Happy Holidays from Great Lakes Insurance
Great Lakes Insurance Management Holiday Office Hours
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Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season. 
Below is a listing of the holidays our office will be closed.
Christmas
Closed December 24 & 25th.
New Years
Closed December 31st & January 1st.
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New Website Address Our Email addresses have changed too | www.GreatLakesIM.com
We
have changed our website address, the name is shorter and easier,
please be sure to point your browser to www.GreatLakesIM.com. Over the
next couple of months you will notice a new design with greater user
interaction and flexibility. Stay tuned! |
Short Term Medical Sales Bonus
Now through the end of the year!
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You know selling Assurant Health Short Term Medical is smart and
simple. Now you have yet another reason to sell: through the end of
the year, earn up to $400 in bonus cash from all Short Term Medical
sales including HealthSaver, the limited benefit Short Term plan.
Earn $100 when you sell your first five Short Term Medical plans
Earn $20 on each of your next 15 Short Term Medical plans, up
to $300 more in bonus cash
That's a payout of $400!
For questions or more information please contact Bev Gough
or phone (269)983-0633 or (800)782-8190.
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Code Blue - Contact Your
Senator TodayTo Oppose New Taxes
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The Senate continues to work through
H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, as
we approach the coming holiday recess. One issue that will be debated
is the increase in insurer taxes as a result of the bill.
As proposed, the bill will increase taxes on insurers
dramatically, which will likely result in increased premiums, as well
as job loss for those employed by the health insurers. It is important
as Congress works toward comprehensive health care reform that they
work to ensure that health care is affordable to all Americans and that
we do not cause more harm to our fragile economy.
Take action today and send your senators a letter urging them to
fix the current tax provisions in the Senate bill that would hurt
consumers, employers and the overall economy.
Thank you for your continued support.
For more information Email Bev Gough at Bev@GreatLakesIM.com, or call her today at (269)983-0633 or (800)782-8190. |
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Graduating Students ....
Your new prospective clients
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You can provide protection for graduating students in this tough economy. 1.5 million students are on track to earn a bachelor's degree in 2009 - one of the highest numbers in a decade.
The
unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October 2009 so December graduates are
entering the toughest job market in at least 25 years. Employers are expected to hire 22% fewer graduates than last year.Many
grads and their parents will need help soon. Upon graduation, graduates
are usually no longer insured by a student health plan or their
parents' plan. Don't let them take the risk!
Offer
your graduating prospects the Assurant Short Term Medical plan. They'll get
affordable, dependable coverage with flexible plan designs and payment
options. Assurant can also
provide interim coverage for a graduate lucky enough to have landed a
job but waiting for employer benefits to begin. Start contacting December grads now.
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Modernizing the Medigap Market
Changes take effect June 1, 2010
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At the federal government's suggestion in 2003 to modernize the
Medigap market, the NAIC reviewed the current plans and determined
updates were needed given marketplace changes since 1990.
Effective June 1, 2010, consumers on Medicare will choose from these
11 Medigap plans: A, B, C, D, F, high-deductible F, G, K, L, M and N.
Changes from the 1990 standardized plans include:
- Eliminated Plans E, H, I and J
- Removed at-home recovery and preventive care benefits from all plans
- Increased Part B excess charges coverage from 80% to 100%
- Added a hospice benefit to the basic (core) benefits
- Created Plans M and N featuring higher cost-sharing at lower premiums
Click here for a benefits checklist from Mutual of Omaha.
For more information Email Bev Gough at Bev@GreatLakesIM.com, or call her today at (269)983-0633 or (800)782-8190.
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New Years Resolutions
How to make sure you keep'em
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a stark irony of the Western calendar that the odometer turns over smack dab in the middle of winter-the one time of the year when most
people can't rouse themselves to clean their bathrooms,
much less make an ambitious, life-changing, behavioral U-turn. If
you're the type who likes to ring in the New Year with an engraved list
of resolutions, read on for hints about how best to keep them.
Step 1
Aim
low. It goes without saying that most New Year's resolutions are easier
announced (or written) than done-but if you set the bar too high,
you're doomed from the start. Instead of a sweeping declaration like "I
will lose 30 pounds by April and finally fit into that dress," target a goal that's more attainable, like losing 10 or 15 pounds.
Step 2
Don't
overload yourself. It's difficult enough for the average person to
follow through on one ambitious New Year's resolution; why on earth
would you saddle yourself with three or four? Choose the most pressing
issue at hand-losing weight, finding a girlfriend, improving your
relationship with your parents-and concentrate on that. Trying to do
everything simultaneously practically guarantees failure across the
board.
Step 3
Tell
everyone you know. One school of thought says that New Year's
resolutions are best kept to oneself, but look at it this way: the more
people to whom you announce your resolution (say, to get out of your
dead-end job by spring), the more people there'll be to prod you along
if you fall behind. There's no shame in seeking help if you can't
accomplish your resolution on your own.
Step 4
Reward
yourself. Following through on a New Year's resolution is rarely easy,
so a little Pavlovian conditioning goes a long way. If you've resolved
to shop less, stroke yourself for not buying those shoes by springing
for a steaming hot cappucino at the mall. If you've resolved to be
nicer to people, buy yourself a nice jacket after enduring that tedious cocktail party without delivering any insults.
Step 5
Wait
until spring. Sometimes the best way to accomplish a New Year's
resolution is to make it at a time of year of your choosing, rather
than the one dictated by the calendar. May 1 is a good alternate date,
since the change of season will neatly coincide with the change you're
hoping to accomplish in yourself.
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Managing General Agent (MGA) and General Agent (GA), providing
assistance to independent Agents and Agencies throughout the Midwest
with products and services which increase their sales and market growth
in the individual, group and senior insurance markets.
Great Lakes Insurance Management began company operations back in the early 1970's in St. Joseph, Michigan. We provide services to agents via a staff of experienced and trained insurance professionals. |
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SAND, SUN
& FUN!!
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Sun drenched beaches await qualifying agents for a week of fun with Great Lakes/Brokers Health!
THERE IS STILL TIME TO QUALIFY FOR OUR TRIP!
As well as for the American Community, Assurant, World and Colonial Life's trip.
Great Lakes/Brokers Health is the only brokerage where you can earn double credit.
SIGN UP TODAY - We're leaving sooner than you think
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