BA Blog
Jun
01
2016
Life Insurance
30% Haven’t Purchased Life Insurance or More of it Because They “Haven’t Gotten Around to it”
This statistic is alarming. How can someone who knows what life insurance is not get around to taking out a policy or broadening the scale and scope of an existing policy’s coverage? We don’t mean to sound crass here, but life insurance isn’t something you can just put off.
Feb
29
2016
Life Insurance
The Benefits of a Life Insurance Checkup
If you have life insurance, your family’s financial security is greater than that of tens of millions of other families across the country. You should feel proud of yourself for being insured, but don’t grow complacent with your insurance coverage.
Feb
12
2016
Annuities
The Required Minimum Distribution and YOU
When planning for retirement, consumers are primarily concerned with figuring out how much they need to invest in order to comfortably live out their post-work years. This is important, but it’s also necessary to consider laws that impact how much of your retirement money you’ll be able to retrieve and when.
Jan
15
2016
Life Insurance
Legacy Planning
You’ve spent countless hours, year after year, working to build a good life and provide for your family. You deserve peace of mind, and so do your dependents.
Dec
15
2015
Life Insurance
Charitable Giving: Creating Legacies Using Life Insurance
Millions of Americans donate to charitable organizations every year. Did you know that you can use your life insurance policy to make charitable donations? These types of donations often have tax benefits that make them even more appealing.
Nov
17
2015
Videos On-Demand
The new Brokers Alliance website is live! There is plenty to explore and gain from the site. One of the features we’re especially excited about is our portal for insurance videos on-demand. Here, you can search for videos by category for information that will help you make the best decisions for your clients and your business. Included in our on-demand collection are videos covering Universal Life, Medicare Supplement, RIA, Disability, Retirement Planning, and more. In these clips, industry experts offer engaging tips, tricks, product overviews, and marketing strategies designed to help you take control of your business.
Nov
06
2015
Media
Social Insights: Affluent Rescue
One of the ways in which Brokers Alliance engages with brokers through the release of educational videos produced in our very own studio. Our new series, Social Insights, focuses on products, services, and solutions that are timely and relevant. In this installment, we introduce Brokers Alliance’s Affluent Rescue program.
Oct
29
2015
Life Insurance
Average cost of cable TV: $64 a month Life insurance: $30 a month
According to LifeHappens.org, the average American spends $64 a month on cable television. Compare that to the $30 average monthly cost of life insurance, and life insurance starts to look like a darn good deal.
Oct
23
2015
Life Insurance
61% Haven’t Bought Life Insurance or More of It Because They Have Other Financial Priorities
According to the 2015 Insurance Barometer Study, 61% of Americans haven’t purchased life insurance or the amount of life insurance they need because they have other financial priorities. Your job, as a broker striving for success, is to convince people who feel this way that few financial priorities can or should be more important than life insurance.
Oct
14
2015
Life Insurance
The average American spends two-and-a-half times as much on take-out food as he or she does on life insurance
According to LifeHappens.org, the average American spends two-and-a-half times as much on take-out food as he or she does on life insurance. If this is true, and you know from earlier posts that many Americans don’t have life insurance because they assume they can’t afford it, then you’ve just identified a market that is overflowing with potential business.
