A Life Insurance and Annuities Resource

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ELCO Mutual receives financial strength rating upgrade from A.M. Best

ELCO Mutual Life & Annuity (ELCO) has been upgraded to B++ by A.M. Best. This financial strength rating (FSR) is assigned to insurers that have, in A.M. Best’s opinion, a good ability to meet insu...

Jan 05, 2023 | 6 min read

What Is a Medicaid Compliant Annuity? + How to Sell Them

Caring for aging loved ones is difficult, especially when you consider all the stressors involved. People become caregivers for their aging ...

Dec 29, 2022 | 5 min read

Why You Should Pre-Qualify Your Life Insurance Clients (+ Strategies)

The process of selling life insurance can be long, especially as you help your clients navigate the details of specific policies you offer a...

Dec 23, 2022 | 7 min read

Understanding Whole Life Insurance and How to Sell It

The success of your independent insurance agency largely depends on your team’s expertise and knowledge of your products and insurance servi...

Dec 08, 2022 | 6 min read

Finding an Insurance Carrier for Your Independent Insurance Agency

Independent insurance agencies have a commitment to their clients that they don't take lightly. They want to provide a variety of options th...

Dec 01, 2022 | 5 min read

4 Tips for Independent Insurance Agents to Improve Persistency

Automation is one great way to streamline your business. It saves you time and effort and ensures you’re strengthening your relationships wi...

Nov 21, 2022 | 4 min read

Interest Rates: How Life Insurance Agents Can Respond, Not React

Interest rates might as well carry that name because any time they change, we’re all interested. There’s no doubt that, like your clients, y...

Nov 03, 2022 | 6 min read

6 Email Marketing Tips for Independent Life Insurance Agents

When it comes to being independent, the truth is it takes a lot of support. That means independent insurance agents need to leverage the too...

Oct 31, 2022 | 7 min read

Client Communication Tips for Agent Success

In general, we tend to take the things we do daily for granted. We barely notice them until there’s trouble. For example, we barely notice b...

Oct 20, 2022 | 5 min read

Leveraging a Hot Annuities Market With Risk Averse Clients

While sales might be your goal, your role as an independent life insurance agent goes well beyond selling. For many of your clients you’re a...