Securian’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report

In a year of pivots, volunteerism was no stranger to change in 2020. We’re so proud of our employees’ commitment to giving back. Read what they accomplished in our 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Securian’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report     #goldencareagent #minnesotalife #securian
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SecureCare Video Resource Library

SecureCare Video Resource Library Why wait to become an expert? Each video in our SecureCare Video Resource Library is designed to help give you the product knowledge, prospecting tools and sales processes you need to get up to speed on SecureCare™ Universal Life and start closing cases. And we’ve recently added new videos and features to help make this library even more user-friendly than before! Now you can sort videos by topic so finding the content that’s relevant to you has never been easier. PLUS we’ve added new videos covering crucial topics such as: Some of our favorite sales ideas
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NEW! Phone number for financial professionals

NEW! Phone number for financial professionals We heard you, loud and clear. We pride ourselves on being good listeners. It’s how we align our products and processes with your needs. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new dedicated phone number for you and your team. NEW! dedicated phone line for financial professionals: 833-365-0329 Now you can look forward to: One phone number to access all your annuity and life insurance servicing needs, from new business to claims and everything in between Simple phone menu options – only listen to options applicable to you! Prioritized queuing – get your call
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7702 – Product changes and transition rules

7702 changes Background With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 27, 2020, a change was made to Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. This change outlined several requirements permanent life insurance policies must meet in order to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes The change affects the life insurance industry by replacing the statutory interest rate assumptions (from 1984) from a previously hard-coded 4% rate to a floating rate. These changes will impact the limits associated with definitions of life insurance in the Guideline Premium Test, Cash Value Accumulation Test and
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Securian: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool

Pro tip: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool When you’re trying to find the best LTC product for a client, there’s often a temptation to do an apples-to-apples comparison between different carriers. But when you design a SecureCare Universal Life policy to match a competitor’s, you may miss out on the sweet spots. SecureCare tends to offer clients the most value when it uses an even-year benefit duration – and our 6-year benefit duration does the best from there. Just to give you an idea, here’s a hypothetical example for a 62 y/o male (NT, single) showing a $100K single-pay
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Changes to Section 7702

Changes to Section 7702 in COVID relief legislation Changes drive by low interest rate environment As part of The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, a change was made to Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. This change outlined several requirements permanent life insurance policies must meet in order to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes. Given the ultra-low interest rate environment, the change assists the life insurance industry by replacing the statutory interest rate assumptions (from 1984) from a previously hard coded 4% rate to a floating rate. These
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Action needed: Get email notifications for online documents

Action needed: Get email notifications for online documents Coming soon, Securian Financial will stop sending life in-force client service documents by mail and instead send email notifications, when documents are available online. Clients, however, will continue to receive their documents by mail as they do today. To make sure you receive these email notifications, here’s what we need from you: Please email idgwebaccess@securian.com with a preferred email address for life in-force communications for your firm. Contact Securian With Questions For any related questions, please call (833) 365-0322 or email idgwebaccess@securian.com.   #goldencareagent #minnesotalife #securian
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Administrative Alert! Changes to Indexed Life Portfolio

Administrative Alert! Changes to Indexed Life Portfolio Due to the continuing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to reduce cap rates and participation rates on some of the accounts within our Indexed Universal Life product portfolio. These changes will take effect for all premium received and new indexed segments created after Friday, January 15, 2021. All premium received on or before January 15 for approved and existing policies will have current rates applied. Illustrations will be updated January 15, 2021. Many considerations go into determining the cap and participation rates – and we want to make sure
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Reminder: Holiday Hours for Securian’s SecureCare Team

SecureCare tele-interview and underwriting holiday hours Please take note of the following holiday office closures: Christmas Eve (Dec. 24): Closed at 3 p.m. CST Christmas Day (Dec. 25): Closed Boxing Day (Dec. 26): Closed New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31): Closed at 5 p.m. CST New Year’s Day (Jan. 1): Closed We hope that you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy.   #goldencareagent #minnesotalife #securian
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New SecureCare sales idea

SecureCare Funding Source: RMDs Since SecureCare Universal Life’s maximum payment age is now age 80 in most states, this allows older clients to take advantage of longer payment duration options and — potentially — a new premium funding strategy. If a client doesn’t need to rely on required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their qualified accounts for retirement income, they could use their RMDs to fund SecureCare. If you have older clients who are late to the long-term care (LTC) planning game, then this is a sales idea you’ll want in your repertoire! Get the flyer   Contact Us Questions? Please
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