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"summary": "The EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants family was impacted directly, as our Southwest Regional HQ is located in Houston.",
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"summary": "Under the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2017 (H.R. 1313), employers may be able to encourage employees to provide identifiable genetic information and family medical history more strongly than ever before.",
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"summary": "I have mixed feelings about social media. More and more, it seems like an incredible time suck, filled with never-ending streams of inane cat videos and unasked for political opinions. Still, Im as susceptible as anyone and often find myself mindlessly staring and swiping, liking and commenting, until I have...",
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"summary": "Bret Brummitt is a managing partner at A.G. Insurance, a benefits firm that strives to lead the industry as pioneers who create improvement that touches the lives of those they serve.",
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"summary": "The practice of selling both health benefits and property and casualty insurance (P&C) from one brokerage continues to be a growing trend at a time of industry consolidation and increasing use of technology.",
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"title": "My Ethical Dilemma",
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"title": "The rise of reference-based pricing",
"summary": "Since the discounting levels from PPOs are a tightly guarded secret, employers are unaware that they are paying three times what the largest payer in the country has deemed to be fair reimbursement.",
"byline": "Mike Dendy",
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"uri": "/2017/11/01/supplemental-health-trends/",
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"summary": "I was recently a panelist at LIMRA's Supplemental Health Products conference.",
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"summary": "Social media has created the most significant growth opportunity insurance agencies have ever been afforded.",
"byline": "Kevin Trokey",
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"summary": "As a group, voluntary brokers and executives have historically overreacted to industry developments.",
"byline": "Gil Lowerre and Bonnie Brazzell",
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"uri": "/2017/11/01/hsafsa-facts-for-open-enrollment/",
"title": "HSA/FSA facts for open enrollment",
"summary": "Open enrollment is underway and will continue through the end of the year. And while this is a key time for employees as they enroll in benefits that will protect their health and finances and keep their families secure for the coming year, it is also a crucial opportunity for...",
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