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3 Unique Insurance Designs

What do you do when “what if” becomes “what now”? Quality term is harder to find in the marketplace.  Many carriers have stripped down their coverage offering ala carte features.  You may now need to add an extension rider for … Continue reading →

Commission-Free & Underwriting Insight

Commission-Free Life Insurance:  Is it better for your client? Fee compression is happening everywhere.  In the life insurance industry, they are trying to eliminate commissions.  The reality is the “commission-free” universe is very small, and a major player recently pulled … Continue reading →

Playing the Long Game with Death & Taxes

Integrating Life Insurance into Retirement There is an old saying that the only things guaranteed in life are death and taxes.  The reality is some people do in fact evade taxes.  In fact, more people will be trying to evade … Continue reading →

COVID -19 Underwriting & Insurance Market Update

COVID-19 Underwriting Update   Insurance companies implemented changes to their underwriting & business practices due to the COVID pandemic.  Some carriers have communicated that these changes will continue through September.  Please see below for a quick recap on the more … Continue reading →

Safe money options add stability, flexibility, and peace of mind

Three alternatives to bank rates & bond exposure Times like these can certainly make planning more difficult.  Some clients have more fear than others and may do better if they raise their safety net.  We will look at Nelly a … Continue reading →

Income Protection | The Right Fit

Income Protection In today’s environment, we have certainly learned how important it is to have a paycheck.  Unfortunately, disability insurance can’t pay if you’re unemployed due to market forces.  The reality is people lose their paychecks every year due to … Continue reading →

Ed Slott’s Words of Wisdom | Life Insurance is the New Stretch IRA

C.A.L.L. I love acronyms and I have a slew of them in my head to help my thinking process at certain times.  I recently sat in on a webinar with guest speaker Ed Slott.  Ed discussed a few items and … Continue reading →

Special Market Update

Special Market Update This is a special marketplace edition of our newsletter.  Make no mistake there is disruption and delay in our world due to what is going on.  It is however the lower interest rates causing rapid product changes, … Continue reading →

Scary Times Manual, Insurance Insights & Market Update

Scary Times There is no doubt the pandemic and market reactions have created scary times.  There have been scary times before, remember 2008?  At that time, Dan Sullivan from The Strategic Coach shared a manual to help us focus instead of … Continue reading →

Business Planing – Helping Business Owners Plan for The Future

Succession Planning for Family Businesses   When your client owns a business, planning can add some additional challenges and complications.  They may need insurance protection for their family and their business.  The most important thing you can do as an … Continue reading →