Driving with Dickerson Insurance Services

In this first episode of Dickerson's Womenars, we talk with Sally Prather of Alera for her take on what it's like to be a woman in the landscape of today's insurance industry. Sally Prather has more than 25 years of industry experience. She is Executive VP and the Employee Benefits Practice Leader for Alera Group. In this role, Sally focuses on the continued development of the firm’s employee bene...

VSP 101: Add Vision to Every Proposal and Watch Your Numbers Grow! With the special enrollment period extended to the end of the year and with the new APTC Subsidy, it's more important than ever to refresh yourself on the basics of up-selling. Clients have the ability to change plans throughout the year and they are looking for more subsidies. This is a great opportunity to add vision to your...

Join Dickerson and L.A. Care for this Special Back-to-Basics Event. With the special enrollment period extended to the end of the year and with the new APTC Subsidy, it's more important than ever to refresh yourself on the basics. Clients have the ability to change plans throughout the year and they are looking for more subsidies. This is a great opportunity to address any pain points wi...

Learn more about how HealthSherpa is making it even easier for brokers to sell plans through the federal exchange, and how Dickerson is helping brokers expand into more states. Learn how to avoid potential loss of clients using the healthcare.gov website.

Continuation coverage is important to employees, places legal obligations on employers, and is an essential component of both fully insured and self-funded health plans.  Therefore, producers and employers need to understand how the coverage works and how it is administered.  This program will help attendees identify which employers are subject to COBRA or Cal-COBRA, and when employees a...

Under ERISA, those who manage employee benefit plans are fiduciaries. Understanding what it means to be a fiduciary, and what responsibilities a fiduciary has to plan participants, is a critical part of plan administration.  This program will provide an overview of who qualifies as a fiduciary, what it means to be a fiduciary, and what actions fiduciaries should (and cannot) take.  A dis...

Join Dickerson and Oscar for this Special Back-to-Basics Event  With the special enrollment period extended to the end of the year and with the new APTC Subsidy, it's more important than ever to refresh yourself on the basics. Clients have the ability to change plans throughout the year and they are looking for more subsidies. This is a great opportunity to address any pain points w...

The American Rescue Plan Act: What ACA agents need to know to turbocharge their business Join our webinar to find out how the new COVID-19 relief bill gives ACA agents and brokers a unique opportunity to enroll new and existing clients on the federal exchange using HealthSherpa without a qualifying life event. Join us to learn more about the following: • The key information you need to know a...

MetLife has partnered with Dickerson to provide an exclusive opportunity for both you and your clients! Join us for the Retirewise® series of webinars and learn how to budget, build an emergency fund, determine your investment options, create a will, and much more. There’s something for everyone to learn so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Feel free to invite your clients to this educa...

Mitigating Rising Health Care Costs Utilizing Generics and Biosimilars to Benefit Kaiser Members Join Dickerson and the Drug Use Management Team from Kaiser as we discuss "Big Pharma,” and the various ways we help our members save on prescription drug expenses. This insightful webinar will help you understand how Kaiser Permanente mitigates rising costs in healthcare by utilizing generics and...

MetLife has partnered with Dickerson to provide an exclusive opportunity for both you and your clients! Join us for the Retirewise® series of webinars and learn how to budget, build an emergency fund, determine your investment options, create a will, and much more. There’s something for everyone to learn so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Feel free to invite your clients to this educa...

Are you ready for a DOL audit?  Are you ready for an employee lawsuit over benefits?  Are you ready for a merger?  All these things can happen, and all of them mean that you need to be prepared in advance.  How do you prepare?  Take this course and learn all about ERISA.  This program will lay a foundation for compliance by explaining what ERISA is, how it applies to...

Learn About Set-Up, Administration and Available Benefits, plus, the Advantages Offered to Employers and Employees Most employers offer cafeteria plans, but many take the administration of these plans for granted.  How well do you understand the legal principles that govern cafeteria plans?  This program will discuss how to set up a plan, what types of benefits you can offer, h...

Dickerson and Molina look at the new American Rescue Plan and how it affects you and your Marketplace members. Join Dickerson and Molina as we team up to help you get informed and up-to-speed on the potential benefits of this new legislation. In this webinar, you'll find out how President Biden's signing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provides new financial help to people who receiv...

Are you ready for the new year? Human resource professionals, and the benefits consultants who advise them, need to stay up-to-date. This program with Marilyn Monahan will discuss the insurance, benefit, and employment laws recently passed by the state legislature and how they will impact the workplace, and the design and implementation of health and welfare benefit plans in the new year. An updat...

A Legislative Update from NAHU Capitol Conference: Join us for a review of legislative and regulatory issues coming out of Washington D.C. that were presented at the annual Capitol Conference of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). This includes what is expected to be presented from the Biden/Harris administration to Congress for enactment in 2021. 

Dave Fear, our Alternative Funding expert discusses an update on Association Health Plans (AHPs) and what is permitted and not permitted here in California. The Biden/Harris administration may pull back on some of the Trump administration initiatives in this area. Our initial presentation will discuss where we're at today and what may be expected in 2021.

Join Marilyn Monahan in a discussion of how to administer employee benefits when an employee goes out on leave, including leaves under FMLA, CFRA, PDL, and USERRA. The program will address which benefits employers must offer, for how long, and how are they paid for (including a discussion of the impact on cafeteria plan elections). Designed to answer common questions employers and producers often...

Dickerson and HR Service Inc. Present: How the Consolidated Appropriations Act Impacts Small Businesses in 2021 With the recent approval of additional relief aid for small business and more to come, business leaders need to be aware of critical changes for compliance and the needed steps to take in order to take advantage of the assistance. Join Dickerson and HR Services' Human Resource experts Da...

A review of the types of alternative funded health benefit plans that employers of all sizes are considering, including some specific case studies and examples from small, mid-sized and large employers who have exited the fully insured market and implemented some form of alternative funding program for their health care benefits..

Open enrollment is extended to May 15! You're appointed with Molina, let us help you sell it! Get a crash course on engaging, quoting, and enrolling clients with Molina! In this webinar for Molina appointed agents we'll discuss: Growing Popularity:  Molina has grown with many new members signing up. (and why you should offer Molina to your clients) Where Molina is strong: We'll show you the k...

Open enrollment is extended to May 15! You're appointed with Oscar, let us help you sell it! Get a crash course on engaging, quoting, and enrolling clients with Oscar! In this webinar for Oscar appointed agents, we'll discuss: Growing Popularity:  Oscar has grown with many new members signing up. (and why you should offer Oscar to your clients) Where Oscar is strong: We'll show...

A review of successful cost containment strategies that small, mid-sized, and large employers are using to combat the rising cost of health care for their employees. This includes the use of managed care networks, reference-based pricing, prescription drug management, and risk transfer alternatives.

You can now earn full retail commissions on commercial auto just like you do when you sell medical and ancillary through Dickerson! We are a general agent for multiple insurance carriers for commercial auto policies. Join us for an in-depth look at their programs and coverages. This informative webinar will help you gain enough knowledge to cross-sell with your existing cl...

The Biden/Harris administration is expected to "strengthen" the ACA, which may have a direct impact on the employer mandate provision of the law as well as related reporting requirements which have been a steady complaint from employers since 2014. Join Dickerson's alternative funding expert, Dave Fear Sr., in this informative podcast. We review the current processes for employer compliance and ho...