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1. Equitable Savings & Retirement communications are changing We’re revamping Equitable’s Savings & Retirement client communications! Our new letters give us the opportunity to ensure we are providing the right information in the right way to our clients.
   
   As well as refreshing the look and feel of our letters, we’ve updated the content to be more clear, inclusive, and informative. This new experience will help show clients that we understand their needs and are here to support them in their investment journey.
   Notable enhancements you can expect to see in our letters include:
   
   •  New layouts that provide a consistent experience
   •  Digestible content written in plain language
   •  Investment data organized in easy-to-review tables
   •  Easily identifiable next steps and contact details
   
   The rollout of the new letters began in June, starting with our client Welcome/Confirmation letter. You can access a copy of the client’s letters on EquiNet^®.
   
   If you have any questions or want to share feedback, feel free to reach out to your Director, Investment Sales.
   
   Date posted: July 2, 2025 
2. Online sales illustrations

   Providing you flexibility while on the go. 

   We know how important it is to have tools that provide flexibility and convenience when managing your business. That’s why we created web-based sales illustration tools for easy access. You can create a Term, Critical Illness, Whole Life or Universal Life client illustrations from anywhere, anytime!
   
   Useful Features:
   • Save illustrations directly to your dashboard. You can revisit, edit, or complete them whenever you want.
   • Our Term and Critical Illness illustrations integrate with EZcomplete^®. This means you can move from illustration to application easily, with most fields in the first step filled in automatically.
   
   Our web-based tools put everything at your fingertips, so you can keep your business moving while on the go. This is just one of many ways we’ve made it easier to do business with Equitable^®.
   
   Try running an illustration today!
   
   If you have any questions, please reach out to your Equitable Wholesaler.
3. Change to the Equitable Life Active Balanced Income Fund effective July 1, 2025 We’re making a small change to the Equitable Life Active Balanced Income Fund. The fund’s investment split was previously 50/50 between stocks (equities) and bonds (fixed income). As of July 1, the split changed to 40% stocks and 60% bonds.
   
   Clients invested in the Equitable Life Active Balanced Income Fund will be notified of this change via their statement.
   
   Why this change matters:
   This change ensures the three Equitable Life Active Balanced funds are better differentiated from each other, covering a wider range of client needs.

   Fund Name	Before July 1 Equities / Fixed Income	On and after July 1 Equities / Fixed Income
   Equitable Life Active Balanced Income Fund	50/50	40/60
   Equitable Life Active Balanced Fund	55/45	No change
   Equitable Life Active Balanced Growth Fund	70/30	No change

   
   The funds’ risk levels and investment categories remain the same.
   
    If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your Director, Investment Sales.
   
   Date posted: July 28, 2025
4. EZtransact: Your digital edge for client requests

   Advisors, are you using EZtransact^® yet? It’s the simple, secure way to submit client requests online—fast and frustration-free.
   
   Why use EZtransact?

   •  Easy to use: The platform is simple and clear—no guesswork needed.
   •  E-Signature ready: Send forms to clients for secure electronic signing.
   •  Real-time error checks: Helps catch mistakes early and avoid delays.
   •  Faster processing: Once signed, transaction documents go straight to Equitable.

   What can you do with EZtransact?
   You can submit many types of transactions, including:

   •  Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) Agreements
   •  Fund Switches
   •  RSP to RIF Conversions
   •  Withdrawals
   •  Dollar Cost Averaging
   •  Transfers from other financial institutions
   EZtransact helps you save time and serve clients better. Try it today and make these transactions smoother.
   
    If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your Director, Investment Sales.
   
   Date posted: August 21, 2025
5. New and improved online calculators

   Individual Wealth is excited to announce the launch of eight refreshed and enhanced online calculators! These tools are designed to help advisors and clients make more informed and accurate financial decisions.
   
   Why the change?
   We have switched vendors to Ativa Interactive, a Canadian company with 30 years of experience in financial services. Their tools are more reliable and easier to use, offering a better advisor and client experience. Ativa Interactive has a robust portfolio of calculators available, giving us the opportunity to expand our offerings in future.
   
   What’s available?
   We kept the calculators you use most and added two new ones based on your feedback.
   
   Popular calculators being refreshed:
   •    Will the money last calculator
   •    Savings Growth Calculator
   •    TFSA vs taxable investment calculator
   •    Retirement Projection Calculator
   •    Become a millionaire calculator
   •    RRIF Payment Calculator
   
   New additions:
   •    GIA laddering calculator
   •    First home savings account calculator

   These calculators are live and ready to support client conversations.
   
