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Maryland's premier Long-Term Care insurance agency

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Are there different underwriting requirements due to COVID-19?

Many carriers do have different underwriting requirements during COVID-19 pandemic.  

Some life insurance applications are eligible to be issued without any lab work.  

Some ages, and health history will require the applicant to wait until after COVID-19.

Even so, education can take place now while you are at home.  We can look at your heath history and what insurance you are considering and then advise when application can take place.

Answers To The Most Important Questions About Alzheimer’s

Written By: Anna Kucirkova

Edited By: Cori Hundt

The effects of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are an ever growing concern for the aging, caregivers, and those in the medical profession. The disease causes pain and agony for the sufferer and can be equally as distressing for those who see their loved one lose their memory and ability to function.

Long Term Care Planning… and Love

What’s the sentiment at the heart of long term care planning? No, it's not fear. (Of care costs or gaps in Medicare.) It's not even concern. (About medical conditions or Medicaid eligibility.) I’m talking about love. Yes, I know Valentine’s Day is in the rear view mirror. That’s OK. The kind of love I’m talking about transcends flowers and cards.

Tips from Caregivers

With so many people bearing the emotional and financial brunt of being a caregiver, we looked for the best tips to help ease the day-in-day-out stress that comes with such an important role.

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Melissa Barnickel - Women of Influence - I95 Business Magazine - Baltimore

Melissa Barnickel was interviewed by I95 Business for Women of Influence.

Read more to learn about Melissa's personal and professional background and how she helps clients and their trusted advisors to preserve their hard-earned assets by incorporating insurance with their financial plan.  

Excerpts from "Baygroup Insurance" on i95business.com

By: Linda Esterson

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Welcome

We are open and available to educate and help you plan using insurance to fund  your plan.  When you work with Baygroup Insurance, we will talk with you on the phone and permit you to view our screen as we go over information in the comfort and safety of your home.  Take the first step to learning more about planning for your family.  We can help you with long term care, life, disability, health and

Overlooking Disability Insurance Can Be Costly

Dave Carpenter discusses the importance of owning Disability Insurance in this Bloomberg Business Week article.  Disability Insurance is easy to overlook, until it is needed.  This statistic from the article speaks for itself:

Government studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a 30 percent chance of becoming disabled before reaching full retirement age. Yet only about a third of employees in private industry have long-term disability insurance, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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