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May 12, 2020 1:00 PM EDT
Join William Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center and Head of U.S. Counterintelligence, as he discusses cybersecurity in a COVID-19 world, why the Financial Services industry is a ‘soft target’, and what we can all do to protect our company’s and nation’s digital assets against malicious actors.
May 14, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
LOMA has developed two resources to help companies during this challenging time of working remote:
Join us to get a sneak peak of these two offerings – both of which are free to members until June 30th.
May 14, 2020 2:00 PM EDT
Employers have many factors to consider when choosing a voluntary benefits carrier, and their expectations of their carriers are high. What are employers’ most important considerations when selecting a carrier for their voluntary benefits? And, which factors contribute most to their ongoing satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with their benefits providers?
Quality industry education, delivered to your desk
The new e-book format of LOMA 311: Business Law for Insurance Professionals, is a series of interactive multi-media modules with integrated study aids. And, learners have the option of taking a self-proctored exam at the end of each module – ideal for remote workers! This course, an overview of industry-specific regulations, helps employees understand how legal and regulatory issues affect their jobs. Details | Enroll
Now more than ever, employees need to understand the importance of Customer Experience (Cx) and their role in providing it. Watch this short video to see how LOMA’s Impact Cx: The Quest offers a fun, engaging way to learn more about Cx from home! This interactive, decision-based, gamified course transforms learners into customer advocates who must demonstrate empathy and sound judgment to meet customer needs. Details | Enroll
Short, virtual, facilitated sessions for insurance professionals.
Onboarding new hires poses unique challenges now. To help, we’re introducing our new Learning Live Series — short, virtual, facilitated sessions for insurance professionals. The first series, Insurance Basics, will include sessions that provide essential industry education for anyone who’s new to the insurance business or simply needs to broaden their understanding of it. For details and to see upcoming sessions
We’re celebrating the newsletter’s first birthday by giving out birthday gifts! Industry news2use subscribers are invited to refer friends by sending their email addresses to newsletter@llglobal.org for a chance to win – the more emails you submit, the greater your chance of winning! It’s not too late to subscribe and refer a friend! The contest ends June 5.
Good reads for today
The Harnessing Growth series explored experienced advisor demographics, practice models, product mix, and income growth across several segments of the financial services industry. This report focuses on agency-building distribution -- how it is changing and what the future might portend for this channel.
This report summarizes sales results for workplace supplemental health products, including accident insurance, critical illness, cancer insurance, and hospital indemnity.
The 2019 study illustrates an industry in growth. Since 2013, ownership volume grew 41 percent for individual life and grew 35 percent for group life. Factors contributing to this growth include Canada’s recent population growth and economic expansion.
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Call Center Simulation is a computer-based simulation that accurately pre-screens contact center job applicants. Applicants "test drive" the job, experiencing what it’s really like to operate a call center workstation. They receive a realistic preview of the job; you receive a realistic preview of their abilities.
In response to the changing nature of work, our employee assessment experts have reviewed decades of research and data to identify a critical skillset that employees will need to successfully navigate the future of work.
Worker of the Future assesses job candidates’: Critical Thinking and Complex, Problem Solving Skills, Adaptability, Continuous Learning Orientation, Team Orientation, Innovative Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence.
The latest industry news for uncertain times
LIMRA has partnered with Oliver Wyman and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) to conduct a series of ‘sprint’ surveys focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on the insurance industry.
Stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) trends and their impact on the financial services industry.
When engaging in collaborative discovery with your prospects, it’s important that the questions you pose help your prospect gain insight into their current situation and what they feel they need to do differently in order to achieve their goals. The power is in your questions. Use these tools to help set you up for success in your next collaborative discovery meeting.
Considerations for effective virtual work
Virtual Worker Survivor Skills Course
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LOMA has developed two resources to help companies during this challenging time of working remote:
Join us to get a sneak peak of these two offerings – both of which are free to members until June 30th. Register for the webinar
Both the Virtual Worker Assessment and the Virtual Worker Survival Skills can go hand-in-hand for developing your remote workers.
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