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March 1, 2021
“If an advisor is working with an unmarried couple early in the annuity purchasing stage, it is in good practice and your client’s best interest to help the named beneficiary understand the limited death benefit payment and distribution options available, if the couple decides to go this route.” John Williams, regional sales director, Individual Annuities at The Standard, writes in InsuranceNewsNet about how advisors can better communicate annuity considerations to unmarried couples to help them understand annuities’ benefits, along with their beneficiary rules.
News Organization: InsuranceNewsNet
February 1, 2021
“The decisions surrounding the long-term medical care of a loved one are some of the most difficult that clients will ever have to make. A Medicaid SPIA is a helpful solution for a situation that could have put the healthy spouse at risk of financial hardship, even devastation, to pay for the medical care of their loved one.” Mark MacGillivray, director of Financial Institutions, Annuities at The Standard, writes in InsuranceNewsNet about the benefits a Single Premium Immediate Annuity can provide.
News Organization: InsuranceNewsNet
February 1, 2021
John Williams, regional sales director, Individual Annuities at The Standard, writes about why waiting for interest rates to increase before buying an annuity could cost retirees guaranteed income over time. Read in Advisor Magazine.
News Organization: Advisor Magazine
December 8, 2020
Advisor Magazine published an article from Rich Lane, vice president of Individual Annuity Sales and Marketing at The Standard, detailing the annuity industry's major challenges and learnings this year, and where advisors can focus to meet the needs of clients in 2021.
News Organization: Advisor Magazine
November 5, 2020
Advisor Magazine published an article from Rich Lane, vice president of Individual Annuity Sales and Marketing at The Standard, detailing different annuity types and their key benefits and considerations.
News Organization: Advisor Magazine
January 21, 2020
It’s time to reinvigorate your annuity sales strategy, and Rich Lane, vice president of individual annuities sales and marketing at The Standard, can offer some tips to help you do so. Read more in his ThinkAdvisor article.
News Organization: ThinkAdvisor
January 17, 2020
Risk-averse clients can find security in fixed and indexed annuities because they aren’t directly tied to the stock market. Read more in an Advisor Today article by Rich Lane, vice president of individual annuities sales and marketing at The Standard.
News Organization: Advisor Today
December 5, 2019
You’ve likely heard of the SECURE Act, but do you know how it will influence annuity sales? Rich Lane, vice president of individual annuities sales and marketing at The Standard, explains.
News Organization: Advisor Magazine
May 2, 2019
Chris Conklin, vice president of Individual Annuities at The Standard, explains how annuities can help guard Baby Boomers against the psychological shock of market dips in ThinkAdvisor.
News Organization: ThinkAdvisor
April 11, 2019
Chris Conklin, vice president of individual annuities at The Standard, explains how annuities provide a safe savings vehicle during economic volatility in Advisor Magazine.
News Organization: Advisor Magazine