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How to Motivate Clients to Purchase Disability Insurance Today
By Jamie K. FleischnerIt can be very challenging to get clients and prospects to apply for disability insurance. In my experience, the longer the decision process, the less likely the prospect or client will be inclined to buy.
May 25, 2011
Piling on the GomersThe television show "Scrubs" premiered on NBC in the fall of 2001. By the time the show was canceled last May, viewers had been treated to a lot of laughs -- and some new vocabulary as well.
May 25, 2011
Piling on the GomersThe television show "Scrubs" premiered on NBC in the fall of 2001. By the time the show was canceled last May, viewers had been treated to a lot of laughs -- and some new vocabulary as well.
May 25, 2011
New York Insurance Regulators Get New BossThe New York Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Benjamin Lawsky as the first superintendent of a new Department of Financial Services.
May 25, 2011
It takes a village to assist a seniorA growing number of seniors are joining "villages" which provide all manner of assistance with the tasks of daily life.
May 25, 2011
Republicans Demand HHS PPACA Waiver DetailsTwo Republican lawmakers are asking U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give them more information about annual benefits limit requirement waivers.
May 25, 2011
3 value-adding features for DI policiesFor years, brokers have educated individuals on the necessity of having disability income insurance in their back pockets should -- knock on wood -- a disabling injury or illness require them to stop working
May 24, 2011
Advisors: Triumph in your sales career, part 2Remember Susan and Michael from last week? Susan, with her sales knowledge and excellent customer service skills, is baffled as to why her colleague Michael is so much more successful. She wonders what is missing in her approach.