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Current client annual review

A policy can renew automatically. Your needs do not.

Review what changed, what worked, what caused friction, and whether the coverage still fits before the next coverage year begins.

Choose the review

Different policies require different questions.

The secure annual-review workflow should branch by coverage type rather than asking every client for everything.

Medicare

Health and drug plan review

Annual Notice of Change, providers, prescriptions, pharmacies, costs, authorizations, travel, and other coverage.

Individual health

ACA and off-Marketplace review

Household, income, employer offers, providers, prescriptions, total costs, expected care, and Marketplace application updates.

Employer

Workplace benefits review

Open-enrollment deadline, dependent coverage, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, and coordination with spouse coverage.

Life

Existing-policy review

Purpose, beneficiaries, ownership, premium sustainability, conversion dates, riders, values, loans, and life changes.

Supplemental

Ancillary policy review

Benefit triggers, exclusions, claims experience, premium, duplication, and whether the original gap still exists.

Multiple policies

Household protection review

Coordinate coverage types without cross-selling unrelated products during a Medicare marketing appointment.

Health coverage

Ask what happened in real life—not only what the brochure promised.

Care access
  • Are primary and specialist physicians participating?
  • Are preferred hospitals, laboratories, therapists, and facilities included?
  • Were referrals or prior authorizations difficult?
  • Is travel or out-of-area care important next year?
Prescriptions
  • Is every medication covered?
  • Did tiers, restrictions, or preferred pharmacies change?
  • Were step therapy or prior authorization problems resolved?
  • Are projected annual drug costs manageable?
Cost and service
  • Did premiums, deductibles, copays, or coinsurance create surprises?
  • Were claims or bills difficult to resolve?
  • Was the carrier responsive?
  • Is an expected procedure or major service coming?
Changes to report

Coverage decisions depend on current facts.

Address or countyMarriage or divorceBirth or adoptionEmployment or retirementHousehold incomeOther coverageCaregiver involvementCommunication preference
Life and beneficiary checkup

Protection should follow the current family, business, and legacy plan.

Reviewing an existing life policy is not permission to replace it. Guarantees, underwriting, surrender charges, tax consequences, and lapse risk must be evaluated first.

  • Owner, insured, beneficiary, and contingent beneficiary
  • Coverage purpose and amount
  • Term and conversion deadlines
  • Premium and payment sustainability
  • Riders and guarantees
  • Cash value, surrender value, loans, and withdrawals
  • Employer coverage and portability
  • Family, debt, asset, business, caregiving, and charitable changes
Prepare without emailing sensitive records

Gather the material, then use the approved secure channel.

Medicare

ANOC and Evidence of Coverage

Bring current plan notices, provider and medication lists, pharmacy preferences, expected care, and other benefits.

ACA

Marketplace and carrier notices

Bring household, income, employer-offer, provider, prescription, premium, and effectuation information.

Life

Policy and in-force information

Bring the policy, recent statement or illustration, beneficiary information, loans, riders, and the original purpose.

Supplemental

Policy schedule and claims

Bring benefit schedules, exclusions, claim experience, premium, and the gap the policy was intended to address.

Secure continuation

Use the public page to begin—not to disclose the private details.

The production annual review should move into an authenticated or client-specific Django workflow with assigned follow-up and audit history.

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A thoughtful first step

Let’s make the next decision feel clearer.

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