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$0 Commission Plans Go Public: What Agencies Must Do

Insurance Commission Management

A $0 commission plan pays your agents nothing. For two years, carriers have quietly set commissions to zero on select Medicare plans to steer enrollments away from business they find...

2027 Medicare Commission Rates: What Your Agency Must Update

Insurance Commission Management

CMS released the 2027 Medicare commission rates on June 1, 2026. The annual memo sets the maximumfair market value (FMV) that carriers can pay agents and brokers for Medicare Advantage...

CMS NPN Change on HealthCare.gov: What It Means for Your Agency

ACA

If you manage commissions for a health insurance agency, you need to know about a CMS change that took effect this week. On May 8, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

Why Consistent Commission Distribution Matters

Insurance Commission Management

What happens when an agent’s contract changes, or an upline shifts within your hierarchy? If you’re not careful, these simple structural updates can create ripple effects in your...

Insurance Commission Chargebacks Are Spiking in 2026. Is Your Agency Ready?

ACA

ACA premiums more than doubled for millions of enrollees this year. Members are dropping coverage. And insurance commission chargebacks are landing in agency accounts before most...

ACA Premium Increases in 2026: What They Mean for Your Agency’s Commission Revenue

ACA

ACA premium increases in 2026 are the biggest the market has seen in nearly a decade, and for health insurance agencies managing agent payouts, the downstream effects are already...

Comissio vs. Spreadsheets: Which Commission Management System Is Right for Your Health Insurance Agency?

Insurance Commission Software Features

If your agency is still tracking commissions in spreadsheets, you are not alone. A lot of health insurance agencies start there. The problem is most of them stay there too long, and by...

The Questions Agency Leaders Ask in Q1 (And How to Have the Answers Ready)

Insurance Commissions

Q1 is almost over.

The phones have slowed down. The enrollment rush is behind you. And somewhere in your agency, leadership is looking at a number that does not quite match what they...

What a Clean Commission Statement Should Look Like for Agents

Insurance Commissions

If an agent questions a payout, if a hierarchy shifts mid-year, or if a retro adjustment surfaces months later, your audit trail determines whether you can explain the change clearly...

Commission Audit Trails Explained for Health Insurance Agencies

Insurance Commissions

Commission audit trails for health insurance agencies are not administrative extras. They are protection.

If an agent questions a payout, if a hierarchy shifts mid-year, or if a retro...