Simon Law Firm March 2018

C lient B usiness S houtout !

Do you have a business you want to promote? Write a short article and email it in, and we will revise it for you and let our clients know what you do! Meet Mark Goodkin, AFLAC Coordinator Extraordinaire, in his own words!

In the spirit of full disclosure, I should tell you that I am a special projects coordinator for Aflac Insurance. This means that not only do I serve my own clients, but I also assist with the training, development, and support for the members of our district team. In addition to assisting my clients and supporting our field agents, my family and I own a number of Aflac policies. As anyone who has been around a while can tell you, bad things can happen. For the second time in seven years, one of us has been in a serious car accident. This time, it was my wife, as she was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer just before turning into the driveway of our home. Fortunately, we knew from experience who to call to help us navigate the wilderness of medical, insurance, and legal stuff that inevitably follows a wreck like this. (Thank you, Chris, Alicia, and the rest of the Simon Law Firm crew for all that you do!) Even though we know Chris has the legal end of things covered, there is always a tough period of healing and a huge dip in income that can run for six months or more. Aflac has a unique system that determines howmuch they will pay us after a serious injury. Aflac plans are often referred to

as either supplemental or voluntary, and the cash benefits are paid directly to you, the policy holder. Most use their Aflac money to pay their daily living and other expenses not covered by health insurance, such as rent, mortgage, utilities, food, childcare, phone bill, car payments, etc. In my presentations to potential clients, I usually have to point this out, because although close to 100 percent of Americans know about the Aflac Duck, almost zero percent know what we actually do until they speak with somebody like me. Nevertheless, I can share with you the results of my own car wreck seven years ago this month. Once again, Chris and his teamwere terrific when they represented me in dealing with the aforementioned legal, medical, and insurance stuff! But, as is the case with such situations, negotiations usually take anywhere from six months to five years to resolve. And even though my case was finalized toward the quicker end of the range, it still left me with little or no income for the better part of three months. As you can imagine, it was a very scary time for us — if I couldn’t work for almost three months, how would I be able to pay my bills? Well, that’s where Aflac came in! that the change happened sometime in the 17th century, when the symbol for the United Irishmen Rebellion became the clover. St. Patrick used the clover to teach the Irish people about the Holy Trinity, and it eventually became a symbol that represented both the saint and the holiday. Another theory comes from Ireland’s nickname, “The Emerald Isle,” which was coined because of the plentiful green foliage that adorns the country’s landscape. It also relates to the green in the flag. Each of the three colors in the flag have their own symbolic meaning: green for the Catholics who live in the country, orange for the Protestants, and white for the peace between the two.

As a result of my accident plan, hospital plan, and short-term disability plan, Aflac paid me over $6,000. I was thus able to pay my bills during the three months without having to totally deplete what little savings I had (IRA, 401(k), etc.). Since Aflac had my bills and daily living expenses covered, and the Simon Law Firmwas taking care of the other stuff, I was able to relax, and concentrate on getting better and healing my wounds even quicker than the doctors had predicted! Give me a call if you want to discuss the options!

Mark Goodkin, SPC Aflac, HD Border District 678-575-5066 mark_goodkin@us.aflac.com

G reen D ominates S t . P atrick ’ s D ay for a R eason WHY GREEN IS THE COLOR OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY

There’s only one day of the year you’ll be scorned for not wearing green: St. Patrick’s Day. If you’ve ever gone the whole holiday wearing any other color, you’ve probably been pinched by your peers, family, spouse, and anyone else decked out head to toe in green. Green has become so deeply associated with the St. Patrick holiday that many people are unaware that green wasn’t always its official color. Blue was the first color to symbolize St. Patrick’s Day, and the saint himself is almost always depicted dressed in what’s known as “St. Patrick’s blue.”

Of course, you can’t forget leprechauns, the little creatures that have always been affiliated with the holiday. But just like St. Patrick’s original blue garb, these impish tricksters used to wear red instead of green. While green overtook blue as the shade of choice for St. Patrick, leprechauns began putting on their signature green suits. You might wonder where the tradition of pinching comes from. We can thank the leprechauns for this one. It’s said that if the gold-loving redheads caught you not wearing their favorite color, they would pinch you. To avoid pinches from leprechauns and people alike, be sure to put on some green this St. Patrick’s Day to blend in with the festive crowd.

What caused the shift from blue to green is more speculation than hard fact. Some have theorized

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