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Agent Survival Guide Podcast | ASG Podcast
Bringing insurance agents tips and strategies for making sales, staying compliant, marketing yourself, getting leads, and more! Think of the Agent Survival Guide as your go-to resource for insight, information, and the inspiration needed to take the next step on your journey. Whether you’re just get...
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Celebrating 20 Years of Medicare AEPs & Growth: Looking Back at 2005
Jump in the time machine with us as we travel back circa 2005 for the first Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, the debut of Medicare Advantage, Medica...
4 Tips for Making a Better Insurance Sales Pitch
Want to improve your selling skills? Learn how to make a better insurance sales pitch! We outline four game-changing sales presentation tips for insur...
5 Ways to Survive Enrollment Season 2026
Feeling frustrated this enrollment season? This episode is for you! We’ve got some ideas to help you take a break, take care, and make it through AEP...
Medicare Prior Authorization Changes for Beneficiaries
CMS plans to simplify prior authorization for Medicare beneficiaries beginning in 2026. Listen to learn more about changes coming to Medicare Advantag...
5 MORE Real-Life Medicare Sales Scenarios and How to Handle Them
Every Medicare client has their own unique situation and needs. Learn how to best assist them with 5 more insurance sales scenarios!
5 Real-Life Medicare Sales Scenarios & How to Handle Them
One of the best ways to prepare for the insurance field is with real life scenarios. In this episode we dive into 5 scenarios and how to best assist y...
Stress Relief Tips to Get You Through AEP
Things can get hectic during AEP. From sales appointments, applications, and following up with clients, it’s easy to brush aside rest and self-care, s...
Government & Insurers Reconsider Short-Term Limited Duration Product Changes
Have you heard? The definition of Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance has changed. We unpack what it means for insurance agents!
5 Spooky Stories for Halloween 👻
No tricks, just a treat of an episode that miiiight leave you sleeping with the lights on tonight. Our staff volunteered to tell some spooky stories t...
What CMS Requires Agents to Discuss Prior to Medicare Enrollments
In this episode we review key CMS regulations agents must follow to stay compliant during Medicare sales. Bonus? These steps also help educate and inf...
The 2026 COLA Increase & How it Affects Your Clients
This just in! Social Security announced the Cost of Living Adjustment for 2026. Listen on the ASG podcast for the official numbers and how the COLA in...
5 Tips to Make the Most of AEP
You’ve worked hard all year to prepare for AEP, but you’re not at the finish line yet! Listen to this installment of the Agent Survival Guide Podcast...
Can Insurance Agents Charge Medicare Consultation Fees?
As select Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans go non-commissionable, we’ve been hearing whispers about consulting fees. Rather than stay sile...
Ask Integrity Plan Insights
The Friday Five for October 24, 2025:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide P...
Content Library: Cooking for Beginners ft. Jeff Snyder
Jeff Snyder joins Sarah to chat about Ritter Insurance Marketing’s Content Library for insurance agents. Find out how to use non-insurance related con...
How Insurance Agents Can Turn Anxiety into Fuel
Don't let anxiety take away your potential. In this episode, we've got tips to help insurance agents overcome anxiety, turning it into fuel for your s...
AEP 2026 Kickoff
The Friday Five for October 17, 2025:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide P...
What Agents Forget to Do When Preparing for Appointments
You’ve got a full day of appointments… great! But do you have everything you need? Don’t miss our list of small items that agents often forget. Rememb...
5 Days ‘Til AEP 2026
The Friday Five for October 10, 2025:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide P...
How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly
Don Connelly joins Sarah to talk about the soft skill of storytelling. Learn more about this strategy and why it's so effective for insurance agents.<...
Where It All Begins: Obtaining Permission to Contact for Medicare Sales
Before it all happens, the appointment, finding the plan that fits, the sales pitch, agents first need to collect Permission to Contact (PTC). Discove...
2026 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Premiums
CMS released their 2026 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D projections this week. Join Sarah as she highlights info for agents, from estimates on...
4 Reasons Why Ritter Insurance Marketing Should Be Your FMO Insurance Agency
You've probably heard that partnering with a field marketing organization is a great idea for independent agents. Today, we're diving into the WHY. Le...
Risk Adjustment & Finding Value Beyond Coding Changes ft. Dr. Shannon Decker
Dr. Shannon Decker joins Sarah to talk about risk adjustment, the switch from V24 to V28 coding, and what recent changes mean for value-based care.
5 Life Insurance Myths Your Clients May Believe
We illustrate 5 life insurance myths and why your clients may believe them. Learn how to counter these objections so your clients can better understan...
The Fight for ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
The Friday Five for September 26, 2025:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide...
ICHRA vs. QSEHRA vs. Group Health Plans: Sales Opportunities for Insurance Agents
Small business have a few different options for offering coverage to their employees Learn about these 3 options and how your role as an agent fits in...
Optimize Your Online Presence ft. Aaron Kassover
Aaron Kassover from AgentMethods joins Sarah to talk about the growing importance of a well-rounded online presence. Don’t miss his approach to creati...
How an ICHRA Partnership Can Support ACA Sales
Get involved and help businesses in your community offer employees affordable health care through Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement...
Announcing the Launch of IntegrityCONNECT
The Friday Five for September 19, 2025:
Download eBooks and Guides
Read the Ritter Blog
Register for Events...
How to Create a Google Business Profile
Put your insurance business on the map by creating Google Business Profile. Learn how to create a profile, optimize it, and reach larger audiences onl...
Agent Resources to Survive & Thrive This AEP
Discover Ritter Insurance Marketing's resource hub for surviving AEP 2026!
Ritter on Facebook, https://www.facebo...
CMS & HHS Expand ACA Catastrophic Coverage Enrollment
The Friday Five for September 12, 2025:
Register for Ritter Insurance Marketing Summits
Watch the Webinar
The Survivor’s AEP Checklist
AEP 2026 will be here before you know it. We’ve broken down the path to a successful Annual Enrollment Period in 5 steps, tap that play button to find...
The Insurance Agent’s Guide to Understanding Hospital Indemnity
Discover the benefits to selling hospital indemnity plans!
Ritter on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Ritter...
How Insurance Agents Can Use AI Tools
Artificial intelligence can streamline and automate menial tasks for agents. In this episode find out the pros and cons of using AI for your insurance...
5 Medicare Myths Your Clients May Believe
This week, we tackle 5 Medicare myths that your clients may believe. Learn how to respectfully refute these myths, educate your clients, and empower t...
2026 ACA Exchange & FFM Certification Info
We’ve got updates* on the 2026 ACA Exchange, requirements, and training resources!
*UPDATE: Since publishing this episode, 2026 F...
Judge Grants Stay on Many 2025 ACA Final Rule Provisions
The Friday Five for August 29, 2025:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide Po...
Content Library: Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage ft. Jeff Snyder
We're back with another update on Ritter's Content Library - Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage! This time, Sarah and Jeff chat about how this cont...