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I Have Sinned...
I just reviewed my last few dozen posts. It seems as if I am constantly talking about all of MY accomplishments. I guess I didn't realize that and that's not normally the way I post.
I feel bad. Very bad. OK..not very bad. Maybe a little bad. So I would like to take the time to now post some of my blunders that I have committed over the last few decades.
I have sinned. Please forgive me. (But you don't have to forgive Jimmy Swaggart)
Here's a few of my doozies:
*Wrote an Assurant policy a few years ago. The Network on the quote and given to the client was PHC. When the app was turned in, I inadvertently put Med. Mutual as the Network. A few months after the policy was issued, the kids get physicals...and a big bill goes unpaid. My fault. I explained the mistake to them. They were mad. Very mad. They cancelled. I don't blame them.
*Wrote an Aetna policy and sent the app and check directly to them. Clean case. Quick issue. Ughh...not so fast. Aetna says the check never arrived. I checked the file. No check. I made a copy of the check. Where did it go? No problem. I'll call the client. She's easy to reach. Not this time! She's in the hospital. Slipped on the sidewalk and injured her hip. OMIGOSH! What am I going to do? Move to a different country? Change my identity? Well...the check never showed up...but fortunately, the customer had a grace period with their prior policy and the hospital stay was covered. The check showed up YEARS later in my office. It had fallen behind AND UNDER the copier. It was only when the copier was replaced that the check showed up.
And lastly...It was in the late 90s and I was writing a health policy on a 40ish man. He needed coverage quick so I stopped by on my way home on a Friday after work. All seemed to go smoothly until he hit me with a bombshell. He said that he wasn't really a "he." "He" was a "she." OK. Now what. I explained that the rate would unfortunately be higher and he went...ehrrr...I mean she went ballistic. She threw her shoe at me (that is a sign of disrespect in Arab countries) and heaved my leather portfolio at the wall. This was enough. So I calmly tried to pick things up as I explained to her that I really needed to go.
The next thing I know is that she hip checks me to the ground and says she's going to "show" me what kind of "girl" she is. I was bleeding (NOT FOAMING!) at the mouth when her dog (I think it was a Chow) comes out of nowhere and starts to tug at my waist. It's starting to hurt, so I roll over and now that damn dog is pulling on my leg...just like I'm pulling on yours. Look. You have to admit...I had you going for a little bit...didn't I?
Actually, the first two stories were true, and of course this last one was fictitious. I don't know why I made that last one up. If I figure it out, I'll let you know. Good night.
I just reviewed my last few dozen posts. It seems as if I am constantly talking about all of MY accomplishments. I guess I didn't realize that and that's not normally the way I post.
I feel bad. Very bad. OK..not very bad. Maybe a little bad. So I would like to take the time to now post some of my blunders that I have committed over the last few decades.
I have sinned. Please forgive me. (But you don't have to forgive Jimmy Swaggart)
Here's a few of my doozies:
*Wrote an Assurant policy a few years ago. The Network on the quote and given to the client was PHC. When the app was turned in, I inadvertently put Med. Mutual as the Network. A few months after the policy was issued, the kids get physicals...and a big bill goes unpaid. My fault. I explained the mistake to them. They were mad. Very mad. They cancelled. I don't blame them.
*Wrote an Aetna policy and sent the app and check directly to them. Clean case. Quick issue. Ughh...not so fast. Aetna says the check never arrived. I checked the file. No check. I made a copy of the check. Where did it go? No problem. I'll call the client. She's easy to reach. Not this time! She's in the hospital. Slipped on the sidewalk and injured her hip. OMIGOSH! What am I going to do? Move to a different country? Change my identity? Well...the check never showed up...but fortunately, the customer had a grace period with their prior policy and the hospital stay was covered. The check showed up YEARS later in my office. It had fallen behind AND UNDER the copier. It was only when the copier was replaced that the check showed up.
And lastly...It was in the late 90s and I was writing a health policy on a 40ish man. He needed coverage quick so I stopped by on my way home on a Friday after work. All seemed to go smoothly until he hit me with a bombshell. He said that he wasn't really a "he." "He" was a "she." OK. Now what. I explained that the rate would unfortunately be higher and he went...ehrrr...I mean she went ballistic. She threw her shoe at me (that is a sign of disrespect in Arab countries) and heaved my leather portfolio at the wall. This was enough. So I calmly tried to pick things up as I explained to her that I really needed to go.
The next thing I know is that she hip checks me to the ground and says she's going to "show" me what kind of "girl" she is. I was bleeding (NOT FOAMING!) at the mouth when her dog (I think it was a Chow) comes out of nowhere and starts to tug at my waist. It's starting to hurt, so I roll over and now that damn dog is pulling on my leg...just like I'm pulling on yours. Look. You have to admit...I had you going for a little bit...didn't I?
Actually, the first two stories were true, and of course this last one was fictitious. I don't know why I made that last one up. If I figure it out, I'll let you know. Good night.
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