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With roughly 40 percent of Americans in the overweight or obese category and as little as 12 percent of U.S. adults considered metabolically healthy, obesity plays a major role in life insurance underwriting. In this episode, Emily Bancroft, MS, ALMI, AIRC, ACS, ALU Certified Underwriter and Senior Underwriter at Crump Life Insurance Services, joins us to share advances in obesity management which aid in underwriting.  

With an election year ahead and key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 sunsetting on December 31, 2025, the year ahead lays the foundation for what could be a significant impact on clients' estate planning strategies in the years to come. In this episode, Joy Dawe, Senior Vice President, Market Conduct, and Jon Whitacre, JD, CLU, ChFC, Director of Advanced Sales, preview the regulatory and tax implications facing our clients. 

We are hearing A LOT about AI, or artificial intelligence. But how is it impacting the life insurance industry? How are carriers integrating AI into their underwriting platforms? And how can insurance producers and financial professionals use digital tools to enhance and grow their practice? In this timely season opening download, Crump Vice President of Digital Solutions Travis Phillips shares his insights.

November is Long Term Care Insurance (LTCi) Awareness Month, and with upcoming holiday gatherings, it's a good time to chat about this important topic with loved ones. In this timely episode, Rick Stewart, CLTC, director of sales, LTC Solutions Center, shares five key tips for financial professionals to ensure sales success with LTCi.

Straight from the pages of true crime, and the popular podcasts that captivate audiences, we bring you a real life case to discuss with our experts. In this episode, Andrea Ploch, Vice President, Carrier Relations, and Steve Kroeger, CLU, HIA, MBA, Vice President, Advanced Sales, share a popular true crime case and how you can help your clients avoid a similar, scary outcome.

Without proper succession planning, execution of that planning, and following the directives set forth, even the most basic estate or business transition can become an adventure and attract scrutiny from the IRS. In this timely episode, we welcome Jon Whitacre, JD, CLU, ChFC, and director of Advanced Sales at Crump Life Insurance Services to explain why Connelly vs United States is so important to financial professionals, life insurance producers, and clients. He offers solutions to avoid what happened in this landmark case.