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Barry Flagg

Barry D. Flagg is the founder of Veralytic Inc., an online publisher of life insurance pricing and performance research, and product suitability ratings.

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The magic in talking about cost

Even if clients aren't paying too much for life insurance, being the first to talk to them about the costs can start the trust-building process.

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Life insurance ‘advice’ in an era of fake news

Advisers who have clients' best interests at heart should insist upon the disclosure of actual internal policy costs and performance.

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Good luck picking the "best" insurance product

Hint: There's no silver bullet for evaluating the best insurance products.

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It’s time for the life insurance industry to ditch illustration comparisons

Top 10 reasons why it's time to 'break up' with projected policy values.

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How to define yourself as a life insurance adviser

Distinguishing yourself from life insurance sales people leads to better working relationships and ensures your clients' best interests are served.

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6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice

Life insurance is the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets and in desperate need of management.

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There’s never been a better time to provide life insurance advice

Clients need help with this last, largest, most-neglected asset on their balance sheets like never before

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Time to talk with clients about life insurance policy costs

Communicating the right way can help solve under-performance problems caused by both performance downgrades and cost increases.

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How financial advisers get it wrong when discussing insurance with clients

Clients are too often being presented with comparisons of hypothetical values for the in-force policy versus some sales proposal/illustration.

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Preparing clients for bad news about insurance products

Additional downgrades to future interest earnings expectations would seem likely, particularly given the current low-interest-rate environment.