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MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights

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About MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights

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Apex AwardsBuilt with the combined might of LIMRA and LOMA, and a history of award-winning excellence for over 60 years, MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights — our new flagship magazine — combines the best of LL Global in one easy-to-access publication. Learn more.

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Latest Issue

COVER STORY: Chasing Amazon: Accelerated Underwriting Focuses on CX

This cover story gives a comprehensive view of accelerated underwriting as it relates to customer experience, including access to new e-data sources, and the industry’s commitment to speed and straight-through processing (STP). “Underwriting systems have changed to meet the demands of a mercurial world. Innovative automation techniques drive turnaround times faster and faster, and consumers are taking notice.”

Front Page News

This section of the magazine features relevant industry news, snippets of research, interesting facts affecting financial services, upcoming webinars, industry interviews, and more.

Life (Insurance) and Mortality

How has COVID-19 affected mortality assumptions in the life insurance business? This article provides insights on mortality data for insured individuals, from the beginning of 2020 through the end of first quarter 2021, and offers a perspective on the business impact for companies that offer fully underwritten individual life insurance. “The industry will need to continue to collaborate to collect and disseminate data to support ongoing and up-to-date analysis of business impacts during this critical time.”

The Future of Workplace Life Insurance

Has the pandemic permanently altered employee and employer views on life insurance, or will their opinions and behaviors revert to pre-pandemic trends? This article examines recent trends in workplace life insurance coverage and implications for the future. “Forty-seven percent of employees report that life insurance is more important to them now than prior to the pandemic.”

Understanding Key Life Insurance Markets

This short info-article presents facts and insights about two key markets for life insurance — Black Americans and women. These can inform business strategy, support marketing of life insurance products, and help highlight the important role life insurance plays in a family’s financial security. “More than 56 million women are living with an acknowledged life insurance coverage gap.”

Foundational Education Key to Retaining New Industry Talent

A brief discussion of the new talent challenge, and how professional development contributes to retention of new industry hires. “Knowledgeable, engaged, confident employees deliver a competitive advantage when they stay longer in their roles and do their jobs well.”

Engaging Advisors With the Essentials of Digital Learning

Joey Davenport — president of HPN — and Dick Cleary — president of FSEdNet — discuss the importance of purposeful, personalized, actionable, and practical digital learning. “Creating an engaging digital learning experience requires a learner-focused design based on fundamental learning principles.”

One Size Does Not Fit All: Talent Strategies for Success

In this article, Alison Salka —Senior Vice President and Director, Member Benefits and Research LIMRA, LOMA, and LL Global — offers perspective on the changing talent market and offers strategies for engaging with an evolving workforce. “Financial services companies that maintain a creative and genuine approach in attracting and retaining talent — looking to future capabilities rather than past experience, and committing to employees as whole people — will be positioned for success.”

The Path to Retention

To better understand the reasons behind low FP retention rates, LIMRA and Finseca recently surveyed field and home office leaders to gain insights into the reasons why some FPs terminate in their first two years with a company, and why others remain successful. “A recipe of improved selection, early activity, quality sales training, and real-world experience through joint work and mentoring will provide the best chance for success.”

The Financial Wellness Revolution

Kareem Aboul-hosn — Regional Director of Bankers Life and Casualty Company — looks into how the pandemic has changed consumers and the retirement market, in order for the industry to adjust their approach to meeting consumer needs now and in the future. “It is critical to understand both hard and soft data, to get a holistic view of the current market and consumer needs.”

The Unexpected Effects of Unpaid Caregiving

Unpaid caregiving — helping someone on a regular basis with personal needs, household chores, managing finances, arranging for outside services, or running errands — can have profound and lasting effects. This article looks at the implications for worker and retiree caregivers. “Supporting caregivers at the workplace and with intentional retirement planning can ease the burden.”

The Ups & Downs of Investor Annuity Choice

An overview of and insights from a recent Secure Retirement Institute® (SRI®) study that examines investor preferences for the four main types of deferred annuities now on the market. “Most investors appreciate the combination of upside potential and downside protection offered by FIAs and RILAs.”

Networking & Learning News

This issue’s networking and learning news section provides LOMA Society updates, and features upcoming events.

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MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 2, 2022

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 2, 2022

Issue number 2-2022 of our flagship magazine — MarketFacts — offers a cover story on accelerated underwriting and CX, articles focused on insurance trends, and a feature section on industry talent. It highlights executive perspectives on China’s expanding market, and the evolving life insurance industry — as well as insights on financial wellness, the effects of unpaid caregiving, investor annuity choices, and digital learning.

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 4, 2021

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 4, 2021

Issue number 4-2021 of our flagship magazine — MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights — offers a focus on different aspects of industry purpose, as well as a feature on customer experience. It highlights executive perspectives on corporate community, financial advice, and the social value of insurance — as well as a Q&A with a best-selling author, insights on the women’s market, retirement, fraud prevention, and consumer engagement.

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 3, 2021

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 3, 2021

Issue number 3-2021 of our flagship magazine — MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights — focuses on the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, as well as a feature on technology trends. It offers executive perspectives on digital solutions, technology, and life insurance — as well as insights on current trends in disability, retirement, data privacy, and compliance response to the DOL PTE 2020-02.

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 2, 2021

MarketFacts: Your RESOURCE for Industry Insights — Number 2, 2021

Issue number 2-2021 of our flagship magazine — MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights — focuses on insurance trends, with a feature on professional development. It offers executive perspectives on the future of the industry, as well as current trends in workplace benefits, retirement, and the Help Protect Our Families campaign.

About MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights Information – Best Practices – Thought Leadership

Built with the combined might of LIMRA and LOMA, and a history of award-winning excellence for over 60 years, MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights — our new flagship magazine — combines the best of LL Global in one easy-to-access publication. Published quarterly, our mission is to bring the latest, most pertinent industry information to our readership — derived from industry research, company best practices, and insightful thought leadership.

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LIMRA is the recognized trusted source for industry knowledge. From our unique vantage point, we are able to connect our member companies to the research, thought leadership, and solutions that will help them make better business decisions, improve productivity, and grow profitability.

Advertising in MarketFacts: Your Resource for Industry Insights leverages the trust we’ve built with our members and readers over the last century. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to access an audience of executive-level decision makers in the financial services industry. For detailed information on advertising (including ad rates, specs, and publication schedule), please  download a PDF  of our media kit.

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2021 Publication Schedule

Issue  Article Submissions Due  Distribution 
 Number 1 October 19, 2020 Print and Digital Editions
January 25, 2021
 Number 2 January 19, 2021 Print and Digital Editions
Online: April 23, 2021
 Number 3 April 19, 2021 Print and Digital Editions
Online: July 23, 2021
 Number 4 July 19, 2021 Print and Digital Editions
October 22, 2021
 Number 1, 2021 October 19, 2021 Print and Digital Editions
January 23, 2022


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