
November 12, 2025

Indexed Universal Life (IUL) continues to evolve, offering producers more tools - and more complexity - than ever before. Understanding what drives policy performance is critical to helping clients make informed, long-term decisions.
Join Brian Keefe, Regional Vice President with Symetra, for an in-depth look at how to navigate today’s IUL landscape and gain confidence in positioning these products effectively.
You’ll learn:
The key mechanics behind IUL policy performance
The difference between Vol Control and Non-Vol Control index options
How bonuses and multipliers impact overall results
Why it’s essential to understand charges and stress testing when illustrating IUL

Corebridge Partners

Check out the latest episode of Longer. Healthier. Better. Leaders in Longevity, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, founder of the Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine, sshares how resistance training and muscle-building nutrition can reshape how we fight obesity, aging, and chronic disease.

Check out the Sales Strategies Webinar reply: Symetra + Nasdaq: Updates, insights and what's ahead.
Do you have Canadian clients looking for U.S. life insurance? Check out our new Canadian Citizens Underwriting Guidelines which explain how Canadian citizens living in the U.S. or Canada can obtain life insurance through Symetra.


Intoducing RapidProtect: Lifelong protection in an instant.
Rate increases for SummitLife IUL. SummitLife indexed universal life (IUL) insurance, designed for high-net-worth clients focusing on wealth creation or preservation, now delivers even more potential.

Lock in protection, unlock growth potential — now.
Check out Protective Classic Choice term, built to accelerate policy placement and simplify your sales process. Our recent term accelerated underwriting enhancements led to improved results, with the fastest decisions for qualifying instant issue cases in as little as three minutes (based on Protective underwriting cycle times as of June 2025).

Solve modern family needs with real versatility. Help prospects protect their entire household. Our IUL can cover an insured … their spouse … and their children. See how with our real life case study exploring how to leverage Indexed Explorer Plus riders and features to help protect real lives with real versatility.

Check out this month's Underwriting Corner. We're spotlighting a common cause of delays - misrepresenting relationships on the eApp. A simple mistake can lead to corrections, delivery requirements, or even declined coverage.

Save your spot: Webinar on estate planning for farmers and ranchers
Whether your clients plan to pass the farm or sell their operation, their success depends on having a sound succession plan. Join our webinar to explore strategies that help you deliver the guidance they need - today and for the future.

At Nationwide, we believe everyone should be able to prepare for retirement with confidence. And having a plan in place to address potential long-term care (LTC) needs can go along way toward helping clients build that confidence. Check out our suite of cash indemnity linked-benefit LTC solutions designed to help clients get the unique protection they need.

Set sail this November during LTC Awareness month. Help clients plan today, to protect tomorrow
As a reminder, effective October 20, 2025, all long-term care (LTC13 and LTC09M-CA) new business applications are now processed and administered directly by Mutual of Omaha.

Spotlight: The Lloyd’s Market: When traditional carriers can’t—or won’t—make an offer, Lloyd’s steps in. As a surplus lines market, Lloyd’s provides solutions for hard-to-place cases, including:
• Excess DI for high-income earners needing additional coverage
• Medical impairments that make clients uninsurable elsewhere
• Hazardous or unique occupations such as pilots, athletes, and artists
• Travel medical coverage for clients abroad or visiting the U.S.
NorthCentral DI is here to help with case design, illustrations, and pre-screens.

Rethinking the 4% Rule: The classic 4% rule boasts an 85% success rate for a 30-year retirement—good, but not great when you’re talking about lifetime income. With a deferred annuity and a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit, clients can generate the same $40,000 annual income with just $534,000, while keeping control of their assets.
Why settle for 85% when you can aim for 100% confidence? Learn about Corebridge’s Lifetime Income Choice GLWB

Want to know how top producers are closing more annuities? It’s all about simple & strategic allocation. By combining Lincoln’s Trigger Account with a Participation Account, advisors have been able to capture consistent growth opportunities while protecting their clients against market downturns. A strategic blend of these two accounts would have averaged 6.8% annual returns over the past 15 years (based on assumptions provided). This approach gives clients confidence in their retirement strategy—while giving you a proven story to win more business. Learn more. View current OptiBlend rates.

3 Mark Financial, Inc.
1600 Highway 6 Ste 400
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Call 888-533-6275
Site: www.3mark.com