by CreativeOne | Sep 9, 2014 | Marketing
In the insurance and financial services industries, some professionals grow effortlessly; others struggle to cultivate leads and retain clients. Contrary to popular belief, success has little to do with a great personality or industry credentials. It comes down to a...
by CreativeOne | Sep 5, 2014 | Insurance, Products & Carriers
Coming Soon! Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL) will raise the interest rate on their FG Guarantee-Platinum® 5 traditional annuity on September 15, 2014. FGL will not be accepting paper apps. Agents will have to submit via the iPad app or through iPipeline. As more...
by CreativeOne | Aug 27, 2014 | Insurance
Preparing clients for the underwriting process will help you avoid the “it’s not done yet” speech. Underwriting has always been a hurdle to jump over when applying for life insurance. With new regulations imposed on insurance companies, home office underwriters take a...
by CreativeOne | Aug 21, 2014 | Insurance, Products & Carriers
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance announces changes to interest rates, lifetime payment percentages, and premium bonus percentages, effective Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Changes include: Interest rate increase on most of North American’s fixed...
by CreativeOne | Aug 20, 2014 | Insurance, Products & Carriers
The new Athene Benefit 10 will be based on Athene Annuity DE’s flagship product and will also have new design features you’ll want to learn more about! At launch, it will be available in 32 states only to producers contracted with Athene IA. Athene will no...
by CreativeOne | Aug 19, 2014 | Insurance, Products & Carriers
Register now for a new webinar training series dedicated to our newest fixed deferred indexed annuity, Safe Income Plus! Launching this Friday, August 22, this new fixed index annuity offers one of the highest income streams in the industry. Choose one of four...
by CreativeOne | Aug 19, 2014 | Marketing
Sharing interesting and relevant information with clients and prospects can pique their interest in your services. You may have read or heard “experts” explain the importance of blogging as part of your online marketing plan. You may be wondering, “what is a blog, and...
by CreativeOne | Aug 13, 2014 | Insurance
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a new brief titled, “Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2014 Update in Perspective,” by Alicia H. Munnell, director of the center. The brief’s key findings are: The 2014...
by CreativeOne | Aug 12, 2014 | Insurance, Products & Carriers
American Equity has announced changes to most of its Fixed Index Annuities, including the Bonus Gold, ranked by Barron’s* as one of the top 50 annuities in 2014. The changes include: Lifetime Income Benefit Rider (LIBR) Enhancement New Index Crediting Method Call...
by CreativeOne | Aug 11, 2014 | Insurance
Increasing cases of Atrial Fibrillation, also known as AFib, are being diagnosed every year. Therefore, you will likely see more clients with a history of AFib. We as field underwriters should be prepared to recognize AFib, symptoms, and types of treatment. AFib is an...
