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Insights, resources, and professional development to keep you informed and connected to the industry. New webinars, courses, info-graphics, and more every Wednesday.

Industry Strong — Insurance

This Week — December 1, 2021: Professional Development Feature: Last Chance — Complete Your ASRI Now! Upcoming Conference: 2022 Distribution Conference for Financial Services. Featured Research: Studying Success: The Latest Factors Driving Life Insurance Sales

Learning the Industry

This Week — November 17, 2021: Featured Conference: LIMRA Virtual Annual On-Demand Conference. Featured Publication: MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights. Featured Research: What's on the Minds of Global Life Insurance Executives

Industry Strong — Retirement

This Week — November 10, 2021: Professional Development Feature: Learning Live. Upcoming Conference: 2022 Distribution Conference for Financial Services. Featured OnDemand Webinar: The Annuity INSIDER Report. Featured Research: The Retail Retirement Reference Guide, Fifth Edition.

Industry Strong — Workplace Benefits

This Week — November 3, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Featured Learning: Learning Live Series. Featured Webinar: 5 in 15: The Five Things You Need to Know About Workplace Life Insurance in 15 Minutes. Featured Publication: MarketFacts. Featured Research: COVID-19 and Workplace Benefits: August 2021 Update.

Industry Strong — October 27, 2021

This Week — October 27, 2021: Professional Development Feature: Earn Your ASRI by Year-End! Featured Webinar: 5 in 15: The Five Things You Need to Know about Workplace Life Insurance in 15 Minutes. Featured Publication: MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights. Featured Research: What's on the Minds of Life Insurance Executives. Featured Solution: Home Office Assessments

Learning the Industry — October 20, 2021

This Week — October 20, 2021: Industry Campaign: National Retirement Security Month. Professional Development Feature: ASRI Designation Program. Upcoming Conference: LIMRA Virtual Annual Conference. Featured Publication: SRI Review. Featured Research: What's on the Minds of Global Life Insurance Executives.

Industry Strong — October 13, 2021

This Week — October 13, 2021: Industry Initiative: National Retirement Security Month. Professional Development Feature: Advance Your Knowledge With a Short Webinar. Upcoming Conference: LIMRA Virtual Annual Conference. Upcoming Webinar: The Annuity INSIDER Report. Featured Publication: SRI Review

Industry Strong — October 6, 2021

This Week — October 6, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Featured Learning: Learning Live Series. Professional Development Feature: Break & Educate. Featured Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report. Featured Research: Meeting the Life Insurance Need Through Workplace Benefits

Industry Strong — September 29, 2021

This Week — September 29, 2021: Industry Campaign: Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM). Professional Development Feature: Learning Live Series. Featured Designation Program: Associate, Secure Retirement Institute™ (ASRI®) program. Upcoming Webinar: Strategic Imperatives for the Canadian Insurance Market: Consumer and Small Business Needs for 2022. Featured Research: Let's Talk Life — Why Do Consumers Live With a Life Insurance Need Gap?

Learning the Industry — September 22, 2021

This Week — September 22, 2021: Industry Campaign: Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM). Professional Development Feature: Get Started With Your Certificate in Insurance Fundamentals. Upcoming Webinar: Strategic Imperatives for the Canadian Insurance Market: Consumer and Small Business Needs for 2022. Featured Research: Annuities: What Do Advisors Think?

Industry Strong — September 15, 2021

This Week — September 15, 2021: Industry Initiative: Financial Wellness. Featured Video: Executive Immersion: An Essential Resource. Upcoming Conference: 2021 LIMRA Annual Conference — Virtual Event. Featured OnDemand Webinar: 5 Things You Need to Know About the IRA Rollover Market. Featured Research: Annuity Buyer Metrics.

Industry Strong — September 1, 2021

This Week — September 1, 2021: Industry Campaign: Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM). Featured Webinar: Long-Term Mortality Impacts of COVID-19. Featured Research: U.S. Individual Life Insurance Forecast.

Industry Strong — September 8, 2021

This Week — September 8, 2021: Featured Virtual Conference: 2021 Virtual Group and Worksite Benefits Summit. Featured Learning: Executive Immersion: An Essential Resource. Featured Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report - September, 2021. Featured Research: U.S. Workplace Benefits Yearbook. Featured Solution: LIMRA Data Exchange (LDEx) Standards.

Learning the Industry — August 25, 2021

This Week — August 25, 2021: Upcoming Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report. Featured Research: Let's Talk Life ― Why Do Consumer Live with a Life Insurance Needs Gap? Professional Development Feature: Advance Your Knowledge Webinar ― Protecting Your Families' Financial Security.

