DIBroker East / Eskra & Associates
Disability Insurance For Life
With the launch of Standard’s new Disability Insurance product, Platinum Advantage, in 42 states next week (January 3, 2017), the discussion below of their “Family Care” benefit is timely. A Guest Blog by Jill Frohardt, Regional Director, The Standard Driving home a couple of weeks ago, I heard a story on the radio about a poll that […]
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DIBroker East-Eskra & Associates celebrated a very successful year with our annual Holiday Lunch today (12/5/2016) at Bricktops in Coral Gables. We started the celebration with an outstanding meal last night at Ortanique on the Mile, a restaurant that we highly recommend if you visit Coral Gables. Jill Frohardt of the Standard flew into town […]
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One of the hottest topics of the current U.S. disability insurance industry is guaranteed-issue (GSI – guaranteed standard issue) coverage. GSI products are quite popular and are expanding in scope. Even though the benefits platforms take time and diligent effort to achieve corporate approval and efficient administration from a human resources standpoint, they offer substantial group […]
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Last week I had the pleasure of attending the International Disability Insurance Society (http://internationaldisociety.com) conference in Charleston, SC—one of the most charming cities in the U.S. The city is full of charming little restaurants (Mike Cogdall found us a great little one called Le Farfalle, http://lefarfallecharleston.com) and the weather was fabulous. I went for a […]
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On Monday of this week, we had our annual disability insurance sales meeting at our office in Coral Gables, FL, at which all of our sales partners from around the country gather to hear presentations, to share ideas, and to reconnect with our excellent support staff. Eight of our partners attended this year: Michele Friedlander […]
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For roughly the last dozen years, MetLife has been an integral part of our operation. We are wholesalers in disability insurance. We only do one thing, and we do it very well. At DIBroker East-Eskra & Associates, we add value by providing access to nine or so insurance carriers (the number changes a bit depending […]
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