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Employers test mix of strategies to avoid PPACA
Beyond merely cutting jobs or the hours of part-timers, companies are turning to temp agencies, PEOs and other possible solutions.
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Annual family health care costs exceed $22,000
The annual cost for health care for a family of four could cover a year of tuition at an in-state college.
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Nationwide Financial launches low-cost variable annuity
The new product is targeted for fee-based advisors who may have been reluctant to sell VAs in the past.
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They haven’t done the math
Many workers are clueless as to how to convert their retirement accounts into a lifetime income stream.
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Woo me already!
If you think client relationships are built on mass emails, you better think again.
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Benefits educators prepare for a new world
Scrambling to track ACA changes? What if you had to create the ACA change seminar?
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Employers test mix of strategies to avoid PPACA
Beyond merely cutting jobs or the hours of part-timers, companies are turning to temp agencies, PEOs and other possible solutions.
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Annual family health care costs exceed $22,000
The annual cost for health care for a family of four could cover a year of tuition at an in-state college.
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Nationwide Financial launches low-cost variable annuity
The new product is targeted for fee-based advisors who may have been reluctant to sell VAs in the past.
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They haven’t done the math
Many workers are clueless as to how to convert their retirement accounts into a lifetime income stream.
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Cigna agrees to multi-state disability claim settlement
The company will set aside $77 million for open claims and possible future benefits payments.
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California officials unveil exchange plan menu
The carrier list includes WellPoint, Kaiser and Blue Shield, but not Aetna, Cigna or UnitedHealth.
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5 ways to help middle-class clients with estate planning
Non-wealthy clients might not have to worry about the estate tax, but they still need your help.
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Top 30 colleges for highest starting salaries
Out of 1,058 colleges surveyed, graduates of these schools grabbed the biggest starting paychecks.
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The 2013 NUL top 100
Ten graphs chart who's who in the life and health world, focusing on net premiums written, investment income, policyholder surplus and number of health enrollees.
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What it means to be an advisor
A roundtable discussion of top reps turns to an honest airing of views on politics, the economy and technology.
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Are background checks becoming an IA registration requirement?
Massachusetts is the latest in a small number of states that check advisor criminal records before issuing a license.
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100 best sales & marketing ideas: 9 social media tips
If you build a strong social media presence, will they come? Not unless you follow these best practices.
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Woo me already!
If you think client relationships are built on mass emails, you better think again.
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Benefits educators prepare for a new world
Scrambling to track ACA changes? What if you had to create the ACA change seminar?
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Swarthmore
Why one college's decision to stop investing in oil and gas is a dumb move.
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A year of firsts: 10 lessons learned
Starting your own business is hard work. But it can be done.
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Listen before you throw the first pitch
An annuity isn’t for every client. But you won’t know that unless you ask the right questions.
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Once more unto the soup?
Markets without consumers soon become extinct.
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Boomer housemates have more fun
What do you call roommates who are all age 60+? Boomies.
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How exercising at work saves money
What’s typically the first activity we cut when our daily life gets too busy?
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Seniors losing savings to 'pension advance' firms
Pension advance firms often hit seniors with hidden fees and exorbitant interest rates.
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Making money: Shopping for disability insurance, and more
Disability insurance is for everyone – even the ones who think they’re healthy.
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This app will make you feel better, using no medicine at all
Placebos aren’t just for study control groups and children faking ill anymore.
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Facebook, one year later: What really happened in the biggest IPO flop ever
The Facebook IPO didn’t get many ‘likes’, but how did so many walk away with huge profits?
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Special Features
100 Best Sales & Marketing Ideas
Whether you want ideas for seminars, referrals, generating leads or just plain old listening to your clients better, we have the sales and marketing tips you need.
2013 Outlook
Over the next 12 months, PPACA provisions will continue to roll out, a new fiduciary standard will be issued and industry tax increases will take effect. What else can producers expect? As we move into a transition year, check out LifeHealthPro's conjectures for the life, annuities, health and disability markets.
The Complete ELNY Saga
For more than two decades, the Executive Life Insurance Company of New York (ELNY) has been bled for billions of dollars while languishing in a state-imposed purgatory. Soon, ELNY will begin denying hundreds of compensatory payments.
Life Insurance A-Z
This alphabetical-themed infographic features easy-to-understand definitions of common (and not-so-common) terms that will help your clients feel more comfortable discussing life insurance protection concepts.
2012 Advisor of the Year
Through a very thorough nomination process followed by a series of interviews and vetting of candidates, we look to find a top producer who serves clients first and foremost, and who is a true cornerstone of a community.
Senior Survey 2011
The Senior Survey gives an uncensored snapshot of the hot topics pushing seniors' buttons. In this special section, find out how seniors build their nest egg, make an estate plan, finance their health care and where they live.
Magazines
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National Underwriter Life & Health
Cover Story
Mapping the PPACA world for agents and brokers
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Life Insurance Selling
Cover Story
A career change gone right
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Senior Market Advisor
Cover Story
The Big Bad Boomers







