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 Nationwide Video: A New Way to Offer LTC with Life Insurance

Adult child.  Aging parent.  Double dilemma. Long-term care (LTC) is one of the more daunting issues adults with aging parents have to deal with. Adding an LTC rider to a Nationwide YourLife No-Lapse Guarantee SUL II life insurance policy may be an affordable and flexible way to help cover LTC expenses along with legacy and estate planning needs within one policy. You can share this idea with your customers by sharing this consumer-approved video.  Watch video. 

3 Mark's In The Loop Newsletter

3 Mark Financial, Inc.

11/11/2015

In The Loop This Weeks Highlights

An Introductory Webinar for Allianz Fixed Index Annuities

Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015 

Learn more about two of the most popular products available in the industry today: Allianz 222 Fixed Index Annuity & Allianz 360 Annuity, both with increasing income potential.  

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Accordia

Lifetime Foundation Easy as 1, 2, 3

By now you have heard of Accordia Life’s new Lifetime Foundation product. It is a competitively priced lifetime guarantee product that provides guarantees with flexibility and cash accumulation potential. The attached shows the death benefit guarantees are as easy as 1, 2, 3!  Read more. 

John Hancock

John Hancock’s Protection UL vs. a Competitor’s NLG SUL

See how two John Hancock Protection UL policies with the Long-Term Care (LTC) Rider can provide a lower total premium, a higher total target, higher cash value potential, and a higher total Maximum Monthly Benefit Amount (MMBA) when compared to a competitor’s SUL product with LTC rider. Learn more. 

In The Loop Life Insruance

North American

Video: Help Maximize Your Client’s Pension

With the Pension Maximization strategy using life insurance, your soon-to-retire clients may be able to take the Life Only Option under their defined benefit pension plan and still provide for their spouse upon their death.  Watch video. 

Minnesota Life

Creating a Brighter Future with Long-Term Care

Long-term care (LTC) can drain your clients' life savings and take a toll on family members who unexpectedly must serve as caregivers. Yet fewer than 3 percent of American adults have purchased an LTC insurance policy. Help give your clients a brighter future this November. Our LTC Agreement, available on select Minnesota Life policies, offers clients long-term care benefits, a death benefit or both.  Read more. 

SBLI

SBLI’S New Rates Arrive November 16

SBLI is pleased to announce new, market leading term rates on November 16, 2015. Our rates will be much more competitive across a broad spectrum of ages and face amounts, and continue to be strong among fortysomethings and pre-retirement ages. Read more. 

Symetra

Symetra UL-G Keeps Coming Out on Top

At higher face amounts, Symetra UL-G continues to top the competition in the no-lapse guarantee space with lower annual premiums in our “sweet spot” ages of 50-75.Check out our new heat chart flier to see where we land in each cell.  Read more.

Allianz

Allianz Executives Interviewed by LifeHealthPro

On September 1, 2015, the first phase of Actuarial Guideline 49 (AG 49) became effective for all fixed index universal life (FIUL) insurance policy illustrations. Jason Wellmann, senior vice president of life distribution, and Todd Petit, assistant vice president actuary and illustration actuary, offered their perspectives on the new guideline to LifeHealthPro.  Read more. 

Protective

New Tool Available to Create Free Sales Ideas

What matters most to clients looking for an indexed universal life solution? Valuable coverage that offers lower policy expenses and competitive cash-value accumulation. We’ve made this easy to deliver, with an online tool that allows you to create, personalize and share your own sales ideas.  Read more. 

Video: Sell What Matters to Clients…Time

Clients looking for short-duration coverage want more time to pay their policy premium, because sometimes, life happens and a longer grace period is helpful.  Thankfully you can provide clients a longer grace period for an average 5% less in annual premium when compared to traditional term solutions. Watch video. 

AIG

Generation Matters

Find yourself confused by the Millennial world we’re living in? Get clued in today on how to better connect with this generation at work or when closing a sale. Visit aig.com/GenerationMatters for more details.

In The Loop Annuities / LTC

Allianz

On 1/1/2016 New Application forms will be required for Allianz. Old applications will be NIGO if received after 12/31/2015. New applications paperwork will be available online at the beginning of November and agents should start using them as soon as they are available. The two changes are:

1. Owner a US Person – substitute W-9 will be built into the application
2. Beneficiary relationship to the Owner section

In order to ensure “0” Not in good order applications you should use the ApplyNOW electronic app program from Allianz

If you have any questions or need any other information please contact John O'Mahoney at your convenience. 

Allianz is a pre appointment carrier. Applications dated and submitted prior to appointment approval will be rejected. All new paperwork will be required.

Forethought

Sales and Marketing Bulletin

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ASSET TRANSFER TIPS 

For all annuity carriers

Transferring assets, or exchanging money via section 1035 of the tax code, may have tax consequences. Any questions regarding taxation should be referred to a qualified tax professional.

  1. Call the Financial Institution/Insurance Company to see what they require to transfer the money e. g. some financial institutions, like Fidelity, require a call from the client to release money, others like Northwestern Mutual require their own surrender form to accompany the 1035/transfer form from the company receiving the money.
  2. Attach a copy of a current policy/ account statement for the funds being transferred to the 1035/transfer document.
  3. Complete the 1035/transfer form carefully and completely. Be sure all necessary signatures are obtained.
  4. Send original transfer forms with the application to 3 Mark for processing.

Principal

These free, no-hassle tools are everything you need to turn prospects into Individual Disability Insurance (IDI) clients.  

Click here to learn more.

For more information, contact:

Berkshire Advisor Resource, Inc.

800-530-2360

dihelp@berkadvisor.com

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North American

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In The Loop Underwriting New Business

MetLife

New 4th Quarter Underwriting Program

The MetLife Class Match program may double your client's existing policy, whether it's with MetLife or another eligible carrier. Act now! This program is only available until Dec. 31.  Read more. 

AXA

Underwriting Celiac Disease

Gluten-free? Read one of AXA's new Underwriting case studies that feature a profile and underwriting decision on a common impairment.  Read more. 

Symetra

New Informal Application and Quick Quote Limits on Level Term

To maintain our superior service levels and efficiently process your business, effective Oct. 15, 2015, we will only accept Informal Applications and Quick Quotes on Symetra Level Term with face amounts of $500,000 or more. Learn more.

AIG

Informal quoting minimums

New application - new forms available now Read more

In The Loop Carrier Announcements

Nationwide

Get Your Business Placed in 2015

Make sure your Nationwide life insurance cases count for 2015 production by keeping these dates in mind.  Read more. 

Protective

Holiday Schedule and Year End Guidelines

As we near the end of the business year, we want to announce our 2015 holiday schedule, along with year-end business processing guidelines. The following guidelines will help ensure a case is paid and producers receive their compensation and/or production credit for 2015.  Read more. 

Prudential

Year End Important Dates and Reminders

As you plan for year-end, we have prepared some helpful key reminders and tips to avoid commonly missed requirements which will assist you for a winning year-end.  Read more. 

AXA

2015 Year-End Processing deadlines from AXA  click here

Legal & General

Year-End Closing Dates  Click Here

Phoenix

Operations Bulletin

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Athene

Leaders of Olympus - Three programs with rewards Click here to learn more, including the Aruba trip.

Forethought

Fourth Quarter Sales Incentive Read More

Lincoln Financial

Double Convention Credit for Lincoln MoneyGuard II and Lincoln LifeElements Level Term.  Learn More

Transamerica

Click here to learn more about the Transamerica Insurables-LearnEarn Campaign

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