Filed under: Combs & Company Blog, Innovation Broker Lab, Insurance Women, NAHU, Successful Women, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: Combs & Co Blog, Michelle Harm, NAHU, Rachel Miner, Rachel Pennington, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS
Fourth quarter is here and open Enrollment is upon us! Who’s ready? Can’t ever say our industry is boring, can we? I’m gearing up to attend the Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS) National Conference next week in Minneapolis and excited to meet a bunch of Wonder Women there! This month, I’m happy to introduce you to three women that I know will be killin’ it in the fourth quarter! Click HERE to be in awe as you meet Rachel, Michelle and Rachel!
Filed under: BenefitsPro, Combs & Company Blog, Feature Friday, Innovation Broker Lab, Insurance Women, NAHU, NAIFA, Successful Women, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: Broker Motivation, Combs & Co Blog, NAHU, NAIFA, WIFS, Women in Insurance
So, first things first …I won! I’m still in shock over winning the BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year Award! This was the award that I told you about last month. Internally, they call it the BOY Award, so it was extra gratifying for this GIRL to take the crown! The BenefitsPRO BrokerExpo conference in Indianapolis was incredible, and I was honored to be recognized by my peers in the industry — truly a highlight in my career thus far.
This month, I’m excited to introduce you to Cornelia, Joan and ShirleyAnn. Cornelia has been a longtime advocate for our industry and for women as well, and I feel very fortunate that I met her through her national involvement in WIFS. Joan has made a huge impact on my career by showing me the value of education and how crucial is is in our industry. She is my go-to resource for anything concerning our industry’s legislative landscape. And finally, ShirleyAnn. I don’t even know where to begin — to know ShirleyAnn is to experience her. She has an exuberance that just makes you want to strive for greatness in our industry. I am honored to introduce you to these incredible women, and I know you’ll enjoy getting to know them a little better and hearing about the great things they are doing in our industry!
Click here to read all about Cornelia, Joan and ShirleyAnn!
Filed under: BenefitsPro, Combs & Company, Combs & Company Blog, Exciting News, Feature Friday, Motivational, NAHU, Susan L Combs, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: BenefitsPro, Broker of the Year, Capacity Coverage, Combs & Company, EPIC, King City, Mizzou, NAHU, Savoy Associates, Susan L Combs, WIFS
What a whirlwind the past few days have been! I traveled to Indianapolis to attend the BrokerExpo put on by BenefitsPro Magazine. In true traveling fashion, I hit a Diner’s Drive-Ins & Dives place for dinner called Tamale Place that was awesome! The next morning I hit Orangetheory with my good friend David Contorno and then headed to the session where I was a part of the panel of the 5 finalist for the Broker of the Year! At the end of the session they announced the winner and I was excited, shocked, humbled and in awe that I was selected as the 2017 Broker of the Year.
The outpouring of love I’ve received has been overwhelming, to say the least, I truly appreciate all that have reached out. There is no possible way for me to thank everyone personally for the texts, calls, emails, comments on social media, re-posts, shout outs and shares that have been given on my behalf but I will always be eternally grateful. To my family, my friends, my work family (Combs & Co, Capacity / EPIC and Savoy), my association family (WIFS, NAHU, NAIFA and Mizzou), my clients, my mentees, my mentors, my King City Crew, my industry peers and most of all my incredible husband – you have helped me to become the person I am today, thank you for believing in me more than I believe in myself sometimes.
Over the past couple of days, a JFK quote kept popping into my head, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” I hope I continue to live my life so that you all know how truly grateful I am for the love and support that you all have shown me and continue to pay it forward for others.
— Susan
Filed under: Combs & Company Blog, Feature Friday, Innovation Broker Lab, Insurance Women, NAHU, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: Combs & Co Blog, NAHU, Successful Women, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS
Who’s ready to write out tax checks? Can you believe we are already through the first quarter of 2017? There’s a couple items of business I want to hit on this month. Since you know this is all about recognizing women in our industry, I thought I’d give you a few ideas. WIFS and NAHU have great awards programs for their members to help get you recognized for the hard work you did last year. WIFS’s program is called Circle of Excellence and NAHU’s program is called LPRT. Check them out and start collecting some well-deserved bling!
This month, I’m going to introduce you to Heidi, Kristen and Kim. I have known Heidi for 10+ years, and she is the reason I became a part of WIFS, which parlayed me into being their National President a couple years ago! Miss Kristen will be speaking on the What’s the Good News, Ladies panel at the BenefitsPRO BrokerExpo conference in Indianapolis this month! And finally, Kim and I connected when she recognized one of the women featured in this series! Click here to read more and be inspired!
Filed under: Feature Friday, Insurance Women, Motivational, NAHU, Successful Women, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: Innovation Broker Lab, Inspiring Women, NAHU, WIFS, Women in Insurance
Who’s feelin’ the love? With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I am excited to share one of my “loves” with you. Incredible women in our industry getting it done and paying it forward! This installment is extra special to me because it includes Karen Roberts, a woman who has mentored me for a number of years. In addition to Karen, you are going to hear about Cheryl Hughes, who has over 30 years in our industry and Patricia Griffey who has been giving back to our industry by being involved in the National Association of Health Underwriters. Get ready to feel the love and inspiration that these three women bring to our industry!
Click Here to read about these incredible women!
Filed under: Combs & Company Blog, Innovation Broker Lab, Insurance Women, Penn Mutual, Successful Women, What's the Good News, Ladies?, WIFS, Women in Insurance | Tags: Innovation Broker Lab, Inspiring Women, Jessica Choi, Kathleen Benjamin, NAHU, Susan Rider, WIFS
Happy New Year! I can’t believe that January is almost over! I’m excited to kick off this year with some incredible stories from accomplished women in our industry that are sure to inspire you as they have me. I’m looking forward to sharing some amazing stories with you this year and happy to kick off the year by introducing you to my friends Jessica, Kathleen and Susan. Click Here to read all about them!
Filed under: Administrative Fix, Affordable Care Act, NAHU, National Healthcare, Obamacare, PPACA, Reform | Tags: 1094, 1095, 6055, 6056, ACA, Employer Requirment, Insurance Terms, NAHU, National Healthcare
This morning, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made an announcement that may affect your clients regarding compliance to new Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated coverage reports (6055 and 6056) for 2015. The IRS announced that it is giving employers additional time to file certain reports. In Notice 2016-4, the IRS stated that it is delaying filing deadlines after determining that “additional time to adapt and implement systems to gather, analyze, and report this information” was needed by employers, insurers, and other providers.
The deadline for employers to electronically file 1094 forms for 2015 was extended by three months from March 31, 2016, to June 30, 2016. The deadline for filing by paper was also extended by three months from February 29, 2016, to May 31, 2016. Additionally, the deadline for providing employees with 1095 forms for 2015 was extended from February 1, 2016, to March 31, 2016.
Click here for today’s IRS announcement or for background about the mandated ACA coverage reports.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: NAHU, Paychex, University of Missouri, WIFS, Women in Insurance
Very excited to bring this news to you! I was recently selected as one of the 20 Women in Insurance You Need to Know by LifeProHealth. Check out the list of all of these amazing women and see why you “Need to know” them!
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