- 10 Commandments For The Inspirational Leader
The Foundation of Business Solutions
by Michele Wierzgac, MSEd
There are so many theories in leadership ranging from vision to self-awareness to service. The simplest way to develop your leadership skills is to have a work ethic mixed with a solid foundation of core values.
read more - Customers Are Ready For An Insurance Makeover…
Listening to your clients is more essential than ever to sustainable growth
by Denise Garth
Listening to the customer has never been more essential to sustainable growth than today. Today’s customers care about how they are served. They care about where they are served, when they are served, how they are served and who is serving them.
read more - How Are Consumers Faring In Their Financial & Physical Health
Three key findings about consumer engagement find them focused, confident
HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank, N.A., released its annual HSA Bank Health & Wealth IndexSM for 2019 today, a report that explores how consumers are faring when it comes to their financial and physical health.
read more - Are Insurance Innovation Programs in Good Shape? How Do They Know?
New Assessment Gives Insurers a 'Wellness' Check of Innovation Efforts
ITL Advisory, the strategic consulting arm of Insurance Thought Leadership Inc., is offering insurance companies a new innovation assessment service, designed to evaluate whether their programs have critical elements for success—especially considering A.M. Best's plan to begin evaluating insurance company innovation efforts.
read more - J.P. Morgan Releases 2019 Guide to Retirement
Guide examines most significant issues across retirement landscape
J.P. Morgan Asset Management today released the 2019 Guide to Retirement, examining the state of retirement, current challenges and opportunities, and the tools needed to support planning conversations...
read more - Too Many Americans Are Still in The Dark About Getting Financial Advice
Nearly half incorrectly believe all advisors are legally obligated to act in clients’ best interest
Nearly half of Americans surveyed (48 percent) mistakenly believe all financial advisors are required by law to always act in their clients’ best interest, according to new data from leading digital wealth manager Personal Capital.
read more - U.S. Individual Life Insurance Premium Slightly Increases in 2018
Five years of continued growth
Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium (premium) increased 1 percent in 2018, compared with 2017 results, according to the LIMRA U.S. Retail Individual Life Insurance Sales Survey. This represents the fifth year of growth in premium for U.S. life insurance.
read more - Busting Three Common Myths about Retirement
New pathways to the 'process of retirement'
When it comes to retirement, there is often a lot of uncertainty. The process of retiring comes with a lot of complex and unique risks that individuals need to consider. With these risks often come misconceptions about planning, preparation and timing.
read more - Boomers are More Prepared for Death Than Life – And It’s Not Getting Better
While confident in their ability to save in retirement, they lack understanding of retirement care
Today’s baby boomers are more financially prepared for death than life, according to the latest research from the Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement®. The new study by the national insurance provider revealed that 81% of middle-income boomers have made at least one formal preparation for when they pass away, while only 32% have…
read more - Credit Card Debt Hits An All Time High
Consumers racked up $67 billion in 2018, displaying a tendency to over-borrow and spend frivolously
The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its latest Credit Card Debt Study, which found that consumers racked up $67 billion in credit card debt during 2018, sending outstanding debt to an all-time record high
read more - Life Insurers Endorse Bold Solution To Close The Retirement Savings Gap
A bold strategy to prevent a 'Retirement Crisis'
The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) announced today that it will endorse a federal proposal requiring employers without retirement plans to provide workers with access to a payroll deduction for savings through an IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement savings plan.
read more - Career Development: Paving Your Own Way To Success
Four Reasons Every Professional Should Have a Strategic Plan for Personal Development
by Tra Williams
If you are serious about growing your business, everyone on your team needs a strategic plan for their own development that is separate from and exceeds the company’s current needs. Here’s why.
read more - What Would You Do with More Time?
Workers Worldwide Provide Their Work-Life Wishlist
On Monday, National Napping Day and the day after Daylight Savings in the U.S., The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated released part two of a global survey examining how employees across eight nations view their relationship with work and life, asking the simple question, “What would you do with more time?”
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