About Us

Contact an Authorized Offer Agent:

Cynthia Southerland
512.329.0108 (phone)
512.329.0207 (fax)
cynthia@saprotects.com

About Our Agency!

Southerland & Assoc. has been servicing health insurance consumers for years!  Located in Austin, TX we focus on presenting you with all your health insurance options and strive to give you the best customer service!

What it means to be an Authorized to Offer agent:
Authorized to Offer agents meet a number of requirements that demonstrate their commitment to being best in class.

In addition, they must satisfy additional requirements throughout the year to maintain their license to sell these plans. A partial list of the agent requirements is below.

  • Required agent training on product, ethics and health/wealth continuum
  • Required state appointment and compliance with state requests
  • Annual disciplinary history and background screen, including credit check
  • Required community service
  • Must demonstrate competency
  • Re-selection and refresher training every year

Sales Policies & Consumer Protection:

  • Prohibit “door-to-door” marketing
  • Prohibit “cold calling”
  • Signed code of ethics
  • Consumer protection through minimum Errors and Omission insurance

Fair Selling & Consumer Clarity:

  • Require consumer disclosures to verify understanding
  • Improve consumer information to support member choice