In my view, United is the best of the best. They perform exceptionally well.
Regarding AARP, AARP is the largest of their sales agencies. AARP recognized the excellence in the United capabilities and selected them.
United has other local agents. If you are unable to perform the online selection and registration, you can deal with a local United agent. That agent may or not be an AARP local agent. The non AARP agent considers the AARP agent competition.
In my view, deciding to reject United because of AARP would be short sighted. To the contrary, the relation is a strength. AARP chose United over Humana or BCBS or Aetna or CIGNA because of perceived quality
Not neccessarily. AARP is in it for AARP.
Self perpetuation is their only concern. They choose not what’s best for their memebers but what’s best for themselves. If that happens to be a half a$$ed supplier that greases them the best then that’s who they’ll recommend.