Ear on Careers – Wendy Hamlin, Health Insurance Broker
May 27, 2010
In this episode of “Ear on Careers,” we are pleased to welcome Wendy K. Hamlin, a health insurance broker at Essential Benefit Solutions based in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, 973-872-1008.
Wendy is a graduate of Bowling Green State University in her home state of Ohio. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in interpersonal public communications, with a minor in marketing. Wendy credits college with bringing her out of her shell and teaching her discipline, as she went full-time while working two jobs.
In the podcast, Wendy explains how she became interested in being a health insurance broker, which entails servicing her clients through education, administration of their plans, claims assistance and renewals as well as being a small business owner and growing her business. Listen as Wendy discusses her biggest surprises in the field as being the strategy and creativity needed to help her clients navigate the health insurance maze. She also shares an astounding “war story” and offers tips for people considering a career as a health insurance broker.
In addition, Wendy offers her insights into the changes in the health care system under the recently enacted law. She notes immediate and welcome changes such as dependents up to 26 years old being covered under their parent’s plan, small employers receiving tax credits and no pre-existing condition limitations. The changes coming in 2014 are still being hammered out, even though she believes there will be a role for brokers.
We hope this podcast gives you insight into becoming a health insurance broker, an interesting career path especially in today’s changing times.
Top-Tier Tutoring is very excited to bring you the web’s premiere “career day” podcast series – what we call “Ear on Careers.” This series of podcasts is designed to introduce our listeners to successful leaders in a variety of different fields, including business, industry, medicine, the arts, and so much more.
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