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1. The value of Equitable Life’s EZcomplete online application for Pivotal Select
   Necessity is the mother of invention. And COVID-19 has taken Equitable Life’s® EZcomplete® online application to the next level. Prior to the pandemic, EZcomplete was touted as being convenient and easy to use. Well, it is. But now…it is so much more.
   
   Whether secure in an office or safe at home, EZcomplete’s non face-to-face capabilities include an alternative to physical verification. EZcomplete simply requires verification of ID using a third-party service provider. The third-party service provider completes the verification behind the scenes using information that was already required to complete an application. By removing the physical ID requirements, the ID verification process has been automated and simplified.
   
   EZcomplete’s electronic signature functionality is also easy and secure. To enable a remote signature, your client just provides an e-mail address. Your client will receive a link and security code that you provide. The client enters the code, reviews the application and e-signs the documents.
   
   Step by step directions ensure you have the right details without any confusing or unnecessary questions. Highlighted fields alert you to any missing information, eliminating any extra work or effort. The immediate processing also helps make it an attractive resource.
   
   
   
   Whether selling segregated funds face to face or from the comfort of home, Equitable Life’s EZcomplete online application and Pivotal Select™ segregated fund line up provide the solution for even the most rattled and weary investor. Learn more, visit EquiNet or contact your Regional Investment Sales Manager.
    
2. Give clients guaranteed retirement income with Payout Annuities
   With increased market volatility and interest rates higher than we have seen for much of the past decade, now is a great time to consider payout annuities. Payout annuities can provide regular guaranteed income regardless of how markets perform. 
    
   Clients using only a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) for retirement income are potentially vulnerable during times of market volatility due to the sequence-of-returns risk.¹ When markets are down, more units are redeemed to cover income needs. When markets later rise, clients are not able to participate fully in the recovery because more units were redeemed to provide income. That is why having a guaranteed income component, like a payout annuity, as part of an overall retirement strategy is so important.
    
    
   Two great reasons to consider Equitable Life® for your payout annuity business:
   
   1. Choose from a variety of payout annuity options including:
      
        A. Life Annuity – guaranteed income for one life
        B. Joint Life Annuity – guaranteed income for two lives
        C. Term Certain – guaranteed income for a specific period of time (5 to 30 years)
        D. Term Certain to Age 90 – guaranteed income until age 90
   
   2. Attractive rates, particularly in Registered and Term Certain Annuities
   
   
   
   For more information, please contact your Equitable Life Regional Investment Sales Manager.
    
    
   ¹Sequence-of-returns risk, or sequence risk, is the risk that an investor will experience negative portfolio returns very late in their working life and/or early in retirement.
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3. Application cloning option now available on EZcomplete As of September 10^th, you will now have the option to clone any Life Insurance and Critical Illness applications that is showing on the EZcomplete dashboard. “Cloning” means the information that has been completed in the existing application is duplicated in a new application.
    
   This feature is meant for situations where multiple applications are being completed and at least one of the parties (the policy owner or insured person) is the same. For example, a single policy owner might own policies on the lives of each of their children. Cloning the application will save re-typing the information about the policy owner into each application.
    
   Please note the following important details regarding cloning:
    
   • Cloning the application will duplicate all information that has been completed in the existing application into the new application.
   • In the family situation described above, the information about the policy owner should be completed in the original application. The application should then be cloned before entering any information about the insured person, as there will be a different insured person for the new application.
   • Cloning applications can be convenient, but it carries risk. It is imperative that the advisor review every section of the new cloned application to ensure that the information is meant to apply to the new application. If an advisor incorrectly includes information about an individual in the new application, this could give risk to a privacy breach or to liability for the advisor if the questions are answered incorrectly for that individual.
   • If the application was submitted and is no longer on the dashboard you will not have the option to clone it.
   • You will not be able to change the product type on a cloned application so if you need to select a different product, you will need to start a new application.
   • Any documents that were attached to the previous application will not be cloned. The documentation will need to be attached again if required.
   • All information from an existing application will be duplicated to the cloned app up to the Signatures step (step 8). Signatures/advisor report will need to be obtained and completed again on the new cloned application.
    
   Resources
   • EZcomplete FAQ
    
   Please contact your Regional Sales Manager for more information
    
4. NEW Jump Around feature available on EZcomplete One of the most requested features is available on EZcomplete® effective November 19, 2022. We like to call it “jump around”. It’s the ability to jump from one part of the application to another and back again. You no longer have to complete the application one section after another in order. This will allow a lot more flexibility when submitting a policy application.
   
