Help Mark Rosenthal Beat MS

[scagnt83]

On the subject of an agents association offering Group Health, it is a nice thought...

I am not that up to date on regs for association plans.

NAPA used to offer a true group plan, but has now switched to individual policies with (I think) an association discount (through UHC).

The hardest part of association benefits on a group basis is the admin side of it. An employer group is easy since it is directly deducted from payroll. I would guess that either the admin got to be too much, or participation got sideways in one way or another for NAPA.

The other issue is that you cant form an association for the sole benefit of providing insurance to members. So there would need to be a greater purpose.

Anyone out there doing association plans? Do they even still exist?

 

[somarco]

I think Lee Vena has some through his firm. He is certainly more up to date on these things than most anyone else.

And yes, many association plans have gravitated to individual coverage. Much like AARP, the association endorses the product line but does nothing in the way of administering the program.

 

[AllenChicago]

This is a continuation of a post in the "general insurance" section.

Mark Rosenthal is a long time forum contributor and has been silently battling MS for a while now. He has found a treatment called HSCT that had a high chance of helping him live a normal life again. But he is on a time crunch to raise $60k by sometime in 2016 so that he can get this treatment.

Mark has had a huge influence in my career and many others around here. If you are not familiar with Mark and his posts then check out his website: Welcome Insurance Agents-Home Page. It has lots of prospecting ideas/tips, as well as links to free and discounted services. He even has 27 pages of prospecting ideas and tips.

Some of it may be new, other stuff you may already know about... but if you heard about any of those ideas from this forum, it likely originated with Mark.


If everyone just donated anywhere from $1-$5, then he would easily have what he needs. $1 or $2 does not seem like it would matter much, but when combined with 1000s of other $1 donations it adds up quickly.

You can learn more about Mark and his situation from this thread or from his GoFundMe page.

Every single person reading this forum can spare an extra $1. Most can spare $5. It is basically just a cup of coffee. Lets all "buy Mark a cup of coffee" and see what we can get to. No need for a huge donation, just a $1-$5 donation. Even those of you who just read the forum and do not post, buy the guy a cup of coffee... donate a dollar or two.

I just kicked it off with a $5 donation on Mark's GoFundMe page.

It takes 60 seconds to donate. Lets get this man back to selling insurance again! Put "cup of coffee campaign" or "insurance forum" in the notes of your donation so that we can track it.

I just read through the original thread in the "General Insurance Agents..." section of the forum, and see that Mark has several fund raising conduits working on his behalf. That's a relief, because our $5 donations to GoFundMe weren't getting the job done.

 

[Mark]

TO update you all. I have raised $8707.47 so far. I have not check my PO Box since Sunday and sending the wife now to go check it.

Just checked PO Box. THere was $1053 in it. $1000 from Newby!

My total is now $9760.47