and California Mandate Penalty Tool

January 11, 2024 / Alex Strautman

Word & Brown is committed to providing tools to help brokers like you better serve the needs of your business clients – both large and small. That includes making...

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Why Word & Brown? One W&B Advantage is Service

January 10, 2024 / Alex Strautman

For nearly 40 years, health insurance sales professionals have been partnering with Word & Brown to relieve some of the administrative burdens of their jobs. They’ve also been doing it...