Monthly Archive: April 2019

Valmark Says Its Life Sales Tools Are Ready For New York Regulations

Valmark Financial Group, an innovator in the life insurance space, has updated its Life Assurance 360 process to help insurance producers comply with the state of New York’s Regulation 187 and the updated standards...

Let’s Talk About Better E-Policy Delivery

By Michael Babikian Electronic policy delivery saves carriers and agents paper, time and money. It’s also more convenient for the customer because the policy arrives much faster. E-delivery can reduce the cycle time from...

Don’t Send Remaining Term Life Insurance To The Scrapyard

By Stephen Jass If you owned an exotic antique car, with buyers lined up around the corner to make offers, it would not make sense to send that car to the scrapyard. This metaphor...

Kemper Appoints Cheryl Kingsfield Neal as President of Kemper Life

Kemper Corporation announced that Cheryl Kingsfield Neal has joined the company as President of Kemper Life, effective today. Neal will report to Mark Green, President of Kemper’s Life & Health Division, and will be...

Life Insurance At Center Of 1977 Murder Of Miami Nurse

From the day Coral Gables nurse Debra Clark was discovered strangled, beaten and shot inside her townhome, police had focused on one chief suspect: Allen Bregman, her older, married lover. But it took 42...

U.S. Life Insurance Activity Stumbles In March, MIB Reports

From Staff Reports U.S. life insurance application activity slowed down in March, largely because young people did not buy. Overall activity fell 4.9% year over year, according to the MIB Life Index. The severity...

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The Factors That Put Women At A Disadvantage In Retirement

When we hear the words “gender gap,” the most publicized and pervasive type usually comes to mind — the difference in male versus female wages earned. This discrepancy continues even today: On average, female...

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It’s Never Too Early To Begin Estate Planning

People often avoid conversations associated with mortality, meaning they probably don’t discuss estate plans, and may not be aware of the living benefits they offer. As a result, seniors may lack preparation and plans...

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How To Be Your Client’s Financial Fitness Coach

For NAIFA past resident Paul Dougherty, the best strategy an advisor can use to help improve his client’s financial wellness is to serve as the client’s financial fitness coach. Like so many deeply personal...