   This functionality is helpful as you can input basic client information ahead of a meeting to review with the client later. After completing the Owner’s step (step 1), you could jump to step five (Subsequent Payment) or step six (Third Party). This allows you the opportunity to easily jump back and add a second owner once you have all their details from the client. You can also return to your dashboard, and when you go back into the application, you will be returned to the owner’s section.
   
   Hitting the Save button will save the information you have inputted already, so after jumping ahead to a different section, you can return to complete those questions knowing your progress will be saved.  When you have completed all the necessary fields, hitting the Done button will validate all the information and the step will be complete. A check mark will appear beside each completed and validated step.
   Please note, if you go back to a previously validated step and change information you will have to go through all subsequent steps and complete and validate them again by clicking next if nothing has changed or making any necessary changes.
   
   To Equitable Life®, the term EZ really means something! Learn more about how doing business with Equitable Life continues to be easy.
   
   Questions: Please contact your Regional Sales Manager
   
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5. This year’s RSP contribution deadline is March 1, 2023

   
   The RSP deadline is fast approaching so whether you are using paper or EZtransact™ here are some important things to remember.
   
   Issuing New Policy with EZcomplete^®

   • All online applications must be digitally signed and submitted and have a date stamp no later than March 1, 2023.

   
   Issuing New Policy using Paper Application

   • For contributions to qualify for the first 60 days, all paperwork must be completed and signed by March 1, 2023. Equitable Life must receive all paperwork by March 7, 2023.

   
   
   Deposits to Existing Policy

   • Advisors can setup a one-time or recurring deposit or edit an existing pre-authorized debit already in place using EZtransact. Online deposits must be made and have a date stamp by March 1, 2023, to qualify for a 2022 tax receipt. 

     • New to EZtransact? Try our EZtransact Practice Site to see how EZ it is to use.

   • Clients can make online deposits to Equitable Life^® through their financial institution’s online banking service. Online deposits must be made and have a date stamp by March 1, 2023, to qualify for a 2022 tax receipt. 

   • Clients can also make a new deposit to an existing policy by cheque. The cheque must be dated and signed by March 1, 2023. Equitable Life must receive the cheque no later than March 7, 2023.

   
   If online banking is being used to fund the policy – either topping up an existing policy or opening a new policy – the online banking transaction must be completed by March 1, 2023, to receive a 2022 tax receipt.
   
   
   Please note that cheques and other paperwork cannot be backdated.  They must be completed and signed by March 1, 2023, to qualify for a 2023 tax receipt.
   
   
   Don’t forget about the Equitable Life RSP Grow Your Future Contest. We hope you have a great RSP season! 
   
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6. Cloud DX, Signs Contract with Heart Centre Our partner, Cloud DX, has signed a 3-year contract with an Ontario hospital to help put patients with congestive heart failure at ease.
   
   Cloud DX’s digital health platform works to improve healthcare delivery, provide better care outcomes, and lessen the burden on our national healthcare system. Now, an Ontario heart centre will use the Cloud DX platform to improve its patient monitoring services.
   
   Cloud DX is a value-added service for Equitable Life’s Critical Illness claimants. Cloud DX delivers clinical grade hardware directly to the client so that they can remotely monitor the client’s vitals to help ensure they stay on the road to recovery*.
   
   To learn more about our partnership with CloudDX, click here or contact your local wholesaler.
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
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   *Cloud DX is a non-contractual benefit and may be withdrawn or changed by Equitable Life® at any time. To be eligible for the Cloud DX offering, a claimant must be age 12 or older and have received payment on or after February 12, 2022 for a covered critical condition benefit under an individual critical illness insurance policy issued by Equitable Life. An early detection benefit payment does not qualify. Equitable Life pays for 6 months of Cloud DX subscription fees. If the claimant wishes to continue the Cloud DX service after 6 months, they will be responsible for the cost. The claimant must supply their own device to connect to Cloud DX app– a laptop, tablet or cellphone.  As well, the claimant needs to supply their own data or internet service.
    
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7. Equitable Life webcast series presents Mackenzie Investments featuring Arup Datta

   
   Arup will discuss Equitable Life^® Mackenzie Emerging Markets Fund Select along with the fund's people, philosophy, process and performance. 
   
   Join your host, Cam Crosbie, Vice President, Savings and Retirement, and Arup Datta, MBA, CFA, Senior Vice President, Head of the Global Quantitative Equity Team for Mackenzie Investments.

