Some items in the American Rescue Plan impact health care and have not attracted as much attention as other provisions, such as $1,400 stimulus checks.
DALLAS – March 9, 2021 – Integrity Marketing Group, the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products,…
Having good rapport with prospective clients is often deemed more important than educating them. A lot of bright and talented young people I meet and speak with today are passionate about serving clients. Many of them also worry that being introverted or quiet will disqualify them from fulfilling that mission.
Although no insurance professional should provide legal advice to clients, they often can provide a nudge to clue the client in on issues that may require legal representation or, at minimum, some legal advice.
U.S. annuity sales totaled $219 billion in 2020, 9% lower than sales in 2019, according to results from the Secure Retirement Institute U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey. But in the fourth quarter, annuity sales rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1, 2021 — As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the impact has been felt by advisors and financial professionals, even the…
So far, insurers have been mostly successful at fending off business interruption lawsuits stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Disputes are generally focused on whether the virus is a valid exclusion under policies.
Radnor, Pa., March 8, 2021 – One-third of women say they are struggling to make ends meet, according to new…
Columbus, OH—March 8, 2021—Nationwide has joined with product development partner Annexus, the premier independent designer of fixed indexed annuities, to…
Fully merging Athene into Apollo Global Management creates enticing possibilities to tie investment strategies with retirement income, the executives said today. That likely leads to more annuity sales in the long run.
ARLINGTON, VA, March 8, 2021 — U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020, according…
Allianz Partners, a leading travel insurance and assistance company, is rolling out enhancements to its travel insurance products that may provide coverage to customers who become ill with COVID-19 or a future epidemic, are individually ordered to quarantine,* or are denied boarding due to a suspected illness.
A recent study of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of MDRT, found that 53% of Americans say their top New Year’s resolution was going to be related to their finances.
Technology Trends Every Agent Should Know
Every American knows how critical video meeting platforms like Zoom have been holding our families and workplaces together in the past year. For many agents, learning how to use such programs was the push they needed to catch up with a key technological trend.
There are benefits to controlling an index’s volatility for purposes of index-linked annuities and life insurance.
Falls Church, VA (March 4, 2021) — Kevin Mayeux, CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA),…
CLEARWATER, Fla., March 2, 2021 — AmeriLife Group, a national leader in developing, marketing, and distributing annuity, life, and health…
COVID-19 shed light on several overlooked aspects of health care, such as employee well-being benefits and telemedicine services. In turn, workers started paying closer attention to their health care benefits and asking, “Do I have the coverage I need?”
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Equitable, a leading financial services organization and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, Inc., today announced enhancements to its…
