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Knowledge of Annuities Boosts Ownership
A new LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute study found that the more knowledge someone has about annuities, the more likely he or she is to have a positive attitude about them and eventually own one.
Topics: Life Insurance & Annuities Grow Your Business Consumers LIMRA
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Fed to Support Growth with “Stronger” Statements
After the recent decision by the Federal Reserve Board to maintain the target Fed funds rate at zero to 25 basis points, Swiss Re’s Chief Economist, Kurt Karl, believes that comments from the Fed will become increasingly aggressive as growth continues at a strong pace and the unemployment rate falls. The Swiss Re Group is a wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer.
Topics: Grow Your Business Industry News
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LIMRA CEO: Consumers Are Changing--We Must As Well
At the 98th LIMRA Annual Conference in New York, Robert A. Kerzner, CLU, ChFC, president and CEO of LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global, examined the changes in consumers’ demographics and expectations and explored the impact of their changes on the financial-services industry.
Topics: Grow Your Business Consumers LIMRA
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Helpful Hints for Medicare Beneficiaries
Being in the practice of selling insurance for over twenty-six years, I have learned a few things about maintaining a level of commitment and proactivity toward my clients. I have found that reaching out to my older clients and/or their loved ones without waiting for them to contact me is a very effective method of calming anxiety and allaying concerns and confusion about making decisions regarding Medicare.
Topics: Grow Your Business
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The Drive to Help
For Mark Wise, CLU, ChFC, perspective is everything. When he was preparing to start his freshman year at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, he was feeling upset and anxious about the student loan debt he was accruing. However, as he walked into his dorm on the first day of his freshman year, he was hit with a huge dose of perspective.
Topics: Grow Your Business
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Employers Interested in Offering Voluntary Benefits
A new LIMRA study finds that 7 in 10 employers offer voluntary benefits to improve the morale of their existing employees and attract and retain new talent.
Topics: Grow Your Business Industry News LIMRA
Advisors adding 'lifestyle management' to their practices
As noted in “Advisor 2020,” advisors of the future will need to be engaged in “Lifestyle Management,” an emerging practice that will require advisors to understand their clients’ behaviors and manage their clients' living environments (as well as their financial assets).
Topics: Grow Your Business
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Americans Staying on the Sideline
The stock market might have rebounded since the financial crisis, but according to the latest COUNTRY Financial Security Index survey, many Americans are still wary of investing or simply are unable to get started. Just over half of Americans (51 percent) say they do not invest in the stock or bond markets in any way.
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