LAAHU Times Newsletter-- A New Look!

LAAHU Times Winter 2017

LAAHU TIMES

The Official Newsletter for the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters.

In This Issue:

President's Message

LAAHU Internship Program

2018 Program Line up

Licensed Insurance Agents are Heros

LAAHU Holiday Party

President's Message

Early Season's Greetings!

I know I am not just speaking for myself when I say it's been busy!

Each year as 4th Quarter descends upon us, I am thankful that I am busy serving clients and tending to the business I earn my livelihood from. Don't get me wrong--I'm stressed and frantic, just as so many of us in this industry are!

Take a deep breath and carry on!

I hope you will join us on December 19, 2017 at the LAAHU Holiday Party to gather and enjoy the company of those we serve with AND host a toy drive for children in need. We are gathering toys for Toys For Tots and Camp Ronald McDonald at Chablis Food + Wine in Tarzana.

Your donation of a toy (or $15) will go towards children in need and give you a couple of drinks, delicious appetizers, and perhaps a door prize!

Please join us as we say thank you and give to those less fortunate.

Happy Holidays,

Bobbi Kaelin

LAAHU President

LAAHU's Internship Program Seeking Mentors Now!

Hurry-- Deadline to sign up is December 13, 2017

As you may or may not know, your LAAHU membership gets you access to our internship program.

We are currently working with students from both CSUN and CSU Long Beach. The interns cost you and your agency zero $$$ as long as you commit to truly mentoring them in your business. The commitment is for one semester and the interns need to complete 180 hours in that semester. The contracts for the spring semester (beginning late January) are due by the 15 ^th so we need them returned to us by 12/13/17.

If you would like some help in your agency, with potential for a long term hire, AND you want to help mentor the next generation let us know ASAP.

To sign up or get more information, contact Dawn McFarland at dawn@mnmbenefitsolutions.com .

Wishing you and yours a VERY Happy Holiday Season!

Upcoming Events & Calendar

New Member Orientation Webinar

Second Friday of Every Month

10:00 am - 10:30 am

LAAHU Holiday Party & Fundraiser

December 19, 2017

4:30pm - 7:30pm

Chabilis Food + Wine

18588 Ventura Blvd Tarzana

Health Insurance Awareness Day

Thursday, January 25, 2018

8:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Sportsmen's Lodge Event Center

Studio City, CA

Kick Off the New Year with LAAHU’s exciting program lineup, coming to a membership meeting near you

January 25, 2018 – Health Insurance Awareness Day – Game Show Style (8 a.m. – noon)

Most of us know a fair amount about employee benefit plans, but what about the extras that employers also expect us to know? Come to our special ½-day, game show-themed, networking and knowledge-gathering session to hear from speakers who can give you the competitive edge when talking to prospects about their health insurance.

February 15, 2018 – Employment Law Updates with Michael Goldfarb, Guardian HR (8 – 10:30 a.m.)

If you’re talking to HR professionals and/or have employees of your own, you need to be familiar with employment law and how it affects companies. Michael Goldfarb, Esq. is a principle at Guardian HR, a national human resources and employment law consulting firm. An employment law attorney for 24 years, Michael is known for his fresh and humorous approach in his delivery of legal topics and issues.

April 11-12, 2018 --LAAHU Field Day

LAAHU's Annual Conference-- More details to come, but make sure to mark your calendars!

LAAHU welcomes your input for future programs. Please contact

Cindy Jones, Chairman Programs/Professional Development at

cindy@dickerson-group.com

Licensed Insurance Agents are the unsung heros of the ACA

By Michael Lujan Chief Strategy officer/ Co-Founder Limelight Health

The 2018 open enrollment season started on November 1st with considerably less fanfare than previous years. There is still much work to do and an estimated 28 million people who still lack health insurance.

The uninsured rate in America was reduced considerably over the past five years. Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate went from 18.2% to as low as 8.8% nationally .

California had the most dramatic reduction, from

17.2% to 7.1%, with a huge contribution and efforts of the estimated 30,000 licensed insurance agents who actively serve the individual and small group market. So why don't agents get more credit?

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Michael Lujan is a "Top Benefits Authority" by Employee Benefit Advisor Magazine. Make sure to follow Michael on LinkedIn and Twitter @mdlujan .