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Long-Term Care Insurance Awareness Month

November is Long-Term Care Insurance Awareness Month. Like other “Awareness Month” campaigns (Life Insurance in September and Annuity in June), this presents an opportunity to discuss how a certain solution—in this case, LTC coverage—can fit within your clients’ and prospects’ retirement portfolios. The conversation about long-term care can be difficult. Many people have yet to…

On The Move – October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 – Effective Date of Change Lincoln Financial Group Fixed Indexed Annuity Lincoln OptiBlen 10 10,000+ 1-Year S&P 500 5% Daily Risk Control with Spread:  Spread 1.00%  1-Year S&P 500 Point-to-Point with Cap:  Cap 9.50%  1-Year Fixed Account:  Rate 4.10% 1-Year S&P 500 Participation:  Part Rate 35% 1 Year Fidelity AIM Dividend Participation:  Part Rate 150% 1 Year BlackRock…

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Breaking Down the 2023 COLA Increase

The nearly 65 million Americans who receive Social Security retirement benefits will receive the biggest cost-of-living increase in more than 40 years. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last week an 8.7% COLA boost for 2023. This marks the largest COLA increase since 1981 and follows last year’s 5.9% increase. The increase will see the average monthly…

On The Move – October 18, 2022

October 19, 2022 – Effective Date of Change Farmers Life Insurance Company MYGA Farmers Safeguard Plus 10 10,000+  5.10% Farmers Safeguard Plus 3 10,000+  4.55% Farmers Safeguard Plus 5 10,000+  5.05% Farmers Safeguard Plus 7 10,000+  5.05% Aspida Synergy Choice MYGA 2-Year   4.10% 3-Year   4.85% 5-Year   5.20% 7-Year   5.35%

On The Move – October 11, 2022

October 15, 2022 – Effective Date of Change Integrity Life Insurance Company Fixed Indexed Annuity Integrity Indextra 5 15,000+ 1-Year Point-to-Point S&P 500:  Cap 8.750%  2-Year Point-to-Point GS Momentum Builder :  Part Rate 200% 1-Year Point-to-Point GS Momentum Builder :  Part Rate 155% 2-Year Point-to-Point J.P. Morgan Strategic Balanced :  Part Rate 190% 1-Year Point-to-Point J.P. Morgan Strategic Balanced :  Part Rate…

On The Move – October 4, 2022

October 4, 2022 – Effective Date of Change American National Insurance Company Fixed Annuity Century Plus 5,000+  2.80% w/ 5.00% Bonus Century Plus 100,000+  2.90% w/ 5.00% Bonus Palladium Group Fixed Deferred 0+  3.10% Wealth Quest Citadel 5 Diamond 5,000+  2.90% w/ 1.00% Bonus Wealth Quest Citadel 5 Diamond 100,000+  3.00% w/ 1.00% Bonus Wealth Quest Citadel 7 Diamond 5,000+  3.10% w/ 2.00% Bonus Wealth Quest Citadel 7…

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B2B Life Insurance Marketing Tips

When it comes to life insurance, many agents and advisors focus most of their efforts on consumers. This can be a wide-open market that consists of young families, those nearing retirement, and everyone in between. However, it would be a mistake to overlook the equally-open territory of small businesses. Many business owners may not be…

On The Move – September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022 – Effective Date of Change Protective Life MYGA Balance Annuity 5 MYGA 10,000+  1.00% w/ 2.50% Bonus Balance Annuity 5 MYGA 100,000+  1.10% w/ 2.50% Bonus Balance Annuity 5 MYGA with ROP 10,000+  1.00% w/ 1.00% Bonus Balance Annuity 5 MYGA with ROP 100,000+  1.10% w/ 1.00% Bonus Secure Saver 5 10,000+  2.70% Secure Saver 5 25,000+  3.60% Secure Saver 5 75,000+  3.80% Secure Saver 7 10,000+  3.00% Secure…

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Millennials and Life Insurance

In many ways, Millennials are the perfect storm of opportunity for life insurance agents and advisors. The largest generation in American history also represents more than one-third of the workforce. With the Boomer generation at or near retirement age, and Gen-Xers turning that corner, advisors would be wise to start paying more attention to Millennials.…

On The Move – September 13, 2022

September 9, 2022 – Effective Date of Change American Life Fixed Indexed Annuity American Select 10 20,000+ Fixed Rate:  Rate 2.80% S&P 500 Annual Point-to-Point Cap:  Cap 8.50%  S&P 500 Annual Point-to-Point Par:  Part Rate 42% S&P 500 MARC 5 ER Annual Point-to-Point Par:  Part Rate 150% Janus SG Guidance Index: Value Lock 2-Year Point-to-Point Par:  Part Rate 115% GS Xenith 1-…