What’s the scariest Halloween story you’ve heard? Is it the one with the hook found stuck to the car door? Or is it the legend about summoning Bloody Mary in your bathroom mirror? Or maybe you’re terrified by the tale of a woman whose life savings was drained after...
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How to Get Your Disability Insurance Quote Across the Finish Line
You work hard to find good prospects, set appointments and present competitive disability insurance quotes, but you lose seemingly easy sales in the final stretch. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Sales are won or lost based on the strength or weakness of the...
Income Protection Basics: Two Vital Educational Tools
A little knowledge is a powerful thing. People who don’t understand disability insurance are unlikely to spend money on coverage. By educating prospects on income protection basics, you can help them understand the importance of coverage and avoid objections later on...
The Importance of GSI Disability Insurance Annual Updates
Are you conducting GSI disability insurance annual updates? Guaranteed standard issue disability insurance (GSI DI) is a practical way to help a group of employees secure paycheck protection. By insuring multiple people at a company at once, everyone can all benefit...
How to Make Emotional Connections in Insurance Sales
If you’re neglecting the emotional side of decision making, you could be losing out on sales. While people often say they’re making decisions based on logic, they’re often really using facts to justify gut decisions. Most buying decisions come down to emotion, and...
Disability Insurance Sales Coaching: Game-Changing and Free!
World-class athletes know that quality coaching can be game-changing. Coaching isn’t just for sports, however. Disability insurance agents can also benefit from one-on-one coaching. If you need a little help achieving your sales goals, or if you know someone else who...
Should a Self-Employed Client Have BOE Insurance?
Self-employed individuals are great candidates for disability insurance. Many of them have an income worthy of protection, but they don’t have access to employee benefits, so they need to buy their own disability coverage. But should you also offer them business...
A Shocking Number of Americans Are Self-Employed – And They Need Disability Insurance
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how many Americans are self-employed, but it’s probably more than you’d guess. According to the Center for American Progress, the BLS Current Population Survey from the BLS shows that 16.5 million people are self-employed; that’s...
Buy-Sell Agreement Court Decision Has Major Implications
A recent Supreme Court ruling is prompting business owners and their agents to revise their old buy-sell agreements and accompanying life insurance. This is a good time to review your DI buy-sell agreements and disability insurance policies, too. The Supreme Court...
Do Military Doctors Need Additional Income Protection?
You may be overlooking a good disability insurance market. Doctors are widely recognized as a strong market for disability insurance, but doctors who work for the military don’t receive the same attention. Although military doctors have access to some benefits, and...