California REALTOR health insurance options
originally posted: 9/ /2010 on Yahoo Answers revised: 12/11/2010
Q: I live in So. Calif and am planning to be a real estate agent. I understand through the National Association of Realtors (NAR), you can get health insurance through them as an agent. I have Kaiser HMO right now and I'd like to continue with them. Is it possible to get Kaiser HMO through REALTORS Core Health Insurance?
A: "Core Health Insurance" is a specific brand of insurance just as "Kaiser HMO" is a different brand name. The two are different and mutually exclusive. In other words, the way your question is asked would be similar to saying "Can I get a Honda Civic through a Ford Mustang?" So obviously this wording doesn't make sense.
You might have meant to ask whether the REALTORS association has a selling agreement with Kaiser. The answer is no; and there would likely be no business reason for either the association, Kaiser or the members for doing so. The REALTOR association, like most other professional associations, focuses on member benefits that provide revenue to the association while making an attractive offering to the individual members.
See the California health insurance exchange for listings of plans available in your area.
Core Health Insurance is marketed as a REALTOR association benefit, Kaiser HMO is not.
More resources:
California health insurance listings at FreedomBenefits.net
Core Health Insurance News
Core Health Insurance Revisited
Core Health Insurance Value Plan
Core Health Insurance Silver Plan
Core Health Insurance Gold Plan
Core Health Insurance Platinum Plan
Core Plus Physician Insurance Plan
Core Plus Value Insurance Plan
Core Plus Gold Insurance Plan
Core Plus Platinum Insurance Plan
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