Hi, my name is Jim Scheihing. I am a lifelong Oklahoman-minus the 6 months. I lived in Florida during my college years. I was raised in Edmond where my wife and I are raising our children.
When I am not working. In enjoy serving my church, my son’s BSA Troop, and my daughter’s AHG Troop. I also enjoy mountain biking and traveling with my family.
I have been helping people find the right health insurance plan for them for over 20 years. I got my start in the health insurance business in 1990 as a captive agent with Mutual of Omaha. I was 18 years old and had no idea what a captive agent was and how it affected the way I did business.
A captive agent is only allowed to work for one insurance company. I wanted to find the plan that was BEST FOR MY CLIENT, not try to talk them into buying THE ONLY PLAN I WAS ALLOWED TO REPRESENT!
I left Mutual of Omaha two years later. That was the best move of my career. I have been a health insurance broker since 1992 – meaning I can work for ALL of the insurance companies in Oklahoma including Blue Cross, Delta Dental, Aetna, United Healthcare, Assurant and Community Care.
In 2010, I decided I did not want anything to do with the Affordable Care Act. I sold my agency and started Insure It Forward. But that is a story all its own. You may read it HERE.
In 2013, I saw what a mess the Affordable Care Act was and how many people need help. Even with 20+ years of experience in the health insurance industry, it took me awhile to figure out the Marketplace and how it worked.
I was not a fan of many of the parts of the ACA, but I really did enjoy being able to get coverage for people who had pre-existing conditions. It was the first time in 20 years that I was able to get coverage for clients, whose only option until then had been group health insurance through their employer.
I remember a call from a mother whose daughter had just lost coverage on the high risk pool. I was able to get her covered, even though she was in the hospital. It was a good day. I didn’t even mind the 20 plus hours it took me to get her enrolled. Yes, over 20 hours because the government’s system was so messed up.
The first year was interesting, but we were able to help people who didn’t have options before then.