Line of authority: the permission behind health work
A licence is not one permission. The line of authority decides which products you may actually discuss and place.
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Marketplace registration and training, start to finish
Registration is an annual cycle, not a one-time setup. Knowing the order of the steps keeps you selling instead of waiting.
Read articleMedicare: five questions to get oriented
Understand the main coverage choices and prepare a focused conversation, whether you are comparing coverage or supporting a team.
Read articleMetal levels, framed without steering
The levels describe how costs are shared, not how good a plan is. Saying so clearly prevents a common misunderstanding.
Read articleProving who you are to Marketplace systems
Identity proofing is the step that surprises agents most, because it fails for ordinary reasons that have nothing to do with insurance.
Read articleRecording consent before you touch an application
Consent is not a courtesy. It is the record that shows a client asked you to act for them.
Read articleRenewing your standing every plan year
Standing lapses quietly. Nobody calls to tell you that you are no longer able to assist.
Read articleRunning open enrollment as an operation
The season does not reward heroics. It rewards whatever you set up before it started.
Read articleSupplemental insurance: five questions before choosing
Understand the benefit being offered and how it relates to your existing coverage.
Read articleThe agreements you accept before you can sell
These are not formalities. They set out how you may use consumer information and what standing you agree to be held to.
Read articleThe formulary check that prevents a bad month
A plan that covers a medication and a plan that covers it affordably are not the same plan.
Read articleThe habits that keep your licence out of trouble
Most agents who get into difficulty were not dishonest. They were fast, trusting or careless at the wrong moment.
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