That Annuity Show

Zinnia provides technology and administrative services to over 40 life, annuity, and retirement carriers. We had the opportunity to discuss the future of insurance service and technology with Michele Trogni, CEO at Zinnia and Operating partner at Eldridge, and George Esposito, General Counsel, Head of Business Development for Zinnia in their Greenwich, CT offices. As it just so happened, Zinnia an...

Summary In this episode, Paul Tyler and his guests discuss the Department of Labor's new rules and their implications for insurance agents. They explore the impact on independent agents and the potential migration towards the RIA industry. The conversation also touches on public policy considerations and the need for proper regulation. Michelle Richter-Gordon shares her insights and highlights the...

Summary James Wong, our guest today, shares his perspective on the future of annuity distribution. The main takeaway…build strong relationships today in order to navigate the changing landscape of the industry tomorrow. The conversation covers industry associations, survey work, product innovation, acquisitions, and the implications for agents and agencies. James also introduces the concept of the...

Summary In this episode of That Annuity Show, Paul Tyler and Tisa Rabun-Marshall interview Marshall Heitzman, VP of Advanced Planning Consulting at TruStage. They discuss the role of annuities in comprehensive planning and the importance of understanding clients' values and goals. Marshall shares his personal experience with behavioral finance techniques and how they can help advisors connect with...

Summary In this episode of That Annuity Show, Bobby Samuelson, President of Life Innovators, discusses the current state of the annuity market and the challenges and opportunities it presents. He highlights the entry of new companies into the market and the different strategies they employ. Bobby also discusses the role of proprietary indices in annuities and the need for innovation in product dev...

"208 - Improving the #AnnuityUX in 2024 With David Hanzlik" Summary In this episode, Paul Tyler, Ramsey Smith, and Dave Hanzlik discuss the annuity industry and the changes that occurred in 2023. They talk about the rebranding of TruStage, the growth in annuity sales driven by the rate environment, and the success of fixed annuities and fixed indexed annuities. They also explore the potential for...

Summary Ema Roloff, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of Roloff Consulting, discusses the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in the annuity and broader insurance industry. She emphasizes the importance of addressing legacy systems and the education gap in digital literacy. Ema provides insights on how to start building digital literacy and recommends finding reliable sources...

We can't believe we're near the end of the fourth quarter already. Today we sit down with David Czerniecki, Chief Investment Officer for Nassau Financial Group. We cover interest rates, geopolitics, inflation, and AI. Interested in learning more? https://www.thatannuityshow.com

It's hard to escape a news show, magazine or newspaper without reading about AI these days. How will it affect our business? That's what we explore today with David Macchia, CEO and Founder of Wealth2K. Learn more: https://www.wealth2k.com Gain additional industry insight: https://thatannuityshow.com/episodes

As the market heads into its final quarter, we thought you would enjoy hearing Tamiko Toland's take on trends in 2023. In this episode, we talk about the 401(k) market, retail annuities, and the consulting firm that Tamiko is building next.

Our world is filled with risks today. At a personal level, we've spent a lot of time talking about risks in managing retirement. Today, we explore how those risks overlap with those of carriers with Tamara Burden, Deputy Chief Risk Officer of National Life Group.

David Czerniecki, Chief Investment Officer of Nassau Financial Group joins us today to talk about the economy. In this episode, we cover a cooling economy in China, an improving outlook for our supply chain, a steadying job market, and the current cost of climate change.

Leads really are the lifeblood of many retirement practices. However, changes in regulation both in the annuity and Medicare space may put an end to the market for leads as many agents know it. Danny Greeson and Josh Solomon from Introz join us today to talk about the changes agents will need to make in the future to find new clients. Links mentioned in the show: https://introz.com

What's changed in our business? What hasn't? Today, we have a great conversation with industry veteran Scott Stolz, Managing Director of iCapital. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-stolz-cfp-ricp-64a0102/ https://icapital.com/

Most retirement plans start with Social Security. However, very few people actually understand how their payment is determined or what their check could be. Jeff Quigley, Vice President at LifeYield joins us today to discuss his mission to change this and how his company is actually doing it. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.lifeyield.com/

In the retirement industry, we're living through a lot of change. Who could be better to help us put the challenges in perspective than Jim Kerley, Managing Partner at Clearview Partners. Jim has played a leading role at startups, at carriers, and at industry associations over the years. Listen today to get great insight into what might happen next. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.linkedi...

Have we gotten any smarter about retirement and annuities since 2008? That was the year in which today's guest Kerry Pechter, first released his book, "Annuities For Dummies". Kerry joins us to talk about his new version that the series just released in 2023. As it turns out a lot has happened in the world of annuities over the past 15 years. However, people are still asking some of the same basic...

Emerging augmented reality and virtual reality technology present an interesting opportunity to create memorable experiences for clients. Panos Leledakis, President & CEO at IFA Academy joins us today to talk about his insurance practice and how new technology has driven growth in his business across two continents. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panos-leledakis/

The insurance industry has a tortured relationship with leads - we desperately need them but seem to rarely like what we receive. Maybe the problem isn't really about the lead, but rather about understanding the actual intent of the prospect. Today, Jay Wolff, Chief Revenue Officer of Kerv. AI talks about his company's solution to the problems that applies AI and dynamic QR codes to video on telev...

It's not often that people create new products that aren't annuities to increase late-in-life income for seniors. It's even rarer to design one intended to complement the sale of traditional annuities. Today, we'll explore one new company working to offer precisely that. It's called Savvly and we have Dario Fusato, the CEO to explain exactly how the product works. Links mentioned in the show: http...

David Czerniecki, Chief Investment Officer of Nassau Financial Group joins us again this quarter to provide his assessment of market trends and the overall economic outlook.

Two weeks ago, the Alliance for Lifetime Income held a summit in Washington D.C. for its members. Ramsey Smith and our guest today, David Macchia participated in the panel discussions. They give us a recap of the event and the insights they gleaned from the two days there.

How do you explain the turmoil in the financial markets to your clients? Today, we're replaying a presentation that David Czerniecki, Chief Investment Officer for Nassau Financial Group recently gave to some of our top independent producers. Joe Jordan joins us as guest host introducing the topic. To see the slides, watch the video version of this on our website.

Earlier this year, we hosted our second innovation in retirement event called Retiretech 2.0. Scott Hawkins, Managing Director and Head of insurance research at Conning delivered a keynote address on macro trends driving the annuity market today. We play his presentation on this show today.

With the passage of the SECURE Act 1.0 and 2.0, agents and advisors have a greater opportunity than ever before to help individuals navigate the complexities of their 401(k) plan. Today on our show, Bonnie Treichel, Chief Solutions Officer at Endeavor Retirement, discusses these opportunities and the requirements to enter this space. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniet...