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A survey found the pandemic’s economic impact had an influence on consumers’ ownership of insurance products as well as their interest in buying.
Just as a choir is made up of many different voices, two women are challenging financial services to include a diverse range of voices on stage at industry events.
Competition for talent is fierce, and the way companies are attracting, engaging, and retaining talent needs to evolve. This webinar will give insight into the changing dynamics of the insurance labor market and the challenges to attracting talent, as well as the keys to retaining the best candidates and employees.
But the most popular health-related article of the year dealt with a topic that impacted our readers’ practices.
Members of the financial services community perform philanthropy on a grand scale.
Katie Brewer focuses on helping young clients build the foundation they need to live their richest lives.
I know that at some point while dashing through the local outlet center or around the nearby retail hub, I’ll hear the familiar sound of the bell beckoning shoppers to throw some cash or change into the Salvation Army kettle.
Attracting the right talent may be the biggest challenge insurers face in 2022, Deloitte’s Annual Insurance Industry Outlook reported.
Employers and consumers are struggling with health care costs. A panel of experts discussed some ways the Build Back Better Act would address those concerns.
When we think of diversity, we usually think of people who are of a different racial or ethnic background from us. But diversity comes in many forms, a multicultural marketing expert said, defining it as “any way you are different from me.”
COVID-19 made consumers more aware of their mortality and more aware of why they need life insurance. But can the industry keep that momentum going in 2022?
The individual health insurance market will continue to see stabilized premiums. Meanwhile, consumers are making up for care deferred during the pandemic, leading to a possible increase in spending.
Mark Squires made a name for himself as “The Medicare Whisperer,” but his practice serves the Medicare generation’s children and grandchildren as well.
Studies show Black, Indigenous and people of color communities have different financial concerns than those of other ethnic groups.
A healthy gut microbiome is the key to lifting brain fog.
I flipped through a month’s worth of pages on the “daily inspiration calendar” I received for Christmas last year and found a few gems for the month of December.
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and everyone is spending Black Friday shopping or visiting. No one wants to talk about insurance or investing – right? But maybe you can be the advisor who bucks what everyone else is doing. Here’s how.
Annuity sales were up a whopping 23% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year. What’s driving the trend and what can we expect to see in the future? Watch this webinar featuring Tamiko Toland, Director, Retirement Markets for CANNEX will discuss trends, innovations, and products that will lead us into 2022.
Advisors, carriers and clients have become more proficient in using technology. But which tech tools are helpful and which are simply shiny objects?
Social media can be a wonderful tool for promoting your business and connecting with others, but it also can damage your mental health. How to recognize the dangers and protect yourself.
This month we’re taking a look at tech, automation, and how it will affect your business going into 2022.
Whether it’s casually asking a client about their parents or children, or it’s crafting an investment portfolio that incorporates an indexed universal life policy, an advisor who has paid more than $1 billion in death benefits presented nine ideas to build your practice.
Industry panelists share their thoughts on how to make the buying process seamless, relevant and personalized.
Geoff Cich, director of competitive intelligence with Florida Blue, looked at some trends in the health insurance industry and saw an increasing shift toward government-sponsored business.
DPL Financial Partners’ 2021 RIA Retirement Planning Survey looked into the ways this era of low interest rates is impacting the way advisors look at various retirement income strategies and how they put those strategies into practice for their clients.
Almost half of American workers said their financial situation has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but that impact varies among the four generations who are in the workforce.
The president of the Ford Foundation called for a national mobilization of private capital and public policy to invest in underserved communities and help close the racial wealth gap.
The hybrid workplace is here to stay. Workers want it but leaders fear it. A speaker discussed the common fears that leaders have about flexible work during the American Council of Life Insurers annual conference.
Congress is striving to make it easier for U.S. workers to save for retirement, a panel of lawmakers said at this week’s Insured Retirement Institute virtual annual convention.
As more Americans hit Medicare eligibility age, they need help avoiding a costly mistake.
It has been part of the fabric of American life for 55 years, and it is more confusing than ever. I’m talking about Medicare, which has been part of the health care landscape in the U.S. since the first beneficiaries enrolled in coverage on July 1, 1966.
