Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I work for a major healthcare provider, in the billing office. I bill health insurance companies all of the time. Do I bill AARP? Noooooooo. I bill United Healthcare which uses the AARP name in front of United Healthcare. AARP itself does not provide health insurance to anyone. Just like Princess Jenn said. You're mistaken Donny.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I have my auto incurance thru AARP-- but again the actual insurance belongs to Hartford-- AARP doesn't have th emoney to insure anyone -- they are a media toconnection to a base of people
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Funny thing- AARP's IT center is about a mile from where I live. It is also where all the renewal mail comes from. I get about 4-5 unsolicted pieces a month from them.
Originally Posted By Donny AARP has it's own product of medical insurance that yes is ran through another insurance company but is specifically designed for AARP customers. Hartford sells insurance under a few different names like Sentinel Car Insurance is acutely Hartford.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder But Donny, AARP customer have-to-be-50-years-old-at-a-minimum. Where can that 30 year old father get insurance for his child who lives in another state?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <AARP has it's own product of medical insurance > No. It is the product of another company that they merely endorse. Big difference. Kind of like the American Dental Association endorses Crest toothpaste. Do they make it? Do they sell it? No. That would be Procter & Gamble. A little clearer now? Plus, yes, you have to be 50+ to be in AARP and to get any deal they work out with insurance company X.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "AARP has it's own product of medical insurance that yes is ran through another insurance company but is specifically designed for AARP customers. Hartford sells insurance under a few different names like Sentinel Car Insurance is acutely Hartford." No, it does not. Like I said before, it is a way for seniors to buy insurance a a group rate. AARP contracted with United Healthcare and formed a group that seniors can join to get better rates. It is like some small business organizations. Here in Washington there is the Association of Washington Business. The AWB contracts with Premera Blue Cross and gives the small businesses that belong to the association the ability to get better insurance rates because they are part of a larger group. If you work for a large company, and the company offers insurance to it's employees, they do not own the insurance product nor are they insurers. It is the same thing with AARP. An organization that is not an insurance company cannot have it's own insurance product. There are many requirements that insurance company's have to meet before they are allowed to sell insurance.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 AARP underwrites nothing - very easy to research, not sure why this is unclear?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>AARP underwrites nothing - very easy to research, not sure why this is unclear?<< Because Donny, who no doubt means well (I just can't help but like the guy) ignores any posts that say something he doesn't agree with and just repeats ad nauseam what he already said, even though other posts have directly shown what he believes to be wrong. We're not talking about opinions, either. Here's an easily verifiable fact Donny is choosing to ignore.
