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5 Free Training Services to Keep Brokers on Top of...

September 22, 2017 / Staff Writer

Once you become a licensed health insurance broker, it’s important for you to stay up to date on the industry for a variety of reasons. One of those is...

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Word & Brown Signs New Kaiser Permanente Small Group Contract

September 18, 2017 / Staff Writer

Orange, CA (September 19, 2017) — The Word & Brown General Agency has signed a new General Agent contract with Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, based in California. The...

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7 Tips to Building Your Small Business Health Insurance Sales

August 17, 2017 / Alex Strautman

The small business health insurance market is huge. In California, firms with 99 or fewer employees account for more than 36% of the state’s 3.6 million small businesses. In...

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Sales Support Available from Your General Agent

August 1, 2017 / Alex Strautman

When you’re just starting out, selling health insurance to businesses can seem a bit overwhelming. There are carrier rules you need to follow – and products you need to...

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You Have a License – Now What? 9 Tips to...

July 27, 2017 / Bill Mason

When you’re just starting out as a health insurance broker, there are a few things you need to do to get your business up and running. But remember, each...

Broker Basics

Work from Home and Be Your Own Boss

July 11, 2017 / Staff Writer

Becoming an independent insurance agent offers you a lot of freedom. You can set your own hours, sell from home, drive your own production – and, perhaps most importantly, determine...