A neurologist explains why the hardwiring of the human brain is at the root of the extra pounds many of us gained over the past year and a half.
An executive for a business that produces some of the most recognizable consumer brands in the world discussed his company’s efforts to serve a diverse population and what lessons the financial services industry can take from those efforts.
Women face a number financial planning challenges, led by an income gender gap that leads to a retirement savings gap. Add the caregiving challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and you have a population group at financial risk.
A combination of a recession, higher unemployment, the Biden Health Care Plan, and the availability of health reimbursement arrangements that workers can use to purchase health benefits through the non-group market could test the resilience of the employment-based health benefits system.
The COVID-19 environment made many consumers realize their mortality. What does this mean to the life insurance profession? Joe Jordan will discuss how consumers need your services more than ever as we move into the post-pandemic environment.
When it comes to technology, the insurance industry operated under the premise, “If you build it, they will come.” But when technology platforms are built but not adopted, then what?
A recent report by Deloitte Center for Financial Services, “Financial Inclusion And The Underserved Life Insurance Market,” analyzed ways insurers can navigate the coverage gap and help underserved markets obtain coverage.
The industry faces ‘the opportunity of a lifetime,’ since COVID-19 made consumers consider their need for coverage.
Dave Buckwald lost 51 clients when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on 9/11. Twenty years later, he discusses how the experience changed the way he looks at the life insurance business and describes his biggest regret.
Everyone has a task they dread. Here are some tips for not putting off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A couple of nights before Thanksgiving 2016, I took a break from holiday preparations to sit down at the computer and read some stories.
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest drivers – if not the biggest driver – of the insurance market in the last year and a half. That’s the word from a recent survey taken on behalf of the Million Dollar Round Table.
Richard M. Demko II discussed his journey from the kitchen table to the Top of the Table.
Bruce Ashton, partner, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group at Faerge Drinker Biddle & Reath, will discuss the latest news on the state and federal regulation of annuities.
How those who found success in the industry are inspired to mentor others.
Zaneilia Harris is the creator of the Savvy Women Investors Circle and wants to help women overcome the wage gap and achieve the success they deserve.
Amy needed some advice. So she messaged me on one of my social media channels…
A study finds Black communities are modeling financial resilience and grit in unprecedented ways.
Inflation and longevity are two of the risks that threaten a retirement portfolio unless a plan is made for converting some of that portfolio to a protected income stream.
Miriam Harris Lewis, chief inclusion officer at Principal Financial Group, discussed how diversity and inclusion improve customer relationships and drive business growth.
Ronnell Nolan, president and CEO of Health Agents for America, discusses recent developments in Washington, how they affect the independent health insurance agent and broker, and what you need to know in order to be compliant.
Christopher Stroup uses his engineering skills to help his clients plan for their unique needs.
As you’re driving west on Pennsylvania Route 56 toward my hometown, one of the first things you see as you approach the edge of town is the huge football stadium on your left…
Getting family members together for a special event takes planning and delegation.
Embracing flexibility is the key to a more productive workforce in the post-pandemic world. That was the word from Stephanie Berger, Centered Insurance Solutions, who shared the lessons her benefits brokerage firm learned after more than a year of remote working. Berger spoke at Monday’s National Association of Health Underwriter virtual annual convention.
Employers are reopening their offices and transitioning their workers back to either an in-person or a hybrid workplace. So what does this mean for human resource teams? David Pearson, senior vice president with ExtensisHR, gave some advice to health insurance and benefits brokers during the National Association of Health Underwriters virtual annual convention.
The Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on three different occasions, and each time the court rules in favor of the law, one expert says, the law is strengthened and more stability is created around the ACA marketplace.
Courage is the strand that ties great leadership together, according to a speaker at Tuesday’s Million Dollar Round Table virtual annual meeting.
Rodger N. Harding, business transition consultant with Canada Life, gave his insights on business intelligence and advisors strategies during Monday’s portion of the Million Dollar Round Table’s virtual annual meeting.
