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GAIDS Employee Profiles

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Image of Don O. Weide - President

Don O. Weide

President

Don O. Weide, age 91, born in Porterville, California, is president of one of the larger and older (61 years) senior health insurance agencies in California. Don is a registered Professional Health and Disability Underwriter (RHU) with 50+ years experience in this field. Don served in the US Marine Corps from 1940 to 1947 primarily in the South Pacific, and is currently a Major in the USMCR (ret.) reserve. Don’s agency, known as General Agency Insurance Development Services (GAIDS), has produced over 250 million of individual health insurance premiums since its inception and he has been a member of the LPRT Management/Eagles Club as well as a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) for over 31 years, presently serving as a director in the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters (LAAHU) chapter. Don has authored numerous articles on Long-term care and Medicare and conducted many seminars on these subjects. He has been a force in opposing several bills in the California legislature that were not in the best interest of seniors or producers. He has no plans to retire from his lifetime profession. License# 112469

  • Phone: (310) 657-0100
  • Fax: (310) 652-0305
  • Email: donweide@gaids.com

Image of Janet Weide

Janet Weide

Vice-President

Hired by 'Ace'Weide to be the PBX operator, Janet will still ask a client to "hold the wire" when placing them on hold. Having secured her future by 'marrying the boss's son', Janet has dutifully sheppared the company these many years alongside Don. Both have put a lot of 'blood, sweat and tears'into GAIDS. Many times staying until 12midnight in order to insure that the agents and policyholders were getting the quality of service they deserved.

  • Phone: (310) 657-0100
  • Fax: (310) 652-0305
  • Email: janetweide@gaids.com

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Brad Calaway

Controller

Brad Calaway started with the Agency in 1990. He is involved with overseeing the financial well-being of the company as well as managing its information systems. During his tenure he has received his insurance license and subsequently earned the Registered Health Underwriter designation. He is now involved in all facets of the Agency. License #0D93827.

  • Phone: (310) 657-0100
  • Fax: (310) 652-0305
  • Email: bbcrhu@gaids.com

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Janis Shibata

Agency Director

Janis is our newcomer. She has been with GAIDS since 2001. She is extremely experienced in underwriting and insurance back office operations. She is very knowledgeable about the industry and, being a Certified Financial Planner, she has better insight than most. You can be sure that your applications will be throughly checked and validated before submission to the Carriers. In that way you can be confident that your application has the highest chance of being issued. License #0C60457.

  • Phone: (310) 657-0100
  • Fax: (310) 652-0305
  • Email: janis@gaids.com

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Shirley Abramson

Executive Secretary and Licensing

Shirley has been with GAIDS for over 30 years. She is the Executive Secretary to the President, Don O. Weide. She is also in charge of coordinating the licensing and appointments of agents. She interacts with her counterparts at the Carriers to facillitate an efficient process for the agents.

  • Phone: (310) 657-0100
  • Fax: (310) 652-0305
  • Email: shirley@gaids.com

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 The Clock of Life

The clock of life is wound but once,

And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop

At late or early hour.

To lose one's wealth is sad indeed,
To lose one's health is more,
To lose one's soul is such a loss
That no man can restore.

The present only is our own,
So Live, Love, toil with a will

Place no faith in 'Tomorrow'

For the clock may then be still.

        Robert H. Smith