Industry Strong — August 18, 202

This Week — August 18, 2021: Upcoming Conference: 2021 LIMRA Annual Conference — Virtual Event. Featured Magazine: MarketFacts. Featured Research: A Deeper Dive: 2020 Registered Indexed-Linked Annuity Sales. Featured Program: SRI 240 — Profitability in the Retirement Business. Featured Research: Data Security: The Key to Financial Wellness.

Industry Strong — August 11, 2021

This Week — August 11, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Featured Learning: Learning Live Series. Featured Webinar: The Evolution of Workplace Benefits: Planning for the Future. Featured Research: Sign of Normalcy in the Workplace Life and Disability Markets: LIMRA Forecasts for 2021-2023.

Industry Strong — August 4, 2021

This Week — August 4, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Featured Learning: Insurance Fundamentals . Upcoming Event: 2021 LIMRA Annual Conference . Upcoming Webinar: DOL Fiduciary Rule Under Biden Administration. Featured Research: Black Americans: Life Insurance Ownership and Attitudes — A 2021 Insurance Barometer Supplementary Report.

Learning the Industry — July 28, 20212

This Week — July 28, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Upcoming Webinar: Advance Your Knowledge ― Don't Fear Your Financial Future. Featured Webinar: DOL Fiduciary Rule Under the Biden Administration. Featured Research: Recruiting Financial Professionals During a Recession. Featured Magazine: MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights.

Industry Strong — July 21, 2021

This Week — July 21, 2021: Upcoming Conference: 2021 LIMRA Live Annual Conference. Upcoming Webinar: DOL Fiduciary Rule Under the Biden Administration. Featured Research: Money in Motion: Understanding the Dynamics of the IRA Rollover Market. Featured Infographic: Future of Work Infographic. Featured Program: Strategic Leadership.

Industry Strong — July 14, 2021

This Week — July 14, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Featured Learning: Learning Live Series. Upcoming Webinar: The Evolution of Workplace Benefits: Planning for the Future. Featured Research: Sign of Normalcy in the Workplace Life and Disability Markets: LIMRA Forecasts for 2021–2023. Essential Solution: Remote PROductivity Toolkit.

Industry Strong — July 7, 2021

This Week — July 7, 2021: Black Americans: Life Insurance Ownership and Attitudes — A 2021 Insurance Barometer Supplementary Report. Featured Learning: Learning Live Series. Upcoming Event: 2021 Advanced Sales Forum. Upcoming Webinar: DOL Fiduciary Rule Under Biden Administration. Featured Research: COVID-19 One Year Later: The Impact on Individual Life Insurance. Featured Solutions: RightChoice System, Remote PROductivity Toolkit.

Learning the Industry — June 30, 2021

This Week — June 30, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Upcoming Webinar: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02: Potential Compliance Implications for Insurance Carriers Relying on PTE 84-24 (and Alternatives). Featured Research: The Emerging Technology Series.

Industry Strong — June 23, 2021

This Week — June 23, 2021: 2021 Supplemental Health, DI and LTC Conference. Featured Research: A Future View of U.S. Annuity Sales — Entering a New Normal. Annuity Compass. Featured Solution: RemotePRO Toolkit.

Industry Strong — June 16, 2021

This Week — June 16, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Upcoming Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report. Featured Research: What’s Next for Workplace Benefits: Prioritized, Personalized, and Positioned for Tomorrow. Essential Solution: Remote PROductivity Toolkit.

Industry Strong — June 9, 2021

This Week — June 9, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Upcoming Event: 2021 Advanced Sales Forum. Upcoming Webinar: The Evolution of Life Insurance: Planning for the Future. Featured Research: Consumer Sentiment in the Time of COVID-19 (April 2021). Award-Winning Solution: Trustworthy Selling.

Learning the Industry — June 2, 2021

This Week — June 2, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Upcoming Webinar: The Evolution of Life Insurance: Planning for the Future. Advance Your Knowledge Webinar: Taking a Pulse on Your SMARTs.

Industry Strong — May 25, 2021

This Week — May 25, 2021: Industry Campaign: Financial Wellness. Webinar: The Evolution of the Retirement Plan Industry: Planning for the Future. Research: A Future View of U.S. Annuity Sales — Entering a New Normal.

Industry Strong — May 19, 2021

This Week — May 19, 2021: Featured Research: Employee Engagement in a Post-Pandemic World: Digital Delivery With a Human Touch. The Supplemental Health, DI & LTC Conference. Upcoming Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report. Remote PROductivity Toolkit. Digital Transformation in Workplace Benefits. Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families.

Industry Strong — May 12, 2021

This Week — May 12, 2021: Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. Invest in Your Future with Strategic Leadership Programs. 2021 LIMRA Marketing Conference. Featured Webinar: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02: Registered Broker Dealer Compliance Considerations. Tech Evolution: Themes, Trends, and Considerations Shaping the Future of Technology in Financial Services.

