Lamppost Insurance Talks

Beacon Benefits Solution has transitioned to a partnership with Luminatus Software and Workful. If you have groups on Beacon – what does this mean for you? Culby Hinson sits down with William Cason, Andrew Forbes of Luminatus, and Nick Gladd from Workful to discuss the transition and highlight the new upgrades coming soon.

The most important part of an income protection policy is perhaps talked about the least. Eric Griffin, Executive VP at The Cason Group, and Rob Leary, Senior Claims Consultant at Principal Financial, take a deep dive into typical disability claims demographics, most common reason for claims, and the process for filing a claim should an insured have an illness or injury.

While it may seem complex, ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) is meant to keep things simple for both the employer and the employee. Brian Harmon and Aaron Spurlock from The Cason Group sit down to discuss the current ICHRA landscape – the lessons learned, common pitfalls, and where we go from here.   Make sure to listen to Episode #1 on ICHRA from last year!

Culby Hinson continues the conversation with Ryan Grelecki from Georgia State University. They discuss how to train and invest in college students looking to join the insurance industry.

If you took every single student in every Risk Management program across the country and put them in jobs in the insurance industry, that would only cover 10% of the available jobs. So, how do you recruit the next generation of insurance professionals? Culby Hinson sits down with Ryan Grelecki from Georgia State University to get insight on what college students are looking for and how to motivate...

Culby Hinson is joined again by William Cason and Harrison Brooks for part 2 of their conversation as they discuss future possibilities of the ever changing insurance industry.

Culby Hinson is joined by William Cason and Harrison Brooks who explore key trends and challenges that are impacting the current insurance landscape.  

Did you know? You're 6 times more likely to be disabled before age 65 than to die before age 65? So why does only 26% of the working population have income protection? Eric Griffin and John Brady, Disability Income Managing Vice President at Principal Life Insurance, discuss what's happening in the disability insurance business. 

Brian Harmon is joined by Glenn Wilkins, Employee Benefits Account Manager at Apollon Wealth Management to talk about the busiest time of the year in the insurance world. They discuss the reality of Open Enrollment, the differences between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement, and where they see Medicare heading in the future.

Forrest Stewart sits down with Jason Cogdill, Attorney at Law, to discuss the top compliance initiatives and how they affect The Cason Group's broker partners. He provides some ideas and action steps as 2021 comes to an end.   2021-22 Compliance Best Practices Sheet: https://mcusercontent.com/ 9fe0bb9d26648198d9ce99a4a/ files/9c6acae8-1a3c-7756-3044- f2c9e70e9f59/Compliance_Steps_ for_Annual_Enrol...

Culby Hinson is joined by Megan Williams and Andrews Forbes, who discuss the latest trends in benefits technology. They discuss what's involved with a group that goes on a technology system and walk through the steps from the initial build to the ongoing implementation.

Culby Hinson is joined by Andrew Monk and Paige Shoemaker to discuss the need for benefits education, both for the employee and employer. They break down The Cason Group's strategy to engage, educate, and help our clients with their enrollment process. Our goal is to make sure employees know what their insurance benefits are so when the time comes, they can make educated decisions.

Eric Griffin talks with Bill Shelow, President and CEO at LIBRA Insurance Partners, about the rapidly changing landscape of the life insurance industry.

In this episode, The Cason Group's Forrest Stewart and James Slotnick, Head of Government Relations with SunLife, discuss what's happening in DC and how it impacts the Employee Benefits market.

Brian Harmon is joined by Eric Griffin, Forrest Stewart, and Culby Hinson, as they discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a positive shift in the insurance industry. They pull back the curtain and talk about how The Cason Group is delivering creative sales and service solutions that exceed expectations.

In this episode, we discuss the Individual ACA Landscape with Marcy Buckner, Senior V.P. of Government Affairs – NAHU.

In this episode, Brian and Aaron from The Cason Group talk about all things ICHRA.