LegalShield Independent Associate - Gene Sarmiento

08/09/2022

Recently LegalShield rebranded to PPLSI.

Happy 50th Birthday PPLSI / LegalShield !!!

Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate 50 wonderful years of PPLSI! 🎉
To all who help us transform how we deliver affordable legal access – Thank you!

08/01/2022

August is National Make a Will Month. We all know how important a Will can be. Shockingly though, it is not common for people to have a Will prepared. LegalShield makes this process simple and cost effective...a Will is included in your LegalShield membership :)

Here's an educational video about the basics of estate planning:

07/25/2022

Instead of hearing from me or other ‘sales’ reps, here it is directly from our provider attorneys.

12/10/2021

'Advisers generally say you should update wills and revocable trusts for big events like births, marriage, divorce, etc. With no will, we do not know what the decedent wanted, and that is where state law usually comes in.'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2020/12/07/zappos-tony-hsieh-death-with-no-will-adds-fees-public-filing-taxes/?sh=7b3d34582ccd

Without a will or trust, who gets your assets depends on state law, and most people would rather decide themselves who gets what and in what proportions. Plus, the tax and financial hassle of a public, expensive and time-consuming probate or intestacy can be huge.

09/23/2021

How many people are facing similar issues with no one to advocate? Small issues / big issues…our law firms have our back.

Success Story – Helping a member get concert tickets refunded. A LegalShield member of ours spent nearly $600 on concert tickets before the pandemic started. The concert was delayed twice – then, it was canceled altogether. The vendor wouldn’t issue a refund to our member, even though it clearly wasn’t his fault that the concert was called off. We wrote a letter on his behalf. Last week, he got an email from the vendor, and they issued him a full refund! Needless to say, he was very happy with our efforts and their results!

05/06/2021

Transport cybersecurity 101: No one is immune to hackers
'While large carriers have perhaps invested in state-of-the-art cybersecurity, it's likely their smaller counterparts have not.'

https://www.transportdive.com/news/cybersecurity-trucking-ransomware-hacker/599485/

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Think like a bad guy — and develop companywide policies that protect your fleet.

04/28/2021

There are those that qualify for legal assistance and are not able to get proper assistance and many more that don't qualify that can not afford the traditional model.

What is without ?

'Yet many of the issues that bring people to civil courts around the country — like debt and consumer scams — disproportionately affect the poor, and studies have shown having even a small amount of legal assistance can dramatically improve clients’ case outcomes.'

During Covid, requests for aid, particularly on housing and unemployment issues, have skyrocketed. Legal aid groups are stretched to the breaking point.

04/20/2021

Excited to announce the launch of IDShield for business!!

IDShield for Business provides the essential layers every business needs to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from a cyberattack.

IDShield for Business

04/05/2021

'Now the data set has been posted on the hacking forum for free, making it available to anyone with rudimentary data skills.'

Another instance showing that our personal information is far from private. I operate under the assumption that my information is out there and just a matter of when someone wants to use it. It's unfortunate but true.

https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4
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The data includes phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and, in some cases, email addresses.

03/31/2021

How To Protect Yourself From Unemployment Fraud - A message from our CEO

'Unemployment programs have delivered more than $650 billion to Americans in the last year, but at least $63 billion was dispersed improperly, much of it caused by fraud'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/03/30/yes-youre-vulnerable-how-to-protect-yourself-from-unemployment-fraud/?sh=3321ce9353c6

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The unemployment system will unfortunately remain a target for scammers for the foreseeable future. Put security measures in place now.

03/01/2021

Another way our law firms help you stay focused on your business.

Work on your business not in your business.

Success Story – Helping a member collect from a debtor. Our member, a roofing company, did work for a client who was refusing to pay. A collection letter from us resulted in full payment of the debt: over $3,200!

02/27/2021

Another proud moment! Investopedia has named LegalShield the Best Overall Online Legal Service of 2021.

https://www.investopedia.com/best-online-legal-services-5113087


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