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Digital Acceleration Forum To Stream September 20, and other industry news [The LICConnect version of the Bullet E-News]

  • 1.  Digital Acceleration Forum To Stream September 20, and other industry news [The LICConnect version of the Bullet E-News]

    Posted 09-16-2022 17:07
    Edited by Audrey Wittenburg 09-16-2022 17:06
    News and events round-up from the Life Insurers Council
    September 16, 2022


    Digital Acceleration Forum To Stream September 20  

    Experts from Forrester, LIMRA, InsureTech Express, Microsoft, and more will be at Equisoft's Digital Acceleration Forum on September 20, 2022, 12-5 pm Pacific. Topics include:
    • How to optimize customer experience and client engagement in every step of the policy lifecycle
    • How both carriers and distributors view the distribution challenge
    • How data can unite stakeholders and drive performance across the life industry

    Virtual attendance is available. The event is part of the full InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas, September 20-22, 2022. 

    REGISTER FOR THE DIGITAL ACCELERATION FORUM

    LIC is Hiring

    LIC is hiring! This is a tremendous opportunity for the right candidate to participate in the satisfaction of helping smaller companies improve their performance through shared excellence.    

    SEE THE JOB POSTING


    New Insurance Company Offers D2C-Only Products

    A September 14, 2022 article in Life Annuity Specialist profiled newcomer Pillar Life Insurance, which is selling two annuity products solely through its website, with more products to come.

    READ THE ARTICLE
    (Subscription Required)



    Edelsberg Leads Expansion of Bruce & Bruce Services 

    Bruce & Bruce actuarial consulting firm is expanding its consultancy to include strategic development, rating agency and financial strategies. The new line of business will be headed by Andrew Edelsberg, who joined Bruce & Bruce on September 1, 2022, and previously worked for Moody's, AM Best, and KBRA.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    ThinkAdvisor Interviews Boston Mutual's Joshua Police

    In a September 13, 2022, ThinkAdvisor article, Joshua Police, Executive Vice President of Distribution and Business Development at Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, provided his insights about middle-market consumers based on research projects he has been involved with. He believes "there will still be a significant role for those who help consumers purchase insurance." 

    READ THE ARTICLE


    Gleaner Life Welcomes Anthony Clark as President and CEO

    Anthony Clark, a 26-year insurance executive and a former Gleaner Life Insurance Society staff member, has returned as its 10th President and CEO. He began work on August 12, 2022, after being selected by the fraternal life insurance society's Board of Directors.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    Integrity and Heartland Partner to Transform Life, Health and Wealth Offerings for Seniors 

    Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced September 7, 2022, that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Heartland Financial Group, an IMO based outside Kansas City, MO.  

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    SE2 Becomes Zinnia, Defining an Open Insurance Experience for Life and Annuities

    On September 7, 2022, SE2, an Eldridge business and leading life and annuity insurance technology and services company, announced its evolution into Zinnia. Zinnia will deliver clients a modern Open Insurance experience and the tools to reimagine how life and annuities are bought, sold, serviced, and experienced. At the heart of Zinnia is a new system of record built on smart contracts and digital ledger technology that updates in real-time and will create a trusted "single source" of information that can be distributed securely and effectively across the entire insurance ecosystem.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE



    Communication Thought Leader Gregor Jeffrey to Keynote LIC Preneed Forum

    The LIC Preneed Forum November 16-17, 2022, will feature Communication Thought Leader Gregor Jeffrey. In his award-winning talk, he draws on proven neuroscience to show that there is an incredibly simple way to deliver the right information at exactly the right moment to engage each member of your audience every time you speak. The program also features industry experts, case studies and a unique opportunity to network and share ideas with other executives in preneed.

    INFORMATION & REGISTRATION


    CL Life Expands Marketing and Sales Team with New Director 

    CL Life and Annuity Insurance Company announced the appointment of Gary Sorensen as Director, Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for spearheading CL Life's business development, relationship management and marketing operations.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    GoFundMe Helps LIC Member Obtain Life Changing Surgery for Daughter  

    Many LIC members know Heather Kiteley, President & CEO of member company Guaranteed Funeral Deposits of Canada, so we are happy to share the news that her daughter Sydney is on the road to recovery following surgery for a rare condition that causes debilitating chronic pain. Because the needed surgery, which took place in December 2021, was not covered by insurance, a GoFundMe campaign helped make it possible. 

    READ MORE


    BetterLife's Shinnick Featured in Video Promoting Life Insurance  

    Dan Shinnick, CEO and Board Chair of BetterLife Insurance, was featured in an August 29, 2022, Channel 3000 article and video discussing the importance of life insurance.

