Insurance Industry

Life Insurance Awareness Month - Curtis Fett

September is National Life Insurance Awareness Month and what better reason to ask our friend Curtis Fett from Nationwide Insurance to come in and explain what that means and the many changes life insurance has gone through over the years. Some valuable information for you and your family:
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Health Care Costs and Insurance

We sit down with Brian Gillette from Group Benefits Limited and talk about health care insurance costs and the overall cost of health care in the United States. Last week Wellmark BC/BS of Iowa announce rate increases of up to 43% for some 30,000 Iowans. Why, what is the impact and where might we go from here.
 Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Jay Byers on the Global Insurance Symposium

Well over 400 people are in Des Moines for the Third Annual Global Insurance Symposium. To talk about the impact of insurance on Central Iowa we have Jay Byers of the Greater Des Moines Partnership break it down for us...
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Employers - Full Time Employees and the Affordable Care Act

There are new rules out for the Affordable Care Act that deal with what makes up a "full time employee". Not knowing what to do can cost your business big money. Here Ned Flynn from Merit Resources, from the INS Family of Companies, joins us for that discussion. This is something you need to listen to...really. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

4 Tips for Protecting Your Personal Assets

Today we offer up "Four Tips for Protecting Your Personal Assets". You have worked hard for what you have...here Sam Kreamer and Thomas Kutz talk about ways to make sure you can keep what you've earned. Number one tip: "Don't be stupid."  We liked that. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Affordable Care Act Changes are Coming - Are You Ready?

Between now and January 1, 2016 businesses with over 50 employees have some major decisions to make when it comes to the Affordable Care Act. Is your business ready and what changes are coming?  We visit with Jeff Garrison from Merit Resources about not only those dramatic adjustments small businesses will have to make but also how to best tackle them.  Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Clinic Note from the Global Insurance Accelerator

We make welcome our friend Mike Colwell from Square One who brings with him the founders of Clinic Note. Recently Justin Coldrake and Tyler Fox completed the Global Insurance Accelerator program and launched their startup which, at this time, assists speech professionals share patient progress notes with insurance companies...saving time for everybody involved. Here is that discussion. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Focus OneSource and ACA for Small Businesses

Each month we host one of our friends from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. Today we visited with Mike Teachout a co-owner of Focus OneSource about their ABI relationship and several tips for small business owners as they review their options regarding the Affordable Care Act.  Here is that conversation: Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Global Insurance Accelerator

The Global Insurance Accelerator is one of three such projects in...the world. We asked Brian Hemesath, who is the director of the project, to chat about that and we also caught up on his other adventure Volunteer Local.  Here is that conversation.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Fastest Growing Insurance Company in Iowa?

Flying under the radar, because they work primarily with independent insurance agents, is Group Benefits Limited one of the largest and fastest growing insurance general agencies in the Midwest. So, what is a "general agency" and what is their business, oh and by the way, what about this Co-Opportunity Health collapse?  We asked Brian Gillette, Chief Operating Officer of GBL those questions and more.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.