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  1. Equitable Life Group Benefits Bulletin - Group Advisor Bonus Enhancement Announcing our Enhanced Group Advisor Bonus Program
     
    We have enhanced our Group Advisor Bonus program to make it more competitive and to help support you in building your business with Equitable Life in 2022. We have updated the structure of the bonus program to make it easier for you to qualify, as well as increased the amounts we pay.
     
    Beginning for sales effective in 2022 we have:
    • Decreased the minimum premium required to qualify for the Sales Bonus to $35,000 from $150,000.
    • Moved away from using Graded Annualized Premium for both the Sales and Persistency Bonus and are using actual Annualized Premium instead, up to a maximum of $500,000 per policy. This simplifies the program and aligns us with the rest of the industry.
    • Increased the Sales Bonus payout to up to 5% of Annualized Premium for Traditional Sales and up to 3% of Annualized Premium for myFlex sales. 
    • Changed the minimum annual premium threshold for the Persistency bonus to $500,000 of capped Annualized Premium from $500,000 of Graded Annualized Premium to make it easier for you to qualify.
    Premiums associated with benefits on retention accounting or Administrative Services Only (ASO), Equitable HealthConnector® services, Group Critical Illness and Health Care Spending Accounts will no longer be counted towards the Sales Bonus.
     
    These enhancements do not apply to advisors who are not part of our standard Advisor Bonus program and who have special bonus arrangements in place. If you have a special bonus arrangement in place and would like to switch to the standard program, please contact your Group Account Executive or myFlex Sales Manager.
     
    Below is a table comparing the current Sales Bonus structure and payout. For full details, please refer to the Group Advisor Compensation and Recognition brochure.
     
    Enhanced Sales Bonus
    For the new Sales Bonus, the Payout Band is based on total combined Traditional and myFlex Benefits new annualized premium (capped at $500,000 per policy). The Sales Bonus Rates for both Traditional sales and myFlex sales are shown in the table below:
     
    New Sales Bonus Rates
    Payout Band Capped Annualized Premium* Sales Bonus Rate
    (from first dollar)
    Traditional Sales myFlex Sales
    1 $34,999 and under 0% 0%
    2 $35,000 to $99,999 3.5% 1.5%
    3 $100,000 and over 5% 3%
    *Total Traditional and myFlex new business sales combined, capped at $500,000 per policy.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    If you have any questions about the Advisor Bonus enhancements, please contact your Group Account Executive or myFlex Sales Manager.
     
  2. Financial planning concepts & tools
  3. NEW MARKETING MATERIAL! Equimax Participating Whole Life, Strong and Stable Dividends Participating whole life policyholders can get some of the participating account earnings back as dividends.1

    Dividend scales change over time. This new marketing piece shows how the actual values of policies look like against those that were estimated. It looks at two sample policies and compares them to the original sales illustrations. One example shows an Equimax Estate Builder® policy. The other example shows an Equimax® Wealth Accumulator® policy.

    We are proud of our strong and stable dividend results. We have paid dividends to our participating policyholders every year since 1936. And we’re still going strong!

    We want to make sure that we can continue to provide long-term income and growth to support the dividend scale and meet the product guarantees. We do this with constant focus on how we invest and manage risk to support the participating account.

    As a mutual life insurance company, we are owned by our policyholders who count on us and our services. Their trust in our knowledge, experience, and financial strength helps us keep our commitments to them—now and in the future.

    Dividend scales may change.2 But with a balanced approach, Equitable Life’s Equimax® Participating Whole Life continues to deliver excellent value. It gives guaranteed life insurance protection with the potential for earnings.

    Want to learn more? Check out our new marketing piece: Equimax Participating Whole Life, Strong and Stable Dividends (2075).

    For more information, reach out to your local wholesaler.
     
     

    ® and TM denote trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
    1 Dividends are not guaranteed and are paid at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. Dividends may be subject to taxation. Dividends will vary based on the actual investment returns in the participating account as well as mortality, expenses, lapse, claims experience, taxes, and other experience of the participating block of policies.
    2 If low interest rates continue, investment returns will be lower, and this may mean decreases in the dividend scale in the future. Dividend payments are not guaranteed, but they will never be negative.
  4. Changes to Short Term Disability Benefit Calculations The Canada Employment Insurance Commission and Canada Revenue Agency have announced the 2022 changes to Maximum Insurable Earnings, and premiums for employment insurance. These changes take effect January 1, 2022.
     
