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Al Pierce just got his broker certification from Washington’s state-run exchange on Oct. 17. That’s nearly three weeks after the exchange opened and almost two months since he completed the required training on Sept. 3.
“That’s disappointing, certainly,” says the president of the Washington Association of Health Underwriters and managing member of O’Connell-Pierce Benefits, LLC in Spokane, Wash.
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