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June 3, 2023
After graduating from Boston University in 2002, Michael Cohen spent several years in the film and television industry, working as a producer, writer and stand-up comedian. Licensed to sell insurance at the age of 18, Cohen entered the family business full time in 2005 and brought the experience of the entertainment industry to The DBL Center. Nine years later, he became a member of the prestigious Friars Club in NYC, where he found a way to blend his passion for the arts with his day job to assist with the growth of The DBL’s Center’s General Agency, which he is proud to say has more than doubled since he came on board.

Massachusetts Business Owners Can Save Money with Private Coverage Under Family and Medical Leave Act

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Michael Cohen
Thursday, 21 January 2021 / Published in News
Massachusetts becomes the fourth state in the Northeast to mandate benefits under a paid family and medical leave act DBL Center, the family-owned and operated wholesale insurance general agency specializing in statutory short-term disability benefits, is ready to offer Massachusetts insurance brokers and business owners incredible savings on PFML plans under the new Massachusetts Paid

NJ Disability Insurance Deadline Approaches April 1

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Michael Cohen
Sunday, 17 January 2021 / Published in Broker Dashboard, Disability Coverage, NJ TDB
Here’s How to Help Your Customers Switch to a Private New Jersey TDB Plan I’ve discussed on several of my videos recently how fast time moves, and how crucial it is for us all to adapt to selling insurance in the time of Covid-19. Insurance brokers face more challenges than ever before when it comes
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Hawaii Increases Temporary Disability Insurance Rates

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Michael Cohen
Monday, 11 January 2021 / Published in Ancillary Benefits, Hawaii TDI, Paid Family Leave
Just like New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, Hawaii also offers temporary disability insurance to employees for non-work related injury or illness. There is no maternity leave or paid leave component to Hawaii TDI, but the plan provides coverage for a pregnancy-related disability as well as other non-work related illnesses or injuries. As with
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6 Steps Insurance Brokers Should Take Today to Start 2021 Right

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Michael Cohen
Monday, 04 January 2021 / Published in Business
Most of us are happy to close the door on 2020, a year with multiple challenges from different fronts. While 2021 may not come in carrying a magic wand that will end the pandemic and the economic struggles of small business owners, it carries hope for a stronger future. Insurance brokers can follow these six
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Is Virtual Selling Enough for Insurance Brokers?

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Michael Cohen
Sunday, 29 November 2020 / Published in Business, NJ TDB, NYS DBL
We all know 2020 presented major challenges for insurance brokers. I discussed some of these challenges with Charles Callery, Regional VP for Lincoln Financial, and Michael Pelligrino, Lincoln Financial sales representative in the video, “Getting Creative in the Time of Covid-19.” So much has changed this year – but adapting is an important part of
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Educate Your Customers on FMLA for Family Members in Massachusetts

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Michael Cohen
Tuesday, 03 November 2020 / Published in Paid Family Leave
The recent Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave Act legislation has caused some confusion regarding who is eligible for FMLA, since the definition of “Family” according to the Massachusetts Commonwealth extends beyond what many people think of as immediate family. As Massachusetts insurance brokers grapple with new legislation surrounding the Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave Act
FMLA certification for family member

Private Disability Insurance in New York: Great Reasons to Enrich DBL Now for Your Clients

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Michael Cohen
Saturday, 24 October 2020 / Published in Disability Coverage
The New York State Disability Benefits Law (DBL) mandates every “covered” employer (employers with one or more employees) to provide private disability insurance in New York to employees who are ill, injured off-job, or pregnant. To stay in compliance with the law, the employer can purchase private disability benefits insurance in New York either from
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Schedule a Look into the Future of Disability Insurance Now

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Michael Cohen
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 / Published in Broker Dashboard
Schedule your Broker Dashboard webinar demo today.  Watching the Yankees on TV with my sons the other night, I had the thought, for the first time in my life, that we’re living in the future. The future we grew up with in fiction – the Jetsons and the rest of the science fiction we watched
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PFML And Employer PFML Contribution Requirements In Connecticut

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Michael Cohen
Saturday, 26 September 2020 / Published in Paid Family Leave
Even if your business is exempt from the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you might still have to participate in the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML). FMLA provides certain employees with unpaid protected leave for specific family or medical-related reasons. PFML, on the other hand, provides paid protected leave to workers for family
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NJ State Temporary Disability Insurance Rate and Benefits Increase: Creating Opportunities from Change

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Michael Cohen
Monday, 21 September 2020 / Published in Ancillary Benefits, Disability Coverage, NJ TDB
Last year, the State of New Jersey announced a rate hike and benefits increase for NJ State temporary disability insurance to go into effect in 2020. The first increase took place on January 1, 2020, when the NJ state disability insurance benefit increased to 66.67% of a worker’s average weekly salary to a maximum of
New Jersey temporary disability insuranceNJ TDB

Family and Medical Leave Act: New York PFL Rate Change Announcement

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Michael Cohen
Tuesday, 01 September 2020 / Published in NYS DBL, Paid Family Leave
NYS PFL rate and benefit increase goes into effect January 1, 2021As per the original legislation for the NYS Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, New York has announced a rate change and benefit increase for NYS PFL to go into effect January 1, 2021. Beginning in 2021, employees can collect up to $971.61 through
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Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) In Connecticut: How It Works

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Michael Cohen
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 / Published in Paid Family Leave
The CT Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) provides “covered” employees in Connecticut access to paid leave for life events covered under: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act Connecticut Family Violence Leave Act Covered employee means a worker who is currently employed, has been employed within the last 12 weeks, self-employed,
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