Effective April 1, 2017, the Secured Rate Annuity series (SRA 1, SRA 5 and SRA 6) and Flexible Choice Annuity (FCA) will no longer be offered by The Standard. All SRA or FCA business must be issued with an effective date no later than March 31, 2017, with no exceptions.

By Friday, March 31, 2017:

Building relationships online is just like building relationships in person: it takes time. Your mission is to keep it up; to continue to build relationships with people by connecting with them in a meaningful way, engaging with their content and answering their questions, and providing useful information that helps them do their job better.

The Standard announced on Jan. 25, 2017 that Rich Lane has been promoted to second vice president of Individual Annuities Sales and Marketing.