COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in
the United States, has partnered
with LifeHealthPro to conduct a three-part webinar series, "Thrive
from 2015 to 2025," beginning tomorrow. The three-part webinar
series aims to address the ongoing changes in the health insurance
industry resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how
brokers can take advantage of their new role as health benefits
advisors.
"There is unprecedented change in the health care marketplace,
leaving employers looking for more guidance and consultation from
their brokers than ever before," said Tye Elliot, vice president of
Broker Strategy at Aflac. "For our webinar series, we invited
industry leaders to share insights and tools to help brokers work
smarter, adopt emerging strategies to take advantage of this new
landscape and position themselves for long-term success."
The webinars will take place on Thursday,
Sept. 10; Thursday, Oct. 8 and
Thursday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Participants in this three-part
leadership series will learn more on the following topics:
- 3 essential ways the ACA transformed brokers
Thursday, Sept. 10,
2015
Patricia
Griffey, regional vice president at National Association of
Health Underwriters, will discuss recent shifts in product sales.
She'll also explain why brokers can no longer remain solely product
focused and must become consultative partners in shaping companies'
overall human resources strategy.
- The new, game-changing model for selling voluntary
Thursday, Oct. 8,
2015
David
Fisher, voluntary benefits specialist, and Justin Phipps, employee benefits broker at Gus
Bates Insurance & Investments, will provide perspectives about
why and how brokers who elevate voluntary benefits to be part of
the overall benefits model and strategy are most likely to increase
their client base and sales.
- Grasping the essential solutions to win tomorrow
Thursday, Oct. 22,
2015
Susan Combs,
president of Combs & Company, will explain how innovative
strategies can help brokers remain competitive. She will also share
the best tools to provide incremental value to brokers'
clients.
For more information and to register for a webinar, visit
aflac.com/brokers or click HERE.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For nearly six decades, Aflac
insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to
focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the leading
provider of voluntary insurance at the work site. Through its
trailblazing One Day Pay℠ initiative, Aflac U.S. can receive,
process, approve and disburse payment for eligible claims in one
business day. In Japan, Aflac is
the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance and insures 1
in 4 households. Aflac individual and group insurance products help
provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For
nine consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere
magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2015,
Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For in America for the 17th consecutive year. Also, in
2015, Fortune magazine included Aflac on its list of Most Admired
Companies for the 14th time, ranking the company
No. 1 in innovation for the insurance, life and health category.
Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac
and One Day Pay℠, visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.
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Media contacts -- Kristen
Fraser, 706.243.5543 or mediarelations@aflac.com
Jon Sullivan, 706.763.4813 or
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