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August 6, 2024

Urgent – Should Annuity Producers Act Now?  Important Impact News For All Annuity Producers

For the past few years, the interest rate environment has allowed our insurance carrier partners to offer historically high rates on both FIA and MYGA products.  FIA performance has also benefited from generally modest level of market volatility.  These factors have contributed to producers experiencing higher annuity sales volumes.

Among other factors, the 10-year Treasury yield is down almost 100 basis points from its peak this year and down more than 50 basis points in the last two weeks alone.  The VIX Index, one indicator of potential market volatility, is currently more than double its average 2024 level.  All these factors combine to cause significant downward pressure on annuity rates.

We are expecting that annuity insurance carriers will move quickly to reflect the current economic realities, with very short transition windows affecting MYGA, FIA and RILA rates and crediting plus GLWB roll-up and income factors.

We urge you to plan now to contact any clients where annuities should be part of their portfolio and to not hesitate to suggest they consider acting quickly.   Contact your Cenco annuity team to help.

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Improved QoL Flex Term Rates

Effective July 29, 2024, QoL Flex Term is repriced in all states where sold. New rates improve competitive rankings with roughly 18% of rates decreased, 50% increased, and the remaining having no change. Read more…

Introducing Symetra SwiftProtector

Symetra is excited to introduce the newest addition to their award-winning Swift digital life insurance platform – Symetra SwiftProtector. It offers flexible, cost-effective guaranteed death benefit protection that’s fast, easy and entirely online.

Designed for customers ages 20-60 with permanent coverage needs up to $3 million, SwiftProtector provides many of the same great benefits you’d expect from Symetra Protector IUL, but with the convenience of the Swift online application experience – and three underwriting paths to success.

To All Corebridge Life Producers

As many of you are aware, Corebridge has been implementing a new and improved admin system over these few weeks.  During the transition, Connext is experiencing intermittent outages.  For those of you wanting to do an e-App when Connext is down, don’t forget you can always do the same iGo application by logging in to Cenco’s website and selecting “Start an e-App” or also when using “Get a Quote”.
Check Out the Cenco Website At www.cencoinsurance.com And Submit Your e-Applications for Multiple Insurers.

DI Did You Know

How To Target Millennials For IDI Sales

The millennial generation is a profitable but underserved market for IDI sales. This group has more to protect than previous generations at the same age and may have potential gaps in their disability coverage. Recent graduates in law and medicine can be good prospects. Check out the flyer…

Annuity Corner

Save Your Clients Money With Guarantees

CDs are popular for those wanting a safe, low-risk way to save money.  A posted 10/22 Bankrate average for a 3-year CD was .98% and is income taxable.  A 3-year Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity (MYGA) offers 4.7% and is not currently taxable. Which one would be better for your client?

Help strengthen your client’s relationship with you. Check the rates below and contact Cenco for the most current rates for any available time periods. Your clients will be glad you did, and so will you.

Don’t miss the chance to solidify your client relationships with the best MYGA rates including
some recently updated California rates:
  • A Top 2-year rate – 5.30%
  • A Top 3-year rate – 5.30%
  • A Top 4-year rate – 5.20%
  • A Top 5-year rate – 5.40%
  • A Top 6-year rate – 5.40%
For more information and carrier details contact your Cenco support team.
 
MYGA Rates Are Decreasing! 
Call Cenco For More Information at (916) 920-5251

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