Interview with Pam: Retiring After Selling Her Medicare Book

December 22, 2025

In this interview, Pam Hodge shares her experience selling her Medicare book of business to New Horizons and making a clean break into retirement. Pam talks about: Her 8-10 year relationship with New…

Interview with Heidi: Navigating Book of Business Sale After Loss

December 22, 2025

In this heartfelt interview, Heidi Fincham shares how she navigated an unexpected and difficult situation: deciding what to do with her Medicare book of business after her husband, Kevin, passed away.

Interview with Laura: Selling Her Final Expense Book and Transitioning to Medicare

December 22, 2025

In this interview, Laura shares how she built a successful final expense business in Northern Idaho – including an impressive $18,000 first month – and why she decided to sell half her book to New…

Selling Your Medicare Book of Business: An Interview with Carrie Sansom

November 25, 2024

When Carrie Sansom reached her 10th Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), she began feeling the need for change. As a successful Medicare agent with over a decade of experience, she had built a large and…

Selling Your Medicare Book of Business: An Interview with Paul & Lucille Sliker

November 11, 2024

When Paul and Lucille Sliker decided to leave the U.S. and make a life-changing move to Portugal, they knew it was also time to step back from their successful Medicare business. But as seasoned…

Interview with Bill & Amy: Selling Their Medicare Book of Business

October 21, 2024

In this insightful interview, Bill and Amy Betts share how they transitioned from life on a sailboat to building a successful Medicare business in Southwest Florida.

Sell Your Medicare Book and Keep Selling: with John Knepper

July 2, 2024

In our latest interview, we sit down with Mr. John Knepper, a seasoned Medicare specialist from Illinois. About a year ago, he decided he didn't want to be quite so busy, but he wasn't ready to fully…

Top 5 Medicare Supplement Carriers for 2023

February 21, 2023

For agent use only. Not for use with the general public. Sit down with John Hockaday and Jeff Sams of New Horizons Insurance Marketing for an FMO's perspective on the Top Med Supp carriers for 2023.

[VIDEO] Succession Planning 101: Webinar Recording

August 7, 2018

Webinar Recording This video is a recording of a webinar hosted by AgencyBloc. In this video, John Hockaday discusses several areas of concern when preparing to sell your insurance agency or book of…

Insurance Producer Spotlight: Michael Sams and His $900,000 Year

January 23, 2018

Michael Sams has been in the insurance business for about 13 years now, and in 2017, he had a record year – over $900,000 in production. Our biggest question is how?!

Video: How to Calculate Rates for Aetna’s Recovery Care Product

May 15, 2017

Even if you’ve been figuring up rates for decades, there are a few things you need to know about Aetna’s recovery care product.

Fast Med Supp Turnaround with e-Apps

November 8, 2016

Here's an example of just how fast your Medicare Supplement business can get approved if you use e-Apps instead of paper.

It's what you do in the dark that puts you in the light

September 6, 2016

Those of you who pay close attention to articles in this newsletter may have noticed that I'm the least likely member of our team to make a sports analogy. My wife, who was far more obsessed with the…

Packaging Cancer Insurance with a Medicare Supplement

August 23, 2016

In this video, Chase shares his method for cross-selling a Cancer insurance plan with Medicare Supplement insurance. If you're newer to Medicare Supplements, make sure to read our beginner's guide to…