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What does it mean to serve?

A guest blog by Charles Olson What does it mean to Serve?  I suppose it depends on the context, so let’s focus on what it means to serve in the business sense.  At OCI we talk a lot about providing excellent customer service and making sure that an emphasis is placed on ensuring our partners

OCI separates from McGill Brokerage

A decision has recently been made for OCI to separate from McGill Brokerage and begin our own internal brokerage operation. We will take the service, support and technology you’ve come to know from OCI and bring it to the world of life, disability, long term care and annuities. It is with much excitement that we

Explaining HSAs to your clients

Need help explaining how HSAs can benefit your clients? Here's a handy video that you can show them that outlines what they need to know.

Register for OCI’s Medicare Advantage Training Session

June 26th, 2017 / 9:30am @ Blue Cross Blue Shield Omaha Headquarters As carriers continue to withdraw from the under-65 market and lower commissions, agents need to find additional opportunities to increase their bottom line.  Medicare has become one of the most stable health lines for growing your business and building a solid residual income. More than

BCBS of NE will drop last ACA-compliant individual plans

BCBS of Nebraska informed CMS & the Nebraska Department of Insurance that they will not be offering on-exchange or off-exchange plans in the state of Nebraska for 2018. Members who purchased their individual or family health plan prior to Jan. 1, 2014 — also known as pre-ACA — are not impacted. Please note, this change

Aetna will exit Nebraska exchange in 2018

Aetna has released a statement on changes to the Nebraska 2018 Individual footprint: Individuals and families The public exchange environment remains highly volatile, forcing Aetna to continually reevaluate our current footprint and make some difficult decisions. We informed the appropriate federal and state regulators that Aetna will not participate in the Nebraska Individual public exchange

IA Individual Market Update

Earlier last week Wellmark and Aetna both informed CMS & the Iowa Insurance Division that they will not be offering on-exchange or off-exchange plans in the state of Iowa for 2018.  You can read their official releases below.  We have contacted Medica and at this time they do not have any updates and are still