    READ THE ARTICLE & SEE VIDEO


    iCover Raises $5 Million in Pre-Series A Funding

    iCover, a Missouri-based Insurtech that provides an algorithmic underwriting and QUI™ based eApp Service for life insurance companies, raised $5 million in Pre-Series A funding. 

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    iPipeline Partners with iCover, Harnessing AI Underwriting to Optimize the Insurance Buying Experience

    iPipeline announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with iCover, an InsurTech provider of algorithmic underwriting for streamlining the assessment, pricing, and delivery of life insurance. This strategic alliance harnesses the power of both platforms-with iCover helping to strengthen iPipeline's existing automated capabilities within its Resonant® solution-to create a faster life insurance sales cycle.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    NGL donates $100,000 for Center for Black Excellence

    In August 2022 National Guardian Life Insurance Company announced a $100,000 gift to support The Center for Black Excellence and Culture, expected to open in 2024.

    READ THE PRESS RELEASE


    Merit Life Strives to Make Annuities Simpler

    In a Life Annuity Specialist Q&A published August 26, 2022, Merit Life CEO David Anderson was asked about the company's plans and how he thinks the contingent deferred annuity market will develop. Their focus is on "products easy to understand, innovative and easy for advisors to explain."

    READ THE ARTICLE
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    Upcoming LIC Events

    LIC's calendar of events for 2022 is posted here. Here's what's coming this fall: 

    LIC Operations Committee Meeting
    Hosted by Security National Life, Salt Lake City
    September 20-22, 2022

    LIC Technology Committee Meeting
    Hosted by 1891 Financial Life, Schaumburg, IL
    October 3-5, 2022

    LIC Human Resources Committee Meeting
    Hosted by Catholic Order of Foresters, Naperville, IL
    October 5-7, 2022

    LIC Annuity Committee Meeting
    Hosted by AAM Insurance Investment Management, Chicago, IL
    October 18-20, 2022

    LIC Investment & Capital Management Committee Meeting
    Hosted by Parkway Advisors, Abilene, TX
    October 26-27, 2022

    LIC Laws & Legislation Committee Meeting
    Hosted by Locke Lord, Atlanta, GA
    November 2-3, 2022 

    LIC ERM Committee Conference Call
    November 10, 2022, 2-3:30 PM ET

    LIC Preneed Forum
    Hosted by Homesteaders Life, Des Moines, IA
    Nov. 16-17, 2022

    Save the Dates...

    LIC Winter CEO Forum
    Wyndham Grand at Harbourside Place, Jupiter, FL
    January 31-February 1, 2023

    LIC2023 Annual Conference 
    Wyndham Grand at Harbourside Place, Jupiter, FL
    February 1-3, 2023
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    LIC EVENTS PAGE


    LIC 2022 Premier Sponsors

    LIC's Premier Sponsors provide support to all LIC events throughout 2022.

    Parkway Advisors
    Parkway Advisors is focused on being the best most respected provider of service in the insurance industry. Parkway offers asset management, consulting, and statutory investment reporting services that are customizes to the needs of each insurance client. Through Parkway's emphasis on personal service, custom solutions, and strong communication, our clients have enjoyed historically strong performance success, especially during the financial crisis and the low interest environment that has followed. www.parkwayadvisors.com

    iPipeline
    iPipeline is a leading provider of low code, cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm  management. www.ipipeline.com

    Trilogy Actuarial Solutions
    Let Us Be Your In-House Actuaries. We are a trio of actuaries with a combined 45 years of experience providing exceptional service to insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, and marketing organizations. We can support your existing actuarial staff or serve as your entire in-house actuarial department. We understand the value of a dedicated in-house team and we will endeavor to replicate this experience for you. Our goal is to seamlessly integrate into your organization and culture. www.trilogyactuarial.com

    thinktum
    thinktum is a technology company with a strong commitment to innovation, leadership and a responsibility to give back to the communities in which we serve. thinktum's dimmpl platform offers modular InsurTech systems that support true end to end functionality via multiple distribution models. Whether it be face-to-face or non-face-to-face, affiliate or direct-to-consumer, dimmpl supports you from early prospecting straight through to policy delivery. www.thinktum.com

    Equisoft
    Equisoft is a business-first technology company dedicated to helping insurance and wealth management organizations reach their goals. Specialized expertise: Over 25 years of experience helping small and mid-sized life insurers & fraternals solve their biggest challenges through digital transformation. www.equisoft.com

     

    SEE ALL LIC SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES


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    Audrey Wittenburg ALMI, ACS
    Associate Director
    LIC
    Silver Spring MD
    (703) 975-5626
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