Grandfathered and Transitional Policy Renewals

Grandfathered Policy Renewals

Grandfathered Plans are ending. If you brought a plan prior to March 2013, these plans will sunset. You must apply for NEW coverage: blog.bcbsnc.com/?s=grandfather+plans

So what's next?
Your plan will be “Mapped" to a similar Marketplace ACA BCBSNC plan automatically.

But what if my situation has changed? Would I get better coverage/premium through The Insurance Marketplace?
You might. This is what we need to do to evaluate:
Please complete our Checklist of Health Insurance. This will help us evaluate if a change would be in your benefit.

ACA 2018 Checklist

Jan and Dave Trout will be in touch to evaluate your situation and develop the most effective coverage for 2018.
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Trout Insurance Services

Monday-Friday
9:00am-5:00pm & by Appointment

Visit: 29 N Main St
Weaverville, NC 28787

Mail: PO Box 1414
Weaverville, NC 28787

Ph: 828.279.4681

Fax: 1.888.221.4842

[email protected]

Trout Insurance is an Independent Insurance Agency Based in WNC.

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Effective June 28, 2024; Jessica Cody & Jeremy Sheridan are no longer associated or appointed with or through Trout Insurance Services, Inc.
They may be reached at 828-713-8640 – Cody, 828-606-7994 – Sheridan.

This is an amiable separation and they have our confidence they will continue to act as the professional agents as they have demonstrated over the years with TIS. Our agreement includes provisions that they will retain the agreed policies which they previously directly managed under the Trout Insurance agency license. They will be initiating “Agent of Record Transfers “ to their new agency and /or insurance companies and we will honor those requests. Until those transfers are effective, Trout Insurance retains the fiduciary responsibility under our North Carolina Department of Insurance license & obligations to service your policy. Our commitment is to do so in a polite, effective and efficient manner.

Please send any and all requests and questions to this designated email address: [email protected] or call 828 – 519-5218. these are monitored daily. Please allow three working days for our response and resolution. Please further note that policy changes may not be changed or bound via voicemail or merely email. Per insurance regulations, a licensed agent appointed by that company must make the change.