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Group Special Enrollment For 1/1/2019 Effective Date

Group Special Enrollment This is the period when groups who do not meet employer contribution or employee participation requirements can enroll in a group plan. Group submission paperwork can be submitted to MIBS starting Thursday November 1, 2018. The last date for submission to MIBS is 12p.m. on Friday December, 14, 2018. Note- Later submissions (those closer to December 14) need to be complete without any missing information or they will not make the deadline. Group must still be a business eligible for group coverage Only available for the small group market (1-50) Employer does not need to pay any portion of the employee premium Employee participation requirement is waived Perfect for that group that is still on Individual policies Group premiums are usually lower and offer richer benefits than comparable individual plans Businesses on individual policies can have access to a large PPO network with a group plan All carriers must participate with the group SEP Sales Ideas Collect all the names of groups that you have quoted but who did not purchase a group plan Contact them again in October to see if they would be [...]

Don’t Lose Your Commissions! 2019 Certification Reminder

2019 Certification Reminder Don't Lose Your Commissions! It’s that time of year again when you need to complete your annual certifications. There are two certifications for Health agents: 2019 FFM (Federally Facilitated Marketplace) registration and/or certification must be done by: Independent agent If commissions are paid to an agency, writing sub-agents and principal of agency 2019 Medicare PDP/Medicare Advantage certification must be done by: Independent agent If commissions are paid to an agency, writing sub-agents and principal of agency In order to place new business effective 1/1/2019 and/or receive renewal commissions in 2019, agents must complete the appropriate certification before the end of the year. *Additional Reminder* 2019 BCBS Special Enrollment Period Training must be done by: Writing agent This training will be available early 2019 and is done annually 2019 FFM (Federally Facilitated Marketplace) Certification Before starting any certification curriculum, check to make sure your computer is compatible with the MLMS website.   I advise using the MLMS Check Your System configuration link which quickly shows if you need to do anything.  Log into the CMS portal, enter the MLMS Training website and click on MLMS Check your System link at [...]

2018-10-18T19:45:39-05:00MIBS Updates|
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