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The 20 Best Sales Ideas for Life Insurance

From Buy-Sell Agreements to Wealth Transfer, we've compiled 20 of the best ideas, solutions, tricks and case studies to help you sell more life insurance. Enjoy.

The 20 Best Sales Ideas for Life Insurance

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Medicare Supplement

Webinar: Essential Knowledge and Tools for New Medicare Agents
Get the latest on emerging opportunities in the Senior Market and learn basic concepts every agent selling Medicare plans should know. Get Webinar Details.

Mutual's Guarantee Issue Plan N—New States Added!
Find out what new states are approved for this year's must-sell Med Supp product. Get fired up!

Live UnitedHealthcare® Training
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SMS Medicare Supplement Department: 1-877-888-9996

Medicare Advantage & Part D

Health Care Reform and the Medicare Market
Download our latest white paper to find out how Health Care Reform will affect Medicare Advantage, Part D and Medicare Supplement and the agents who sell them.

Live UnitedHealthcare® Training
Search by city and state for Medicare Advantage meetings in your area.

SMS Medicare Advantage Department: 1-877-645-0147

Annuities

1 Carrier, 8 Guarantees
American National's Palladium MYGA series offers 8 different guarantee periods: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 years. The 9-year product offers 5.30% first-year interest. See Rates Here.

Help More Clients with Retirement Planning
Did you know that only 1 in 6 retirees has a written retirement plan? The "Plan for Living" program gives you the materials you need to sit down with these clients and create a written plan. See consumer seminar, consumer workbook and producer guide here.

SMS Annuity Department: 1-877-645-4939

Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care Product Changes from John Hancock
Responding to what they call "The New Reality for LTC Insurance," John Hancock will be implementing a number of changes to its individual LTC insurance product portfolio.

Stay Home and Save on LTC
Genworth Financial's "Cost of Care" survey found over the past five years that home care costs have risen slower than nursing homes or an assisted-living facilities.

SMS LTC Department: 1-888-456-8884 Opt 4

Life Insurance

New Lead Piece for Funeral Trust with Legacy Safeguard
We have a new lead piece designed specifically for use with National Guardian's Funeral Trust product. It's a direct mail post card that is currently pulling a 1.5% return.

Sales Illustrated from Mutual of Omaha
Each of these fully developed sales ideas for life insurance agents presents a need your clients have, the solution to satisfy that need, and includes a customizable flier to help you present the idea to your prospects.

SMS Life Department: 1-877-888-0166

Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance vs. The Oil Spill
Travel protection plans are a great investment to insure against unforeseen natural disasters. But what about manmade disasters like the Gulf Coast (soon to be East Coast) oil spill? Find out here.

SMS Travel Department: 1-866-979-6753

In this eNewsletter:
The 20 Best Sales Ideas
New to Medicare Webinar
Mutual's Guarantee Issue Plan N
Health Care Reform White Paper
Help Clients with Retirement Planning
LTC Changes from John Hancock
New Lead Piece for Funeral Trust
Travel Insurance vs. The Oil Spill
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The Generation Legacy Wealth Transfer Solution
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NACOLAH: The New and Improved Builder IUL
Learn how the exciting improvements on the Builder IUL indexed universal life policy can help you construct a strong sales year.
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