While the People’s Insurance Counsel is ready to get back to work, a Maryland state delegate who proposed the elimination of the office still feels it is a “make-work program.”
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.