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An updated and expanded edition of the top-selling consumer guide to Medicare. It explains how to choose the best plans, especially during Medicare’s annual enrollment period, how to use Medicare’s extensive health benefits, and changes to Medicare that are expanding what it will cover and moving care from hospitals into the home.

Adjusting Claims Is Only Half the Job — The Other Half Is Earning Trust When a customer files a claim, they’re not just dealing with a process — they’re facing a disruption to their life. In that critical moment, service isn’t just helpful — it’s everything. Claims Service Guide is a practical, heartfelt, and deeply insightful exploration of what truly great customer service looks like in the claims world, from two industry veterans who’ve seen it all. Chris Casaleggio and Patrick Kelahan bring decades of field-tested wisdom to one central truth: claims professionals are in ...

More than half of the American population (56 percent) lives “paycheck to paycheck”. According to American Journal of Public Health 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies were driven by medical problems. The findings indicate each year 530,000 families suffer bankruptcies are linked to illness or medical bills. With the medical breakthrough in 2020, people are living much longer now. According to data from the Insured Retirement Institute in 2019, 45 percent of baby boomers are surveyed had no savings.

What is the "Gap"? For financial professionals, it is the gap between their current income and their potential income - and it's profound. The fact is, most financial industry pros have a massive, untapped income potential. Most are "just getting by" when they could be living the life of their dreams. But how do they bridge the Gap in way best that serves both themselves and their clients? Jim Effner has the answer. If you're tired of staring into the Gap and ready to leap into the world of the top producer, buy this audiobook. Then hold on. It's going to be an exciting ride!

What would you think if I told you that I could give you a retirement product that would capture market gains whenever they occur, never participate in market losses, and lock in the money you earn each year so you will never lose it?

Radical uncertainty changes the way we should think about decision-making. For over half a century economics has assumed that people behave rationally by optimizing among well-defined choices. Behavioral economics questioned how far people are rational, pointing to the cognitive biases that seem to describe actual behavior.

In How I Rob Banks: And Other Such Places, renowned ethical hacker FC delivers a gripping and often hilarious discussion of his work: testing the limits of physical bank security by trying to "steal" money, data, and anything else he can get his hands on. In the book, you'll explore the secretive world of physical assessments and follow FC as he breaks into banks and secure government locations to identify security flaws and loopholes.

Are you a struggling agency owner? Brand new to the industry or thinking about starting from scratch? This audiobook is a process-focused audiobook that is engaging and easy to follow. I wrote this to be heard in a single sitting and easily adaptable for a broker or agent. Topics discussed: marketing, selling, prospecting, script building, different types of agency models, and other important topics for agencies.

One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen and a series of elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up.

In this second edition of How to Sell Annuities, you will find additional insight, tips, useful questions, and statistics to help you drive your practice. Creating this second edition, it was clear there was more I could contribute, and the resulting new edition should be a significant improvement over the first draft.

Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated central features of the Affordable Care Act. In Priced Out, Reinhardt offers an engaging and enlightening account of today's US health care system, explaining why it costs so much more and delivers so much less than the systems of every other advanced country, why this situation is morally indefensible, and how we might improve it.

Looking for some new life insurance sales insights? Struggling to move the dial on your sales? Find yourself on cruise control? Phone not ringing? In this second edition, I've packed new tricks, tips, and strategies to help you do just that...move the dial on your life business. Selling isn't easy, especially now in this time of hyper competition and insure-tech.

Yet what training has prepared you to run a business? E-Myth Real Insurance Store fills this knowledge gap, giving you a complete toolkit for either starting a successful business from scratch or maximizing an existing business’ performance. Loaded with practical, powerful advice you can easily use, this one-stop guide helps you realize all the benefits that come with a thriving insurance business.

"Conquer the Life Exam: Your Guide to a Career in Life Insurance and Annuities" provides an in-depth exploration of the essential concepts and principles needed to excel in the life insurance industry. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the fundamentals of life insurance policies to advanced topics such as policy illustrations, non-forfeiture options, and the operation of variable products. Each chapter is designed to provide a clear understanding of how these concepts apply in real-world scenarios, helping readers to build a strong foundation of knowledge. The guide delves ...

In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today.

In The American Health Care Paradox, Bradley and Taylor illuminate how narrow definitions of health care, archaic divisions in the distribution of health and social services, and our allergy to government programs combine to create needless suffering in individual lives, even as health care spending continues to soar. They tell us how, and why, the US health care system developed as it did; examine the constraints on, and possibilities for, reform; and profile inspiring new initiatives from around the world.

Cyber risk management is one of the most urgent issues facing enterprises today. This book presents a detailed framework for designing, developing, and implementing a cyber risk management program that addresses your company's specific needs. Ideal for corporate directors, senior executives, security risk practitioners, and auditors at many levels, this guide offers both the strategic insight and tactical guidance you're looking for.

The big question about this book is...is this a smart investment? It is, if you are an ambitious entrepreneur or intrapreneur looking for a real way to grow your business, develop teams, and scale your personal wealth! Maybe you have been struggling in your business or start-up. You have dedicated years or even decades to your insurance or financial advising practice, with the only growth being your impatience. Now, you are ready to elevate your life's work past the one-on-one client work and into the leadership of huge organizations that can add a few zeros to your net worth fast!

America's elite have been using cash value life insurance to stockpile wealth for centuries. Used correctly, it is better described as a personal bank on steroids, and a financial bunker for tough times. To be clear, this audiobook is not about the typical garbage peddled by most insurance agents. Rather, an alternative to the risky investment strategies taught by Wall Street. It details a highly efficient form of cash value life insurance designed to supercharge your savings and stockpile wealth.

A legendary CEO tells the inside story of building the world's largest insurance company - and the dramatic tale of its near-destruction after he left in early 2005, as successors transformed AIG and drove it to the center of the financial crisis of 2008.