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June 16, 2013

A Unique Time For Short Term Health Insurance Plan

I started in the individual health insurance market back in April 1993. My whole insurance career was devoted to helping individuals secure good health insurance plans and protecting their insurability by offering non cancellable health insurance plans. Before Obamacare (ACA) insurance companies could pool clients into “classes” then raise rates on the class Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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June 9, 2013

Insurance Agents, It Is Time To Break Out Of Your Shell

If you have been in the insurance business for less than 4 years, I applaud you for surviving this economy and being new to our industry. However, economically things are improving and it is time for insurance agents to start making the big bucks again. The insurance industry is one of the most innovative industries Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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June 2, 2013

The Milk Stool Approach To My Insurance Business

I grew up in a small town in East Tennessee. Both my parents and grandparents grew up on farms. So, even though I didn’t live on a farm, I spent a lot of time on farms. I have cut tobacco, put up hay, fed chickens, slopped hogs and even milked a cow. The old way Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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May 27, 2013

Is Obamacare Manure?

Having started my 20 year insurance agent career in the individual health insurance side of the business, I am fascinated by the fact that our government wants to be the single payer in the system. Make no mistake about it, our power hungry government never wanted to fix it, they want to control it. I Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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May 19, 2013

I Just Learned How Ignorant I Am About SEO Technology

As a national life insurance broker for the past 20 years, I have had to learn this new world of technology. I have attended classes, webinars, and “lunch & learns” to gain the skills necessary to bring my insurance agency into the 21^st century. I designed and help build a website, Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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May 12, 2013

Do You Master Time Or Does Time Master You?

As a national life insurance broker I have been to a lot of training seminars and webinars over my 20 years . One of the most popular subjects seems to be time management. No matter how many I see, one I always learn something new and two I have yet to master my time. You Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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May 5, 2013

Don’t Make My Mistake and Upgrade to Internet Explorer 10

Let me start by stating I am a national life insurance broker and not a computer guy, an IT guy or a web guy. I just want my computer to work and get frustrated when it doesn’t work. I made the mistake of updating, which was automatic by the way, from Internet Explorer 9 Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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April 28, 2013

Corporate Psychology Test You Were Not Supposed To See…

This is a corporate psychology test used by many human resource departments in many major companies to get a better insight into their employees and perspective employees and you were not supposed to see it. I have to say I was skeptical but it is accurate with everyone I have seen take it, including Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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April 20, 2013

Are You Truly Thankful For Your Clients?

This week’s blog from Your Friend 4 Life is from my long time friend Steven Burgess. Steven is one of the top producers in the nation with SendOutCards. Steven owned his own health and life insurance agency for many years in Knoxville, TN and understands firsthand how to not only attract clients but Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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March 31, 2013

I’ll Tell You Why People Should Buy From Life Insurance Brokers

As an independent life insurance broker I am asked quite often, “why should I buy from you? I can just buy life insurance online.” The answer is yes you could. But there is value to having an experienced independent insurance broker. First of all, our services are FREE. We are paid by Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

March 24, 2013

Excuse Me, Were You Listening?

One of the most important skills of an insurance agent is to listen and pay attention to what the client wants and needs, not selling them your favorite product. After over 15 years of training insurance agents with product knowledge, sales techniques, networking, properly using social media and listening skills, focus on listening is by Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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March 3, 2013

Which Is Larger U.S. National Debt or U.S. Life Insurance?

I love a good brain teaser quiz from time to time. This was a thought that crossed my mind. With all of the talk about budget cuts and sequester of budgets when we are trillions of dollars in debt, I wondered how much life insurance is in force in just the U.S.? My first Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

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A Unique Time For Short Term Health Insurance Plan

Insurance Agents, It Is Time To Break Out Of Your Shell

Is Obamacare Manure?

Do You Master Time Or Does Time Master You?

Don’t Make My Mistake and Upgrade to Internet Explorer 10

Corporate Psychology Test You Were Not Supposed To See…

Are You Truly Thankful For Your Clients?

I’ll Tell You Why People Should Buy From Life Insurance Brokers

Excuse Me, Were You Listening?

Which Is Larger U.S. National Debt or U.S. Life Insurance?