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On January 31, 2022, Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Sixth Street Partners (SSP) and its insurance platform Talcott Resolution (Talcott), to reinsure a total of $25 billion in policy reserves (and accompanying investments), which relate to fixed annuities and universal life insurance with secondary guarantees. See the detailed […]

 New SwiftTermSM pricing continues to bring the heatWe’re excited to announce that we’ve updated our SwiftTerm pricing! For coverage amounts of $500,000 and above, Symetra SwiftTerm maintains its top competitive position (PDF) for non-nicotine rate classes.1 Our new rates will be available starting  January 28, 2022. See our important dates and transition rules below:January 28, […]

From Principal, January 31, 2022:Earlier today, Principal® announced a reinsurance transaction for our universal life insurance with secondary guarantee (ULSG) and in-force U.S. retail fixed annuity blocks. We initially shared our intention to exit these markets in June 2021 following a strategic review of our portfolio.As a part of this agreement, Principal will retain the […]

 Underwriters Brokerage Service is pleased to announce the promotion of Victoria Simon, NCCM, from Lead Case Manager to New Business Manager.  In this new role, Victoria will be responsible for management, training and oversight of the New Business Team.  She will also work closely with insurance carriers and the LIBRA operations team to ensure that […]

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Beginning January 3, 2022, Cincinnati Life will no longer be issuing paper policies for any reason. All policies will be issued using the e-Delivery process.

Do you have SwiftTerm clients looking for additional permanent coverage without having to go through the full underwriting process? Through the Symetra SwiftTerm Extra Coverage Program, clients who have purchased up to $1 million of Symetra SwiftTerm term life insurance within the last 30 days can purchase an additional Symetra Protector IUL, Accumulator IUL or […]

In late January, John Hancock will begin policyholder notifications on the next round of John Hancock and Fortis LTC  policies impacted by the in-force rate actions, which will have an effective date beginning with anniversaries on or after May 1, 2022. See complete details here. Important Reminder: John Hancock transitioned to electronic delivery of your […]