Expect a life and health insurance survey in your email.

[Richard L. Bennett]

Sure looks like we are putting our name on a mailing list. Not much info to establish a base line for anything that can't be gotten off our membership data base. We are just retyping what is already public.

Sex - DOB - $$ per year -- # of people responding might help in establishing a rate chart but the important questions are not being ask. (Sex and age discrimination)

BEFORE ANYONE SIGNS UP check other insurance companies for rates. NY life sounds good but who has checked them out??

Remember I am betting that I will die - they are betting that I will live. -- They win in the end or they would not be in business.

BTW I sure would like to see the results of this census. I sent it to junk mail.

rlb

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/nylifegrouphealth.htm

[Nick Gromicko]

I am told someone is complaining about this project in the members-only section where I have no ability to respond, so I'll answer a few concerns here in no particular order:

1. We've been announcing this was in the works for some time. Here in archived message board: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewtopic.php?t=15629 Here in a press release: http://www.nachi.org/nylife2005.htm and here on this very thread.

2. Tracy has worked in another capacity for the inspection industry, is friends with many NACHI members and attended last year's NACHI Convention.

3. Tracy is a current fellow member of NACHI.

4. NY Life agreed to confidentiality.

5. NY Life is bound by confidentiality by law anyway.

6. NY Life has been given no more info than members already make public on NACHI's sites.

7. NY Life did not pay NACHI for anything, has not agreed to pay NACHI for anything, and has not been asked to pay NACHI for anything.

8. The info requested is as Paul and Gerry explained, to help us all get better rates.

9. The survey is voluntary.

10. New York Life is a reputable company rated A.M. Best (A++), Standard & Poor's (AA+), Moody's (Aaa) and Fitch (AAA): http://www.newyorklife.com/cda/0,3254,2,00.html

11. I kept Paul abreast of this project and he thought it was a good thing to work on.

12. In the past, NACHI has successfully procured other insurance discounts for members: http://www.nachi.org/eo.htm



Do your fellow members a favor and take the survey: http://www.nachi.org/nylifegrouphealth.htm

[Nick Gromicko]

Hi Nick:

Thanks for the post on the forum regarding the census. I understand that in this day and age people should have the utmost concern for protecting their privacy.

Some of the posts indicated that I was not asking questions about health, height, weight etc. The reason for this is because it is a group policy and since it is a group policy there is NO MEDICAL and the potential for reduced rates is much greater as a group rather than if each inspector was to try to get insurance themselves.

Just wanted to bring you up to speed regarding the number of responses I have received -- 488. With your permission, I would like to send out a reminder tomorrow.

Thanks!

______________________________________________

Tracy Goldman
New York Life Insurance Company
tlgoldman@ft.newyorklife.com
631-391-5823
631-275-0473

[Richard L. Bennett]

Looks like I did it again

My trust factor must be out of calibration. It is just that good deals are not always what they seem to be. I do not know Mr. Goldman's background or connection with NYL etc. -- or from the survey what type of insurance he was going to sell us. I would assume it would be life.

I don't see why one would need to know my name if one was just trying to establish a "BASELINE" -- Just my dob and if was interested.

Lets hope that some other insurance co's want our business and can give us some quotes also

This is not like the HI profession where the skill of the person is what we are buying -- it is just a product --

Sorry all for being upset about the email that I am sure will get a good deal for NACHI members that need said coverage and is better that anything they could get by being a member of any other org. ie the local chamber, moose lodge etc.

Perhaps a little heads up in the email from NACHI would have helped - Not complaining just feel that we were being set up for some high pressuer insurance pitch