    

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   Equitable Life continues to spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. This series gives advisors an opportunity to: 
   •  learn more about products and product features, 
   •  hear from industry professionals, 
   •  learn about investment strategies; and so much more. 

   
   Continuing Education Credits
   This webinar has been submitted for continuing education (CE) approval with the Insurance Council of Manitoba and Alberta Insurance Council for all provinces excluding Quebec. Upon approval, you will be sent an email notification to come back to the webinar presentation console to download your personalized certificate from the tool bar. To be eligible for CE credits, you must register individually, watch the webcast in full and complete a short quiz. This webcast is available in English only.
   
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8. Equitable Life Webcast Series featuring Equitable Life Dynamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund Select

   
   Benjamin Zhan and Bruce Zhang will discuss the Equitable Life Dynamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund Select along with the fund's people, philosophy, process and performance. 
   
   Equitable Life^® continues to spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. This series gives advisors an opportunity to:
   •  learn more about products and product features,
   •  hear from industry professionals,
   •  learn about investment strategies; and so much more.
   
   Join your host, Joseph Trozzo, Investment Sales Vice President, MGA, Equitable Life of Canada along with Dynamic Funds. 

    

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   Continuing Education Credits
   This webinar has been submitted for continuing education (CE) approval with the Insurance Council of Manitoba and Alberta Insurance Council for all provinces excluding Quebec. Upon approval, you will be sent an email notification to come back to the webinar presentation console to download your personalized certificate from the tool bar. To be eligible for CE credits, you must register individually, watch the webcast in full and complete a short quiz. This webcast is available in English only.
   
   ® denote a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada
   Posted May 31, 2023
9. This year’s RSP contribution deadline is February 29, 2024 The RSP deadline is fast approaching and here are some important things to remember.
    
   Issuing a New Policy with EZcomplete^®
   All online applications must be digitally signed and submitted and have a date stamp no later than February 29, 2024.
   
   Issuing a New Policy using Paper Application
   For contributions to qualify for the first 60 days, all paperwork must be completed and signed by February 29, 2024. Equitable^® must receive all paperwork by March 8, 2024. 
   
   Deposits to an Existing Policy
   Advisors can set up a one-time or recurring deposit or edit an existing pre-authorized debit already in place using EZtransact™. Online deposits must be made and have a date stamp by February 29, 2024, to qualify for a 2023 tax receipt. 
    
   Clients can make online deposits to Equitable through their financial institution’s online banking service. Online deposits must be made and have a date stamp by February 29, 2024, to qualify for a 2023 tax receipt.  
   
   Clients can also make a new deposit to an existing policy by cheque. The cheque must be dated and signed by February 29, 2024. Equitable must receive the cheque no later than March 8, 2024.
   
   If online banking is being used to fund the policy – either topping up an existing policy or opening a new policy – the online banking transaction must be completed by February 29, 2024, to receive a 2023 tax receipt. 
   
   Please note that cheques and other paperwork cannot be backdated.  They must be completed and signed by February 29, 2024, to qualify for a 2023 tax receipt.
   
   If you haven’t already done so, consider EZcomplete and EZtransact our easy and fast online application and deposit tools to make life easier this RSP season. 
    
   For more information, please contact your Regional Investment Sales Manager.
    
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   Posted February 14, 2024 
10. Secure your GIA rate with Equitable today! The Bank of Canada (BOC) recently cut its key interest rate for a second time this year to 4.5%. As inflation cools and the BOC hints at more interest rate cuts this year, the time has never been better to secure a Guaranteed Interest Account (GIA) rate.
    
    Equitable’s fresh client-focused approach to guaranteed investing means:
    • market leading interest rates¹, with even higher rates available for larger deposits,
    • a full suite of available account types including the First Home Savings Account, and
    • options to invest up to age 95².
    “This is a great opportunity for clients and advisors,” said Cam Crosbie, Executive Vice President of the Savings and Retirement Division at Equitable^®. “These are safe and secure investment solutions with potential for creditor protection, estate planning benefits, and so much more.”
    
    GIAs are simple fixed-income investment products that can provide increased choice and value to a client’s portfolio. Choosing Equitable provides competitive interest rates and protection from market volatility. For more information visit EquiNet^® and don’t forget to register for our interest rate change alert email.
    
    ¹ Equitable has made every effort to ensure accuracy of competitive information as of July 22, 2024. Accuracy is not guaranteed. 
    ² Some available term lengths may be limited starting at age 90.
    ^® or ™ denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.  
    
    Posted August 15