      2021 Amount As of Jan. 1, 2022
    Maximum Insurable Earnings (MIE)
         		 $56,300 $60,300
    Maximum Weekly Insurable Earnings (MWIE)
         		 $1,083 $1,160
    EI Benefit
    (55% of the MWIE, rounded to the nearest dollar)    		 $595 $638
     
    How does this affect your clients?
     
    If your client’s Group Policy with Equitable Life includes a Short Term Disability (STD) benefit which is tied to the EI Maximum Weekly Insurable Earnings, and at least one classification of employees has less than a $638 maximum, then to comply with the provisions of their policy, their STD benefit will be revised with the maximums updated based on the percentage of EI Maximum Weekly Insurable Earnings shown in their policy.
     
    The additional premium for any increase from their previous STD amounts and new STD amounts will be show on their January 2021 Group Insurance Billing (as applicable).
     
    If their STD maximum is currently higher than $638 or based on a flat amount (not based on a percentage or regular earnings), no change will be made to their plan unless otherwise directed.
     
    If your clients wish to provide direction regarding revising their STD maximum, or have questions about the process, they can email Kari Gough, Manager, Group Quotes and Issue.
  5. Supporting clients at claim time with KIND Did you know that our KIND™ program is available for new sales of Equitable Generations™ universal life and Equimax® participating whole life?

    In September 2022, we introduced our KIND program with our Equitable Generations launch and in February 2023 we announced the addition of KIND to new sales of Equimax.

    Our KIND program includes:
    ●  Compassionate Advance* - access up to 50% of your coverage to a maximum amount of $100,000 if the insured becomes terminally ill1
    ●  Bereavement Counselling - benefit for beneficiaries up to $1,000 total1
    ●  Snap Advance*- providing immediate access (if needed) of a portion of the death benefit up to $25,000 or the cash value of the policy, whichever is less when a death claim is submitted1
    ●  Living Benefit - tax-free access to the policy cash value in the event of severe disability1 We offer benefits to clients and their heirs with our KIND program. This is an example of our commitment to our clients.

    We offer benefits to clients and their heirs with our KIND program. This is an example of our commitment to our clients.


    To learn more about KIND with Equitable Generation or Equimax, read our our KIND Caring Claim Support Package or contact your local wholesaler.


    View our KIND video on YouTube or Vimeo! 
     
     
    ® and TM denote trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
    * Snap Advance and Compassionate Advance are non-contractual and may be altered or terminated by Equitable Life at any time without notice
    1 Subject to meeting the eligibility requirements.
     
  6. [pdf] Equitable Bank Lending Arrangement
  7. New Investment Policy
  8. 5 Things You Need to Know About Equitable Generations Universal Life

    Here are five things you need to know about Equitable Generations™ Universal Life

    1. Affordability

    Because Equitable Life is owned by its policyholders, we don’t have to worry about paying shareholders. That means we can focus on offering competitive pricing!

    2. Investments

    Equitable Generations Universal Life is built for the 21st century with investment options that matter to today’s buyer including Target date, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds for sustainable investing.

    3. Fees

    Equitable Generations has eliminated most universal life fund administration fees as well as the policy administration fee.

    4. KIND™

    Equitable Generations has a suite of contractual and non-contractual claims features we call KIND, designed to help your family navigate the claims process with ease.

    5. Flexibility

    With such competitive pricing, fantastic investment options and minimal fees. Equitable Generations Universal Life provides a level of flexibility rarely seen in the Universal Life space.


     

    See Equitable Generations Universal Life for yourself within one minute - try the EZStart quick quote software for advisors, available on EquiNet!

    Please contact your local wholesaler for more information. 

    TM and ® denote trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada. 

  9. What you should know about Equitable Generations Universal Life

    Here are five things you need to know about Equitable Generations™ Universal Life

    1. Affordability

    Because Equitable Life is owned by its policyholders, we don’t have to worry about paying shareholders. That means we can focus on offering competitive pricing!

    2. Investments

    Equitable Generations Universal Life is built for the 21st century with investment options that matter to today’s buyer including Target date, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds for sustainable investing.

    3. Fees

    Equitable Generations has eliminated most universal life fund administration fees as well as the policy administration fee.

    4. KIND™

    Equitable Generations has a suite of contractual and non-contractual claims features we call KIND, designed to help your family navigate the claims process with ease.

    5. Flexibility

    With such competitive pricing, fantastic investment options and minimal fees. Equitable Generations Universal Life provides a level of flexibility rarely seen in the Universal Life space.

    View our video on Vimeo or YouTube!

    See Equitable Generations Universal Life for yourself within one minute - try the EZStart quick quote software for advisors, available on EquiNet!

    Please contact your local wholesaler for more information. 



    TM and ® denote trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.