Learning the Industry — May 5, 2021

This Week — May 5, 2021: Earn Your ASRI Designation Before Program Requirements Change. Upcoming Webinar: What's Next? Approaching the Future of Remote-First Work. New Issue: MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights.

Industry Strong — April 28, 2021

This Week — April 28, 2021: Financial Wellness. See LOMA.org in a New Light! Retirement Industry Conference. What's Next? Approaching the Future of Remote-First Work. SRI Review. Moving Plans? COVID-19's Impact on Retirement Housing.

Industry Strong — April 21, 2021

This Week — April 21, 2021: See LOMA.org in a New Light! Industry Campaign: Help Protect Our Families. On Demand Webinar: The Drive to Digital: Creating Enduring Employee Engagement. Featured Research: Digital Transformation in Workplace Benefits.

Industry Strong — April 14, 2021

This Week — April 14, 2021: See LOMA.org in a New Light! 2021 Insurance Barometer Study. Campaign: Help Protect Our Familiess. 2021 LIMRA Marketing Conference. Webinar: Help Protect Our Families: The Pandemic's Effect on the Likelihood to Buy Life Insurance. MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights.

Learning the Industry — April 7, 2021

This Week — April 7, 2021: See LOMA.org in a New Light. 2021 Life Insurance Conference. Upcoming Webinar: The Workplace Benefits Report.

Industry Strong — March 31, 2021

This Week — March 31, 2021: National Retirement Planning Week: Financial Wellness. See LOMA.org in a New Light! Retirement Industry Conference. DOL Fiduciary Rule: Practical Implications for Insurance Carriers. SRI Review. Diving Into Leakage Mindsets: Workers' Perspectives on Retirement Plan Withdrawals.

Industry Strong — March 24, 2021

This Week — March 24, 2021: New Campaign: Financial Wellness. Learning Live Series: New Topics Available. 2021 Marketing Conference. Pandemics and Predictions: What You Need to Know About the Future of Workplace Benefits and Wellness. How Can We Help You? Using Employer Perceptions to Define Digital Tool Opportunity and Strategy in Voluntary Benefits.

Industry Strong — March 17, 2021

This Week — March 17, 2021: New Campaign: Financial Wellness. 2021 Life Insurance Conference. Webinar: The Future of Life Insurance: Reimagining the Industry for the Decade Ahead. Research: Consumers and Underwriting — The Influence of Underwriting Knowledge on Life Insurance Purchase Intent.

Learning the Industry — March 10, 2021

This Week — March 10, 2021: New Initiative: Financial Wellness. Learning Live Series: New Topics Available. Upcoming Event: 2021 Compliance and Financial Crimes Conference.

Industry Strong — March 3, 2021

This Week — March 3, 2021: Financial Wellness Initiative. Customer Experience Conference. Relevant Knowledge for Retirement Employees. DC Advisors Address Evolving 401(k) Engagement Models.

Industry Strong — February 24, 2021

This Week — February 24, 2021: Upcoming Event: 2021 Compliance and Financial Crimes Conference. Featured Research: Recruitment and Testing Trends in the COVID-19 Downturn. Featured Courses: New Topics Available for Learning Live Series. Featured Research: IRC Section 7702 Changes: More Than Meets the Eye. Featured Solution: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Training.

Industry Strong — February 17, 2021

This Week — February 17, 2021: Help Protect Our Families: Closing the Life Insurance Coverage Gap. 2021 Customer Experience Conference. 5 in 15: Digital Transformation in Workplace Benefits. The Role of Emergency Savings in Financial Wellness.

Learning the Industry — February 10, 2021

This Week — February 10, 2021: LIMRA Virtual Distribution Conference for Financial Services. Learning Live Series: Life Industry Overview and Annuities. Reach Your 2021 Goals. Elevating Customer Centricity.

Industry Strong — February 3, 2021

This Week — February 3, 2021: Help Protect Our Families: Closing the Life Insurance Coverage Gap. Compliance and Financial Crimes Virtual Conference. New to the Industry? Get the Facts in This 2-Hour Overview. A Measure of Financial Wellness. COVID-19 Low Interest Rate Environment Cash Flow Testing Survey — December Update.

Industry Strong — January 27, 2021

This Week — January 27, 2021: Customer Experience Virtual Conference. Pandemics and Predictions: The Evolution of the Retirement Plan Industry. Make 'Cents' of the Retirement Industry! The Role of Emergency Savings in Financial Wellness. DC Advisors' Perspectives on Recordkeepers and Asset Managers .Retirement Landscape 2020: Impact of COVID-19 and the Retirement Savings Conundrum.

Industry Strong — January 20, 2021

This Week — January 20, 2021: Pandemics and Predictions: What You Need to Know About the Future of Workplace Benefits and Wellness. Short, Facilitated, Virtual Sessions Expand Knowledge. The Role of Emergency Savings in Financial Wellness. Digital Transformation in Workplace Benefits. LIMRA Data Exchange Standards (LDEx).

