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The widow planner
Widows require a financial advisor to be patient and understanding of their emotional needs and need time to grieve before rushing into major financial decisions....
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AALTCI: Average age of life-LTC insureds drops
A marketing site manager sees LTCI applicant approval rates falling.
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GOP Ariz. rep. who supports Medicaid is threatened
Republican governors in five other states also seem to be likely to get PPACA expansion money.
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R.I. hospital company to cut doc training spending
The CEO said falling payment rates have affected the facilities' finances.
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Disability Insurance Observer: Understanding
One barrier to benefits communication is the stuff no one dares to talk about.
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Senior panel to consider LTCI model update
A commissioner would have to have the actuarial analyses reviewed by actuaries.
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AALTCI: Average age of life-LTC insureds drops
A marketing site manager sees LTCI applicant approval rates falling.
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GOP Ariz. rep. who supports Medicaid is threatened
Republican governors in five other states also seem to be likely to get PPACA expansion money.
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R.I. hospital company to cut doc training spending
The CEO said falling payment rates have affected the facilities' finances.
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Senior panel to consider LTCI model update
A commissioner would have to have the actuarial analyses reviewed by actuaries.
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Hobby Lobby tests birth-control mandate
The company objects to having to cover the morning-after pill.
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Some unions now angry about PPACA
Some unions worry employers will send workers to the exchanges.
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This market is mine
Want to be the go-to advisor in your town? These three advisors have found the keys to owning their own backyard.
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PPACA strategist: IT companies need specs
Creating bare-bones systems will take at least two months, and client setup will take another month, the strategist says.
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How to host an online meeting (and widen your prospect base)
How do you continue to support a client — or the child of a client — that's moved to another state? It's simple: Use one...
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The future of commission-based compensation
Opinions vary on whether a fee-based system is imminent.
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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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100 best sales & marketing ideas: 11 ways to build your brand
You can glean a lot from a good marketing organization and the right internal team — and from those H&R Block ads.
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The widow planner
Widows require a financial advisor to be patient and understanding of their emotional needs and need time to grieve before rushing into major financial decisions....
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Disability Insurance Observer: Understanding
One barrier to benefits communication is the stuff no one dares to talk about.
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An agenda for referrals
This straightforward system is the best way to feel comfortable asking clients for referrals.
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How to invest like an Ivy League endowment
Borrow tips from the endowment experts at Harvard and Yale and you may be able to maintain a kind of portfolio sanity.
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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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Poll shows young people to skip coverage, opt for penalty tax instead
Our new health care system is one where the healthy people opt to be penalized for being so. Welcome to Backward World.
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The 1 chart that reveals just how grossly unfair the U.S. tax system has become
Corporations park billions in offshore accounts while individuals foot the bill through their taxes.
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Back into cheap debt, and oh how we missed you
In Backworld World, history has a tendency to repeat itself.
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Three ideas for better health care of the future, from tech and health executives
One of the not-so-crappy ideas: a toilet that can analyze stool samples.
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Not overweight? You’re not welcome at this gym
Also, in Backward World, some gyms might not accept you because you’re healthy.
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Boomer housemates have more fun
What do you call roommates who are all age 60+? Boomies.
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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.
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National Underwriter Life & Health
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Mapping the PPACA world for agents and brokers
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Life Insurance Selling
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A career change gone right
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The Big Bad Boomers






