Solstice Insurance Broker Blog (29)

One-Person Shop: When you’re Juggling it All

By: Kate Ranta on 6/26/14 15:30

Being an independent health insurance broker is, well, a labor of love. While you likely enjoy calling all the shots, being your own boss, having the flexibility to create your ...

3 Tips on Selling Your Skills and Services

By: Kate Ranta on 6/24/14 9:00

It's not fun, but let's start with a fact that's difficult to ignore: Modern insurance brokers face a multitude of challenges.

Stand Out: Create Customer Loyalty

By: Kate Ranta on 6/16/14 9:00

Competition can be stiff out there, so make yourself invaluable and create solid client loyalty.

Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Your Medical Premiums Are Going Up

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 6/11/14 14:15

In your role as an insurance broker, you often have to deliver news that your clients might not want to hear – like "your premiums are going up." Our recent blog post on premium ...

Pediatric Dental and Non-Grandfathered Stand Alone Dental Plans...and More

By: Kate Ranta on 6/2/14 14:00

As a dental insurance broker, you must be in-the-know about where dental requirements fall under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Your clients likely have a lot of questions. ...

Misinformation on the Affordable Care Act

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 4/29/14 11:30

The health care reform landscape is changing often. As an insurance broker (and even those of us knee-deep in reform), you probably have a hard time keeping up.

Battling Constant Changes in ACA? Bookmark These Reform Resources

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 4/11/14 8:00

When asked about their No. 1 job-related challenge, insurance brokers almost across the board respond as such: keeping up with constant changes in health care reform.

ACA Costs: Can Employer Groups Expect Increased Premiums, Deductibles?

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 4/9/14 13:39

Chances are, you or your clients have recently read the Manhattan Institute analysis of the individual market premiums. This report purports that medical premiums in the ...

Educate Employers on Coordination of Dental Benefits Under the ACA

By: Kate Ranta on 3/29/14 10:00

No doubt about it: Employers are likely confused about how to approach dental benefits in the wake of the ACA. And, they’ll probably look to you—their trusted broker—to explain ...