   Questions?
   If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to your Director, Investment Sales.
   
   Date posted: August 28, 2025
6. Critical Illness Path to Success Program
7. Insights from a pandemic: Drug trends during COVID-19

   We were expecting drug costs to rise this year due to the increase in “specialty” drugs, the shift to more expensive treatments for common conditions, and the introduction of new, costly medications. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drug costs to rise even more than expected. While this was partly due to increased claims for certain drug categories, the most significant factor was the increase in dispensing fees as the provinces imposed 30-day refill limits.

   Costs and claimants surge, drop, then climb again

   Initially, as COVID-19 started to spread, we saw an overall spike in the volume and paid amounts for drug claims in March as plan members rushed to stock up on their medications. On our block, the average amount paid per certificate increased 16% in March, compared with the previous year.

   This spike was followed by a drop in April after most provinces put 30-day refill limits in place. This led to a decrease in both average paid amounts and quantity per claim as people were limited to smaller refills. But the dispensing fee portion of drug cost tripled for many plan members who had to refill their prescriptions every month instead of every 90 days.

   The April plunge was short-lived. Drug claims started to climb again in May as some provinces removed their 30-day refill limits. We’ve seen a continued increase so far in June as all remaining provinces have lifted their 30-day limits.

   Claims for “specialty” drugs increase

   There were some notable exceptions to this trend. For example, both claimants and paid amounts for high-cost “specialty” drugs increased in March, April and May. Thirty-day refills are the norm for these drugs, so they weren’t impacted by the re-fill limits.

   Claims for asthma drugs had the largest surge of any common disease category in March but had no subsequent drop in April. Not surprisingly, claims for mental health drugs increased throughout the pandemic, including a 33% increase in the number of claimants in May.

   Going forward, we should see the average quantity per prescription stabilize in future months and return to normal, provided pharmacies return most patients to refills of more than 30 days.

   The full impact of COVID-19 remains to be determined. We will continue to provide timely updates on any developments that impact our clients and their plan members or their benefits coverage. In the meantime, please contact your Group Account Executive or myFlex Sales Manager if you have questions.

8. New Dividend Scale effective July 1, 2021 The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada Board of Directors has approved a change to the dividend scale for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. 
    
   • The dividend scale interest rate* will decrease from 6.2% to 6.05%.
   • All series of participating whole life policies issued in the 2012 series and beyond other than the most recent Equimax Estate Builder® series will see an improvement in the mortality component. The most recent Equimax Estate Builder series, for sale as of September 12, 2020, already incorporated better mortality and its mortality component will remain unchanged. Series issued prior to 2012 will see an increase in the overall dividends but results will vary by series and policy.
   • Other factors that are used to calculate the dividend scale will remain unchanged.
   • The interest rate for dividends left on deposit will decrease from 2.75% to 2.25% for all participating whole life policies.
   • The policy loan rate will remain unchanged at 6.2%. This applies to all new and existing policy loans, including automatic premium loans on Equimax® policies that have a 9-digit policy number beginning with a “3” or an “8”. The policy loan rates on some older blocks of policies may increase or decrease because they are tied to the prime interest rate.
    
   *The dividend scale interest rate is not the same as the participating account rate of return in any given calendar year. The dividend scale interest rate smooths out the ups and downs experienced by the participating account.
     
   Policyholder dividends in the next dividend scale year would be approximately $85 million, compared to $67 million in the prior dividend scale year.
    
   The sustained low interest rate environment continues to put downward pressure on the experience in the participating account. If low interest rates continue, investment returns in the participating account will also be lower, and we may need to decrease the dividend scale in the future. 
    
   Your participating whole life clients will receive a notice of the dividend scale change with their annual policy statement. The Equitable Sales Illustrations system will be updated to reflect the new dividend scale. Updated illustration software will be available for download after 9 a.m. ET on June 25, 2021.
   
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9. [pdf] Segregated Fund Annual Report - December 31, 2025
10. On June 26, 2021 make room for more EDO room Effective June 26, 2021, a term rider added to an Equimax Estate Builder® or Equimax Wealth Accumulator® policy may allow for an increase to the maximum Excelerator Deposit Option (EDO) payment limit.
     
    Your clients who have a temporary insurance need and add a term rider to their Equimax plan may be able to take advantage of the additional exempt room and higher EDO payment limits to build the policy values. Make Equimax® your first choice for your clients’ whole life insurance needs.
     
    Want more information?
    Learn more about the changes and transition rules.
    
    Contact your Regional Sales Manager for more information on these changes and other sales ideas.