Financial Services' top tips to reduce the pain of the underwriting experience.

Cara Christie (Director, FS Operations) and Dr. Stephanie Hrisko (Underwriting and Medical Consultant) dig into the innerworkings of a case and walk you through ways to improve experience.

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Hear about TCG’s newest affiliate relationship with Benefit Profiles Inc in the state of Michigan. We talk with William Cason, Dominic Siciliano and Dean Ferris about what all went into the process and why Michigan makes sense for TCG to expand into.

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Come hear from Marcus Robinson, President of Markets for IFP at United Healthcare, on the important things you need to know about ACA in 2023. Topics include ICHRA, Subsidy redetermination, Family Glitch (14 min) and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

8:00 - American Rescue Plan Act / ACA

13:35 - Family Glitch

19:25 - Medicaid in 2023

24:40 - UHC's view on the Marketplace

29:50 - Medicaid redetermination

32:10 - Outro

Eric Griffin talks with Bill Shelow, President and CEO at LIBRA Insurance Partners, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the life insurance industry. 

The Cason Group has started a new strategic partnership with Kalamath Consulting Group. As part of this arrangement, KCG's Cary Fry and Fletcher Brown will collaborate with TCG’s Regional Consultants to help educate and provide in-depth support for advisors who specialize in providing solutions for their business owner clients.

In this episode, Eric Griffin, Executive VP of Financial Services, sat down with Brown and Fry from Kalamath to have an in-depth discussion on this new partnership. They break down the process and why it’s centered around getting the advisor more business.

The Cason Group has launched a new initiative, The Rep Development Program (RDP). RDP exists to serve our existing and future clients across all 3 of our divisions by equipping and supporting our aspiring and recently launched sales representatives.  

In this episode, Eric Griffin, Executive VP of Financial Services, sat down with VP of Sales Growth, Forrest Stewart, and President of The Cason Group, William Cason, to discuss how this program benefits our culture and helps us be a bigger and brighter light in the marketplace.

Every day in the United States, 10,000 people turn 65, and the number of Medicare eligible adults will more than double to represent over 20 percent of the population by 2050. This rapid pace of change creates the perfect opportunity for brokers to maximize their books of business.

Brian Harmon, Director of Individual Medical, sat down with Steven Smith, Medicare Transition Consultant with BCBS of SC Medicare Advantage, to discuss the transition period for Medicare eligible members that are already inside of a group plan.

The Cason Group is one of the few Brokerage General Agencies in the market with a physician on staff. Our goal is to improve efficiency in policy placement and to help obtain the best fair offers for you and your clients. Eric Griffin, Executive Vice President of Financial Services, sat down with Dr. Stephanie Hrisko, Medical Consultant in Underwriting, and Greg Hudgens, Senior Regional Consultant, to discuss their insights on medical underwriting challenges and best practices.

Matt Black has rejoined The Cason Group as Director of Group Sales for the South-Atlantic region. Matt was a Group Sales Rep based out of our Raleigh, NC office for 8 years before becoming a benefits broker in NC. Culby Hinson sat down with him to talk through his decision to come back and how his rep and broker experience gives us a unique platform to provide specific solutions for the entire market.

The Cason Group has launched a strategic partnership with Benefit Profiles, a general agency based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Brian Harmon, Director of Individual Medical, sat down with Dominic Siciliano, President of Benefit Profiles, to discuss the partnership and what the value proposition is across our footprint.