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INSURANCE NEWS

Ask your clients and prospects: "Why Pay More?" to cover their mortgage when they can save with Empire Life 

Show your clients how Solution 25 term life insurance stacks up to the "mortgage life insurance" offered by the big banks. Hint: it's not even close!

Our very popular "Why Pay More?" client mailer has been updated with our current rates to show how your clients can save as much as 56% vs. the banks and still get all of the benefits of individually-owned coverage. This compelling piece can be personalized with your contact information and is available with either a female or male case study.

Download the client-friendly pieces below and personalize with your contact info. Need help? Speak to your Empire Life account team to order.

Now Available On-Demand
Old MacDonald Had a Farm: Business Transfer and Estate Issues and Options

This informative and thought-provoking session provides an overview of business succession planning and the tie-in to estate and legacy planning. Attendees will learn about some of the issues and options on a sale or transfer to children, particularly when not all children are involved in the business.

CE credit offer available until October 27, 2021.

Insurance Webinar Now On-Demand
Ensuring Stability: Inside the Empire Life Participating Account

Join us for a rare behind the scenes look at Empire Life’s participating products including key product features, dividend scales, and in particular, the underlying investment components and strategy of the Participating Account.

CE credit offer available until October 14, 2021.

Now available: Participating Account Quarterly Summary

Despite continued market volatility, our participating fund posted a strong annualized investment rate of return of 9.16% and a solid 10 year return of 6.73%.

Download a copy of the summary below and be sure to register for our webinar on the Participating Account (see article above).

A new version of our Envision life and health insurance illustration software is now available for download. If you have a recent version of Envision installed on your computer, the next time you open it, you will automatically be prompted to update to the latest version.

If you do not have Envision installed, please click here.

INVESTMENTS NEWS

Why are more investors considering sustainable investing?

Interest in Sustainable investing (or ESG investing) approaches has exploded in recent years. In fact, according to Google Trends global interest in ESG investing is at its highest level this past June. Further evidence of this can be seen in fund flows to sustainable investment funds (mutual funds, ETF’s, segregated funds), creating an opportunity that simply cannot be ignored.

Read more to understand the key drivers of interest among investors and how you can identify it.

Empire Life Asset Allocation Fund, Class A:
25+ years of excellence!

The tactical flexibility and “go-anywhere” approach of Empire Life Asset Allocation Fund, Class A has driven the fund to consistently deliver performance in the first or second quartile over a number of years. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Class A is only available to existing contract holders.

The newly updated flyer provides illustrations and positioning points to help articulate the value of this fund and can be customized with your contact information for you to share with clients!

Investment client net growth calculation on MyEmpire

We recently launched a new feature on My Empire allowing your clients to view their investments’ net growth and transaction details online. Based on feedback received from clients and advisors, we have modified the way we are displaying this feature to be more consistent with industry best practices.

To view their updated investment net growth and transaction history, clients will need to simply log-in to their MyEmpire account, select their policy and click on “Net growth & transactions”. An email communication will be sent to your clients informing them of this change.

Download our new Financial Markets infographic!

Our client-friendly infographic highlights market trends, including sector breakdowns, what’s working/what's not working, global regional changes and outlook. 

Empire Life June 30, 2021 Investment Statements were mailed to customers beginning July 20, 2021. Customers who have signed up for electronic copies of their statements (eStatements) will not receive printed copies. Clients can view their eStatements on MyEmpire as of July 19, 2021.

Advisor copies of all client statements are now available on the Business Centre. The online statements feature allows you to conveniently download statements as Individual (single policy) or Bulk (all policies in a .zip file). For additional information about your customer’s statements, please see Information Circular 2021-19.

CORPORATE NEWS

Empire Life announces second quarter 2021 results

We announced our second quarter 2021 results. Read the news release.

Updated requirements and process for sponsoring advisors

Empire Life will continue to sponsor advisor licences on a limited basis, but has increased its production requirements. We have also created a form to be completed by MGAs to improve the efficiency of processing requests.

Currently sponsored advisors will not be subject to the new production requirements until their 2022 renewal. Please see the Information Circular and the updated sponsorship form below.