MDRT is making one of its exclusive Talk segment podcasts addressing successful succession planning strategies available to all advisors.
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MDRT Offers Succession Planning Podcast to Advisors
By NAIFA on 12/5/13 3:00 PM
Topics: Grow Your Business MDRT Podcast
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Annuity Sales Rebound
By NAIFA on 11/20/13 10:22 AM
Total annuity sales were $56.5 billion in the second quarter of 2013 — nine percent higher than the first quarter of 2013, but one percent below 2012 results, according to LIMRA's second quarter 2013 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey. The survey represents data from 95 percent of the market.
Topics: Grow Your Business
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Three Easy Ways to Start an LTCI Conversation
By NAIFA on 11/14/13 3:32 PM
November is Long-Term Care Insurance Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to reach out to your clients to start an LTCI conversation. And it’s not as hard as you might think.
Topics: Sales Grow Your Business Long-Term Care Insurance
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Hispanics a Natural Market for Life Insurance
By NAIFA on 11/7/13 10:30 AM
According to a recent LIMRA study titled, “Financial Protection for Hispanics,” Hispanics offer a natural market for life insurance.
Topics: Life Insurance & Annuities Grow Your Business Industry News LIMRA
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Small Businesses to Use Advisors to Help Manage Benefits
By NAIFA on 11/7/13 10:09 AM
Ninety-four percent of small businesses believe the need for an outside advisor will increase or stay the same in the next two years, according to a recent LIMRA study.
Topics: Health Care Grow Your Business Industry News
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What I’ve Learned about Selling for a Living
By NAIFA on 10/31/13 12:48 PM
After 26-plus years as a successful salesperson, here is what I know to be true about sales.
Topics: Grow Your Business Leadership
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Planning for Long-Term Care
By NAIFA on 10/29/13 12:52 PM
Genworth's 2013 Beyond Dollars: A Way Forward study, highlights the fact that adequately planning for long-term care can potentially save money and reduce the stress that is faced by caregivers. In fact, families could save nearly $11,000 annually if long-term-care plans were made earlier.
Topics: Grow Your Business Long-Term Care Insurance
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IS 70 Is the New 65?
By NAIFA on 10/23/13 10:46 AM
At the beginning of National Save for Retirement Week, a Swiss Re survey reveals what many Americans suspect—they most likely will be working well into their Golden Years.
Topics: Grow Your Business Industry News
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LTCI Industry Expected To Pay Billions in Claims by 2032
By NAIFA on 10/22/13 3:26 PM
The nation's long-term-care insurance companies are expected to pay $15 billion annually to policyholders a decade from now and more than twice that amount in 2032, when today's 60-year olds reach their 80s.
Topics: Grow Your Business Industry News Long-Term Care Insurance
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Are You a Woman of Influence?
By NAIFA on 10/18/13 9:53 AM
A recent Allianz study reveals the profile of a more financially empowered woman.