Discover Local Insight About: Healthcare and Health Insurance

During open enrollment in the fall, insurance companies hire part-time employees, which doesn’t help with service, particularly for those with individual plans who need to speak with someone for assistance, Donovan said. And that’s where having an insurance agent makes all the difference, Bernardini added. Medical groups know agents drive memberships through health plans to them, he explained.

"We have loved Redlands since our first drive through downtown in 1991. We drove all the way east on Citrus into the orange groves and were hooked. We love that Redlands reminds us of a smaller Midwestern city – different than much of southern California."