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Universal lays off a fourth of its staff
By Kris Hundley and Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writers
Published April 14, 2007
Universal Health Care in St. Petersburg laid off 100 of its 400 employees Friday afternoon, with the cuts coming from the insurer's sales and marketing staff. A spokesman for Universal, which sells Medicare Advantage programs, said the need for sales staff has declined since the Medicare open-enrollment period ended March 31. Meanwhile, Universal's insurance affiliate, which operates the Any Any Any Medicare plan, won a small battle Thursday in its ongoing struggle to avoid being placed into receivership by the state when a Leon County Circuit judge ruled that Florida insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty must be deposed. Universal has also moved the liquidation part of its case against the state to federal court. State regulators contend Universal's Any, Any, Any plan was more than $100-million short in its required reserves, and that Universal officials signed a liquidation consent order giving the company until Mar. 23 to come up with the reserves. Universal countered by saying it is financially stable.
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by AD
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04/20/07 10:42 AM
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UNIVERSAL VIOLATED THE WARN ACT. ANY ATTYS. WANT THIS CLASS ACTION?? $$$ THEY KNEW SINCE FEBRUARY IT WOULD COME TO THIS. TOLD OUR JOBS SECURE NO COMMISSIONS TO MANY AGENTS 100 OF US NEED HELP!!
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by K.J.
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04/17/07 04:08 PM
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Only a real sales manager has the balls to call his handpicked sales staff a "bunch of overpaid hacks". Without their hard work, how would you get paid so much, Joe? Or have you not been 'overpaid' yet either? WE held up our end, now hold up YOURS.
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by Lawrence W
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04/17/07 09:22 AM
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If a company asked you to do something morally wrong, then don't do it. Funny how the fired agent found God "after" being fired! And no FULL NAME, this agent will sell again!!! I worked there, this slandering is not true, and I got FIRED TOO!!
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by stressed employee/hopefull
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04/16/07 07:35 PM
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I hope that they have a good strong case and really stick it to the Florida Insurance Commissioner and win their case all the way around. I hope that the company will come out so far on top,.
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by Maureen
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04/16/07 06:49 PM
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I'm worried. My mom has the any,any,any plan and one blogger writes the plan has not cancer coverage! Is this true?
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by Rob
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04/16/07 05:04 PM
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I was employed by Universal, and laid off. This story is a bunch of bunk, who is kidding who. They still owe me and some of my peers plenty in commissions that were already earned.
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by Joe Vessio
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04/15/07 07:43 PM
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Good. We never needed them anyway...bunch of overpaid hacks
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by gino
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04/15/07 10:22 AM
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I hope there is no cause for alarm. I.m sure that the masterpiece plan of Universal will take up the slack. We initially signed up there.
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by H.
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04/14/07 09:28 PM
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I was an agent for Universal Health Care. I was just laid off on 04/13/07.
This company is lying, cheating and committing fraud in the way it markets it's any, any, any plan. We were told to sell the plan knowing it never had cancer coverage.
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by Al
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04/14/07 06:30 PM
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Meanwhile, back at the Ranch, the customers qualms continue!!
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by Jerry
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04/14/07 06:06 AM
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If there is a company looking for a Professional Plan Presenter I am looking for a new opportunity. Call me at 941-224-2249. Thank You.
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