Hawaii enacted its Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) law in 1969. In 1986, The DBL Center founder David Cohen traveled to Hawaii to build relationships in the region and, since then, our company has grown to provide TDI coverage to more than 3,500 business owners. The DBL Center has become the leading insurance wholesaler and largest
Our brokers have come to trust us for the lowest premium rates and white glove service when it comes to statutory benefits, including DBL in New York, TDB in New Jersey, TDI in Hawaii and, now, Paid Family and Medical Leave in the New England states. But, through our long-term relationships with top-rated carriers, we
Increase your productivity and close more sales before the disability benefits deadline. Are you looking at your business 120 days out? What you do now will reap rewards in the next quarter. As the April 1 deadline approaches to write NYS disability benefits, as well as New Jersey TDB, Paid Family Leave in Connecticut, and
Along with employee retention and finding the right employee benefits to keep and retain workers, absence management has become one of the biggest challenges for business owners and human resource departments in 2022. Paid time off becomes more difficult to manage as employees work from home or request flex-time. Managers deal with employees taking time
The data of more than 100 million Americans was hacked due to cyberattacks on the insurance industry in the past two years. As the keepers of our customers’ important personal and financial data, insurance brokers have an obligation to keep that data safe. Otherwise, you could be opening yourself and your company up to
The DBL Center President and CEO Michael Cohen recently appeared as a guest on Model FA, a podcast for fiduciary financial advisors, hosted by David DeCelle. Many insurance brokers who work with Michael know his background as a stand-up comedian. But you may not know that he was very close to becoming a writer on
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
The DBL Center marketing team “Turned the Tables” on President and CEO Michael Cohen to put Michael in the hot seat for a three-part interview. In the first and third videos, he offered tips for insurance agents and talked about the value The DBL Center provides to its network of brokers. In this video, Michael
If you’re shopping around for a wholesale insurance broker for your statutory disability benefits and ancillary employee benefits — or if you’re already working with DBL Center — you may wonder what makes us different from other general agencies. Brokers gain a number of advantages working with The DBL Center for DBL and PFL coverage
“No one gets into the insurance business because they want to,” says DBL Center President and CEO Michael Cohen in his trademark tongue-in-cheek fashion. Cohen had aspirations of being an entertainment attorney and then honed his craft of writing and producing while attending Boston University, which led him to performing stand-up comedy. He now combines
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