Since I have been selling insurance, the most popular question people ask is, "What is going to happen when/if the Health Care Reform bill is passed"? To them I reply I have no idea because no one can definitely say. I have heard many folks attempt but it still leaves so many unanswered questions.
Even my sponsor Larry Baker of the Alpine Agency says the best of the best doesn't even know what to expect. There are just too many variables to consider and it is just too much legal jargon that the folks in Congress can manipulate it to suit their future needs. The facts remain that when taking on something as big as Health Care, there are no right or wrong ways to approach it. Some decisions will make many angry and other will bode well for others. Here we'll look at some possibilities to think about.
Do you remember a few years ago when the Real Estate bubble burst. The market was saturated with bad mortgages and big banks had their fill with as many of these "bad" loans as they wanted because mortgage companies were giving these away to anyone with a pulse. Several of these banks failed and many had to be bailed out. Well some say that what led to the bad mortgages was when congress made way for them by allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (government home mortgage lenders) to write semi quality slash sub prime business. This was done during the Clinton administration and the reason they used was that, "everyone deserves the american dream of owning a home".
Whoa hold on a minute. I love the respect and props to America, the land of the free, its history of free men and all but everyone doesn't deserve a home. If one were to become a home owner you must demonstrate responsibility and discipline not only over your finances but in your community and family. So let's say I give you an opportunity to own a home but you didn't prove your responsibility with your job and money like yours neighbors did. What happens is the folks who did deserve the American dream suffer at the market slump that their neighbors foreclosure has caused and no one wins.
This brings me to Health Care Reform and some are saying everyone deserves health care. If Washington passes this reform bill, that eerily sounds like the changes the gov did to Fannie and Freddie by regulating a free market system, do you think we could see the same kind of market response in the insurance sector as we did in the housing market? Keep in mind the insurance industry is one of the few strengths of the big banks now and the free market system has allowed for this to happen.
We do need change. There is no getting around that. Nearly 50 million people do not have health care coverage and for America that is not acceptable. I don't like this bill or the reasons Washington gives to force us into another mess. My prediction is that if the bill is passed, it could ignite a fervor of activity for insurance companies. We will see a surge of business but then maybe 10-15 years from now, companies will start dropping like flies because they cannot keep up with the prices the government is demanding and yet again we will see the market affected by big gov.
So there is my two cents but if the bill is passed I should be making a little more than that. Haha thanks uncle Sam.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
My take on Health Insurance
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
A Guide To Twitter: What It Is, How To Use It And Twitter Tools | Lost Art Of Blogging
For those of you still hesitant to try twitter, here is a blog that gives you good reason.
Friday, March 12, 2010
What I do
Some of my colleagues have been asking, "B, what exactly are you doing these days"? As of right now my primary focus is on Health and Life insurance. The health market is exploding and BlueCross BlueShield is the best known and most covered insurance company in the state. Life insurance is the single best option for those who simply find themselves without health insurance.
Ask me how you can plan for death expenses, mortgages, and income protection. Email me for your free kit on how to earn money with life insurance.

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Ask me how you can plan for death expenses, mortgages, and income protection. Email me for your free kit on how to earn money with life insurance.

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Ask me how you can become a real estate agent. Take your test and become an agent at the best agency in town. What are you doing trying to find a job working for someone else when you could be your own boss? As a former real estate agent with AgentOwned Realty, I can show you how the market is beginning to shift and how you can capitalize on the swing here in Charleston.
There are plenty of opportunities out there you just have to be willing to look for them.
3 Ways to Prosper
Three ways to prosper in this type of economic climate are easier to apply than you think.
1. More than money. The reason you do business has to be more than money motivated. If you are in it just to make a killing you probably fall flat. You have to have an underlying reason to do what you do.
2. Faith. Believe in yourself and in the one who created us all. There is always hope and those with an attitude that nothing good will ever come will only go so far. Believe that God can and will provide.
3. Pay attention to details. You must be a good steward of your business. Those who have more will be added, and those who have not it will be taken.


I have been reading the most remarkable book called Doing Business God's Way
by Dennis Peacocke. In it he describes the very nature one must adapt to in order to prosper and succeed. It has really touched me sincerely and I recommend it to anyone looking for a scriptural basis for running and managing a business.
1. More than money. The reason you do business has to be more than money motivated. If you are in it just to make a killing you probably fall flat. You have to have an underlying reason to do what you do.
2. Faith. Believe in yourself and in the one who created us all. There is always hope and those with an attitude that nothing good will ever come will only go so far. Believe that God can and will provide.
3. Pay attention to details. You must be a good steward of your business. Those who have more will be added, and those who have not it will be taken.
I have been reading the most remarkable book called Doing Business God's Way
Gandhi's Neurons: The Practice of Empathy : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum
I thought this was a very intriguing article about how to connect with people.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Small Business: It's Time to Start Using Social Media
I have devoted a incredible amount of time and energy to understanding this craze called social media. As much as it seem like there is no answer for it; its real. I can understand if you don't know all of the sites, but its time to check into the these social groups and listen to what your potential clients are saying. Here is a link for all you small business owners who are interested in this kind of marketing.
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