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Summer Interns – Should They Be Eligible for Benefits?

As the school year is wrapping up and summer is almost upon us, we have many brokers getting questions from employers asking about hiring summer interns and how to handle benefit eligibility. Small em...

Anthem Blue Cross Offers Relaxed Participation

Anthem Blue Cross is reducing their relaxed participation for medical and specialty lines of coverage effective July 1, 2018 through December 15, 2018. They will continue to waive the DE-9C requiremen...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Technology - Transforming the Employee Benefit Industry 4/10/2018

Thank you for attending TECHNOLOGY: TRANSFORMING THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT INDUSTRY! We hope you gained valuable insight on current benefit trends and how your agency can incorporate technology to stay ...

Thank you for participating in our webinar "Getting Started with EaseCentral"

Thank you for participating in our webinar "Getting Started with EaseCentral" featuring guest speaker, David Reid, EaseCentral founder and CEO. If you were unable to attend, please referen...

Thank you for participating in our webinar “How Technology is Revolutionizing the Member Experience”

Thank you for participating in our webinar “How Technology is Revolutionizing the Member Experience” featuring guest speaker, Mario Schlosser, Oscar Health co-founder and CEO. If you were unable to...

Breakfast & Learn: Get to Know Oscar Health

Come see what the buzz is about as Oscar Health rolls out 17 group plans in Southern California. Oscar Health is hosting a seminar where you can enjoy breakfast and get an inside look at small group p...

Health Net Pays Members To Protect Their Health

Health Net has contracted with MedXM to offer free in-home health assessments from a licensed doctor or nurse practitioner for members who have not yet had their 2018 annual wellness exam. Members can...

California Supreme Court Ruling Means Many Independent Contractors Could Gain Employee Status

The California Supreme Court ruled, on April 30, that a tougher legal standard must be used to classify a worker as an independent contractor instead of an employee. This is a major development in C...

UnitedHealthcare Offers 5% Second Year Rate Cap on Dental

UnitedHealthcare is offering a 5% second year dental rate cap for groups that add a dental plan by January 1, 2019. Here are the guidelines: Effective dates are June 1, 2018 – January 1, 2019. ...

More Oscar Health Plans Available for Quoting and a Broker Bonus!

Oscar Health now has 11 new Exclusive Provider Organization plans (EPOs) available for quoting in addition to the six previously announced. And there are some great incentives for brokers. With the La...

Thank you for attending the Oscar Health Broker Training Webinar 5/8/2018!

Thank you for attending the Oscar Health Broker Training Webinar! We hope you gained valuable insight about their EPO portfolio available for coverage effective June 1, 2018 for Los Angeles and Ora...

UnitedHealthcare May BrokerCast for Northern California

UnitedHealthcare invites you to join Northern California Vice President of Sales and Account Management Ty Phillippay, along with the Northern California sales and renewal staff. You’ll hear the lates...

Getting Started with EaseCentral Webinar

Millennials (ages 18 to 34) make up one-third of the American workforce. These tech savvy workers demand easy benefit enrollment with online portals and apps. Paper applications just don’t cut it anym...

LISI Adds Oscar Health to Small Business Product Portfolio for LA and Orange Counties

LISI is excited to announce that we have added Oscar Health to our small group portfolio. Six small group Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO) plans are available for coverage effective June 1, 2018...

Health Net Summer of Sales Bonus and Relaxed Underwriting

Easy Money Broker Bonus Health Net is offering a $100 per-member bonus for small group sales with effective dates of July through December 2018. There is no limit to the bonus earned. Bonuses can b...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Non-Discrimination Testing - Ensuring a Passing Grade

Thank you for attending our webinar Non-Discrimination Testing: Ensuring a Passing Grade! We hope you gained valuable insight on NDT tests that you can apply to both client consultation and new...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Best Practices for Section 125 Plan Success 4/3/2018

Thank you for attending Best Practices for Section 125 Plan Success! We hope you gained valuable insight on Section 125 plans that you can apply to both client consultation and new group acquisitio...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Health Savings Accounts - Identifying Effective Strategies

Thank you for attending Health Savings Accounts: Identifying Effective Strategies! We hoped you gained valuable insight on HSAs and the solutions they can provide for both employers and employe...

Oscar Broker Training Webinar

LISI is proud to announce our newest partnership with Oscar Health, which offers innovative Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPOs). Six small group EPOs are available for coverage effective June 1, 2...

Stanford Health Hospital Contract Terminates While Negotiations Continue With Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health (Stanford) are engaged in discussions to renegotiate the terms of Stanford’s hospital agreement (HMO/PPO) for Stanford Medical Center/Stanford Healthcare-...

ACA Gains in Health Coverage Are Beginning to Reverse

by Ken Doyle Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, there were marked gains in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. But those gains are starting to reverse with ...