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Medicare Insurance Brokers Helps Seniors Sort Through the Red Tape of Health Care

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Getting older is difficult enough without the added fears of what this political party or that political party is doing or not doing to your health insurance. For millions of Medicare recipients, the whole process can be frustrating and confusing. That’s where a group like Medicare Insurance Brokers comes in. Medicare Insurance Brokers can search through hundreds of options for mature adults and help them find the coverage that is right for their needs, and for their budget.

Long-time Medicare insurance specialist, Robert Gerczak along with his agent son, Gary Gerczak founded www.medicareinsurancebrokers.com to provide an “open door” for anyone seeking to learn more about senior health and life insurance products. Together, the Gerczaks have assembled a vast network of experienced, licensed and certified agents across the nation. In addition they represent the country’s leading health and life insurance companies.

Many seniors are often surprised to find that Original Medicare does not cover everything. Often senior adults are left having to cover the cost of copayments, coinsurance and deductibles out of an already limited income. A Medicare Supplement, or Medigap policy can help to pay some of those extra costs. These policies are available through private insurance companies.

In some cases, these policies will not only supplement Medicare, but they will offer coverage for services not covered under Medicare, including care when seniors travel outside the United States.

It’s good to know that if seniors have both Original Medicare and a Medigap policy, both plans will pay their share of Medicare-approved amounts on items that are covered.

Medicare Insurance Brokers will help senior adults find a plan that follows the required Federal and state laws that are designed to protect them. In addition, these policies must be clearly identified as “Medicare Supplement Insurance.” http://www.medicareinsurancebrokers.com has already identified these plans, so seniors don’t have to go through the painstaking process of sorting this confusing information out on their own.

Regardless of the company, Medigap insurance policies are “standardized” and must offer the same basic coverage. In most states these are identified by the letters A through L. Typically, the only difference is cost.

In addition to Medigap plans, Medicare Advantage Plans are approved by Medicare and also offered by private insurers. They are sometimes referred to as “Part C” or “MA Plans.” In the case of these plans, Medicare will pay a monthly fixed cost to the company seniors select for their Medicare Advantage Plan. Again, like the Medigap policy, these companies follow a strict set of Medicare rules. In some cases these plans will provide Medicare drug coverage also. Medicare Advantage Plans are not consider the same as Medigap plans. Medicare Advantage plans may charge different copayments or out of pocket costs. In addition they may offer additional coverage for such services as hearing, dental, vision and other programs.

Medicare recipients are also eligible to join a prescription drug coverage plan (referred to as “Part D”). Again, this plan must be run by a private insurance company approved by Medicare.

Medicare Insurance Brokers are available to help seniors sort through all of these plans and options, giving older adults a sense of security with regard to their health care coverage.

On their website, http://www.medicareinsurancebrokers.com offer a comprehensive insurance list of insurance information and quotes from the leading major health and life insurance carriers in the country. The list is specifically targeted to mature health and life insurance products. The information is free.

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Mondial Assistance Makes It Easier to Hit the Road, and the Skies

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When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted spreading a cloud of ash over much of Europe, Richmond’s Mondial Assistance braced for the incoming phone calls.  Mondial Assistance is a global travel insurance and travel assistance company and the U.S. headquarters are located here.  Thousands of Mondial customers were affected by the travel delays and Mondial expects total claims could total millions of dollars.

“Not since 9/11 have we seen such widespread disruption of air travel,” Daniel Durazo, Mondial’s director of communications said to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Claims were processed on those policies purchased before April 15 when the news broke about the volcano.

Headquartered in Paris, Mondial Assistance has a significant U.S. presence at their Parham Road location.    Worldwide, the company has operations in twenty-eight countries and has a staff of more 10,000 people.   The company is party of Europe’s leading insurance company, the Allianz group.

Mondial traces the history of their company back to Switzerland in 1950 with the creation of ELVIA Travel Insurance.  Twenty-four years later in 1974, SACNAS-Mondial Assistance was founded in France.  In 2000 Elvia Travel Insurance and SACNAS-Mondial Assistance merged and, Mondial acquired World Access in the United States and in 2001 Worldcare in Australia.  In 2001, Mondial Assistance, France Secours, Elvia and SSC merged to become Mondial Assistance as it is known today.

Mondial Assistance is available to clients around the clock, every day of the year.  For travelers who have lost their luggage, stranded in a broken down vehicle or more, the company can offer some reassurance.  Mondial claims 250 million beneficiaries, roughly 4% of the world’s population.

In addition to travel insurance, the company also offers automotive services, health and life care, property and other services.  Details can be found at the company website.  Also at the website, Mondial offers detailed advice to travelers for planning a safe and health journey.

Mondial also seeks to give back to the community and to be socially responsible.  The company says “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about being a responsible corporate citizen in all aspects of our business, in all corners of the world. It’s about being inclusive, respectful, aware and dedicated to our employees, partners, stakeholders, environment, local communities and societies at large.”

For Earth Day, 2010 the company identified its “greenest” associates.  Through a company-wide survey, Mondial asked employees about their use of energy, recycling and support of eco-friendly business.  On April 23 Ricky Grubb, of Henrico, and Caroline Alexander, of Richmond were recognized at the Parham Road location for their commitment to the environment

Mondial Assistance is also an official partner of MASSIVEGOOD, a humanitarian aid project launched by the Millennium Foundation on September 23rd 2009 in New York during the United Nations General Assembly.

Jon Ansell, CEO Mondial Assistance USA and a Member of Mondial Assistance’s Executive Committee, says “Mondial Assistance is extremely proud to partner with MASSIVEGOOD and to bring a tangible contribution to such a universal cause. This partnership perfectly demonstrates the mission of Mondial Assistance and the involvement and willingness of our staff members to help people anywhere, anytime.”

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