Babs W. Hart
The Hart Insurance Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2265
Tuscaloosa AL 35403

Phone (205) 345-7668
Birmingham Phone (205) 871-1016

Toll free – (866) 787-5988

Email: Insurance@BabsHart.com

The Hart Insurance Group, Inc.

Babs W. Hart, President of The Hart Group, specializes in Long Term Health Care, providing essential information for evaluating the need for long term health care protection. She works as an independent agent, researching the market place for the best contracts and rates from financially strong companies. Ms. Hart serves in an advisory capacity to CPA firms and estate planning attorneys.

Education

Auburn University, B.A., communications, June 1971
Minor degrees: philosophy and psychology
CLTC- Certification in Long Term Care
MDRT – Premier association of Insurance professionals

Honors and Professional Offices

Appointed by the governor of Alabama to the Alabama Women’s Commission, served as the Commissions’ Chairperson for two years International Association of Financial Planners (now called Financial Planning Association – FPA) Vice-President, responsible for education - two terms Board of the American Heart Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Articles

Tuscaloosa Business Ink, regular contributor, articles include:
“Disability Insurance, Plain and Simple” July 2005
“Health Insurance, Plain and Simple” March 2005
“Life Insurance, Plain and Simple” February 2005
“What’s Your Outlook for ’05?” January 2005
“Tax Tips for 2004” December 2004
“Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for You?” August 2004
“Cut Your Own Health Care-Cost” July 2004
“Let the Reader Beware” March 2004
“Buying Insurance Online? Know Your Contracts” April 2004
“Compounding Matters” April 2003
“Money Makeover” March 2003
“Looking Back” January 2003
“College Funding 101” December 2002
“For Women Only – Financially Speaking” August 2002
“Patient, Insure Thyself” July 2002
“Annuities and Long Term Care” June 2002
“Security Blanket” 2nd quarter 2002
“Cut Your Insurance Cost Without Cutting Benefits” 1st Quarter 2002
“Caring over the Long Term”4th quarter 2001
“Keeping Your Company Healthy” 3rd quarter 2001
Planning Matters, Published by the International Association of Financial Planners, “Long Term Care and Your Client” January, 1999
Financial Planning Magazine. “Take Care with Long Term Care” April, 1999

Seminars

“How to Reduce the Time You spend on Administering Employee Benefits” 2005, Presented at the 51st Annual Human Resource Management Conference
“Long Term Health Care” 2002, Mobile Estate Planning Council
“Protecting your Retirement Against the Unexpected” 2002
for general public
“Long Term Health Care” 2002, Paralegal Association
“Becoming Financially Secure” 2000, Second Presbyterian Church
“Facts Women Should Know” Paralegal Association
“Long Term Care” 2000, Bank of Alabama – offered to their customers
“Evaluating Long Term Care Needs and Contracts” 2000, Money Talks
Seminar at Samford University
“Understanding Long Term Care” 1998, First Financial – offered to their clients
“Planning a Secure Retirement” 1998, Tuscaloosa Investment Club
“Retirement Strategies” 1997, Faculty at American Christian Academy
“Four Ways to Protect Your Financial Assets” 1995, for general public
“Keeping It All in the Family” 1993, First Baptist Church
“Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and Long Term Care” 1993, American Bankers Association, Tuscaloosa, AL
‘Medicare, Medicaid and Long Term Care” Jamison, Money and Farmer CPA firm