Learning the Industry — January 13, 2021

Your professional development journey curated in one place. This Week — January 13, 2021: Meet Your Personal Education Advisors. Expand Your Knowledge of CX With a Short, Virtual Session! Customer Experience Virtual Conference.

Industry Strong — January 6, 2021

This Week — January 6, 2021: Start the Year Strong With the FSRI. A Future View of U.S. Annuities — Will History Repeat Itself? U.S. Individual Annuity Market Forecast 2020–2022. The State of Emergency (Savings). Retirement — Where Do Canadians and Americans Stand? SRI Review.

Industry Strong — The Year in Review

This Week — December 16, 2020: The Year in Review. As 2020 comes to a close, we’ve curated LL Global’s most pertinent and popular content, research, courses, and solutions to help you look back on the year we were all in this together—just not *together* together.

Industry Strong — December 9, 2020

This Week — December 9, 2020: Workplace Benefits Quarterly Review. How Are Employers Adapting Workplace Benefits Under COVID-19? Craving Up-to-Date Compliance Knowledge? Employer Perspective on Paid Family and Medical Leave: How to Improve the Employer Experience. Auto-Enrollment in Nonmedical Insurance Benefits: Simplifying the Experience and Ensuring Peace of Mind. COVID-19 and Workplace Benefits: New Perspectives. MarketFacts Issue #3 — A New World of Work.

Industry Strong — February 3, 2021

This Week — February 3, 2021: Help Protect Our Families: Closing the Life Insurance Coverage Gap. Compliance and Financial Crimes Virtual Conference. New to the Industry? Get the Facts in This 2-Hour Overview. A Measure of Financial Wellness. COVID-19 Low Interest Rate Environment Cash Flow Testing Survey — December Update.

Learning the Industry — November 18, 2020

Your professional development journey curated in one place. This Week — November 18, 2020: ▶Featured Video: We Took Action ▶Coming November 30: Revised LOMA 371 With a Self-Proctored Exam Option! ▶On-Demand Webinar: Meeting Year-End Professional Development Goals

Industry Strong — November 11, 2020

Industry Strong — Retirement. This Week — November 11, 2020: Upcoming Webinar: Defined Contribution Advisors: Doing Business in a COVID-Impacted World. Featured Solution: FraudShare. Featured Benchmark: Fact Book on Retirement Income. Featured Course: Finish 2020 With the FSRI. Featured Publication: SRI Review.

Industry Strong Resources — November 4, 2020

This Week — November 4, 2020: ▶Featured Videos: Look Back and Look Forward ▶Upcoming Webinar: Pandemics and Predictions: Transformation in the Life Insurance Industry ▶Featured Course: Gain an Understanding of the Retirement Industry ▶New Research: September Individual Life Insurance Sales ▶New Research: How Can We Help You? Key Employer Considerations in Selecting Voluntary Benefit Carriers

Industry Strong Resources — October 28, 2020

This Week — October 28, 2020: ▶Featured Video: How We Took Action in 2020 ▶Upcoming Webinar: Pandemics and Predictions: Transformation in the Life Insurance Industry ▶Featured Course: Gain an Understanding of the Retirement Industry ▶New Research: U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales Forecast: COVID-19 and Beyond ▶New Research: The COVID-19 Effect: High Tech With High Touch to Optimize Life Insurance Customer Experience

Industry Strong Resources — October 22, 2020

This Week — October 22, 2020: ▶Last Chance to Register for Our Flagship Event: LIMRA Virtual Annual Conference ▶Featured Solution: FraudShare Celebrates First Anniversary ▶Secure Retirement Institute on LinkedIn ▶New Issue: LIMRA MarketFacts Number 4, 2020 ▶Upcoming Webinar: Defined Contribution Advisors: Doing Business in a COVID-Impacted World ▶New Research: Redefining Wholesaling: The LIMRA-EY Canadian Wholesaler Study ▶Research Update: Consumer Sentiment in the Time of COVID-19 (October 2020)

Industry Strong Resources — October 14, 2020

This Week — October 14, 2020: ▶Secure Retirement Institute on LinkedIn ▶Upcoming Event: LIMRA Virtual Annual Conference ▶Featured Course: Learn About the Retirement Industry ▶Featured Research: Fact Book on Retirement Income ▶Featured Publication: SRI Review

Industry Strong Resources — October 7, 2020

This Week — October 7, 2020: ▶Upcoming Event: LIMRA Virtual Annual Conference ▶Upcoming Webinar: The DOL Rule — Back to the Future? ▶Virtual Worker Survival Skills ▶Recruitment and Testing Trends in the COVID-19 Downturn

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