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This merger positions the firm as a leading provider of advisory services to its targeted niche of retirement advisors. The combined company will retain the Brookstone name, executives said in a news release, and will reflect the best that each firm has to offer, including exclusive and expansive state-of-the-art technologies.

Remote work has been a challenge for advisors trying to serve clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent study revealed. More specifically, nine out of 10 advisors said that not being able to meet with clients in person has had the biggest impact to their business while social distancing measures are in effect.

Prudential Financial is pulling a popular guaranteed universal life product from the market and one industry analyst expects many more products to join it on the sidelines. The problem is ultra-low interest rates make it difficult to support guaranteed universal life designs.

Although all election years feel different, 2020 no doubt may be one of the most unique election years ever. We have a pandemic, a deep recession, extremely heightened partisanship, a mail-in ballot controversy, an unpredictable president, and the oldest presidential candidate ever.

—Small businesses can still get help from the government’ s coronavirus relief plan after Congress extended the Paycheck Protection Program until Aug. 8. The PPP is part of a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package passed by Congress in March. On Monday, the Small Business Administration, which oversees the program, disclosed the names of companies that received…

Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk granted the insurer’s motion for summary disposition in Gavrilides Management Company v. Michigan Insurance Company. Gavrilides owns restaurants in Lansing, Mich. that were shuttered by COVID-19-related government orders.

Though businesses have been hard hit by COVID-19 and the ensuing global recession, business owners still need financial services and advice just as much as – if not more than – they did before the crisis. This diverse group can bring a variety of engaging work for financial advisors, but also requires specialized financial skills.

Employers are in crisis management mode and facing uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to record high numbers of jobless as well as concerns over business reopening. At a time like this, it’s easy to wonder whether employers will quit offering health benefits to their workers.

A National Council of Insurance Legislators resolution today revealed a rift with state insurance commissioners that threatens efforts to address systemic racism in insurance. NCOIL members say they just want to keep lawmaking decisions in the hands of lawmakers.

A new LIMRA survey find companies have growing interest in modifying their benefits packages, enrollment strategies and their relationships with their carriers. About 25% of employers say COVID-19 has made them more interested in making changes to their insurance benefit programs within the next 18 months.

The COVID-19 pandemic is giving agents, advisors and management teams a chance to educate young athletes on the perilous nature of their careers and their finances.

The need for more realistic IUL illustrations might mean amendments to Actuarial Guideline 49 are in the near future.

Brian Heckert and his children prove you can have a national footprint no matter where you are.