DBL Center’s newest family member, Lori Rose, shares the one thing brokers could be doing better. Full Support to Help You Earn More Maximizing your revenue potential with Net Revenue Tracker Dashboard. Most of The DBL Center family works out of the Melville, New York, office. But the newest addition, Associate VP of
In our last post, we spoke about using ancillary benefits to help reduce the financial stress that’s placed on employees. This is especially crucial for employees in the New York tri-state area, which includes regions with the highest cost of living in the country. An accident or illness can leave an employee’s finances depleted. The
Financial stress affects every aspect of an employees’ life, including their work performance. When employees feel as if they aren’t prepared if illness or injury strikes, their health, and workplace productivity suffers. Employees spend an average of 13 hours per month worrying about money while they’re at work, according to a study by Mercer. In
Even as a P&C broker, you can help your customers relieve the pain of out-of-pocket medical costs The DBL Center is always on the lookout for creative tools to help you address your clients’ pain points when it comes to essential insurance coverage. While we specialize in DBL coverage and other temporary disability benefits, we
Coastal Insurance offers tips to expand your book of business with strategic cross-selling of home insurance, DBL coverage, and ancillary products By David Clausen, Coastal Insurance If you’re like most P&C brokers, NYS DBL and NJ TDB insurance aren’t your only niches. Most brokers sell a variety of lines, whether it’s healthcare, business insurance, or
Follow these tips to grow your book of business in the nonprofit insurance sector More than 1.5 million non profit organizations are registered in the U.S., says the National Center for Charitable statistics. And they all need nonprofit insurance coverage. With 20.3 million people living in the New York Tri-State area, it’s safe to say
Some carriers may require a company census in the future for DBL coverage. Here’s why it’s worth your customers’ time to complete one now. If you are a broker who sells ancillary benefits such as life, dental, and vision coverage, you are already familiar with the paperwork required to complete a company census. Your customers
New York business owners need more than just DBL insurance coverage The DBL insurance industry recently experienced a shake-up when New York State passed a law requiring mandatory Paid Family Leave coverage, to be written as a rider to NYS DBL policies. Several carriers exited the DBL insurance market because they didn’t want to write
DBL Center explores FSA v. HSA v. ancillary benefits so you can help your customers make informed choices If you or your employees have a flexible spending account (FSA) you may be scrambling to spend that money before it expires. That’s one of the main differences in an FSA v. HSA v. ancillary benefits package.
Autumn is approaching and, here at The DBL Center, it’s one of our favorite times of the year. Autumn on Long Island is absolutely beautiful, with so much to do. Baseball season comes to a climactic ending with the pennant race heating up and the promise of post-season play. (We don’t want to talk about
Are you a property & casualty broker whose products include worker’s compensation insurance, mandatory disability benefits, and ancillary benefits such as dental, vision, or life insurance? Have you considered the benefits of working with an insurance wholesaler? Do you spend the time to shop each carrier for every client, in order to secure the lowest
Employee expectations about benefits packages have changed. Are you leaving money on the table by not suggesting voluntary benefits to your customers? Back when many of us joined the workforce, employers picked up most (or all) of the cost of premiums for health insurance, vision, dental, and maybe even life insurance. This was especially true