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FEATURED NEWS

Transitioning advisors to Repsource

Advisor Portal, of the former Standard Life, retires on or about Friday, December 11 and advisors are transitioning to Repsource. Learn more about the progress of the transition plan and what training opportunities are available.

Manulife sponsors 24H Tremblant skiing event – December 4-6

Manulife is proud to once again sponsor the largest fundraising event in the ski community. Support your fellow advisors who are set to compete with their Manulife teams at this exciting annual event.

Boost your clients’ financial motivation

What motivates your clients? Saving for the future? Starting a business? Protecting their family? The Solutions winter edition is full of ideas and strategies to help them achieve their unique goals. Share the issue and accompanying videos by visiting manulifesolutions.ca/advisor.

 

 

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INVESTMENTS

Bringing clients great choice under one brand – Manulife Segregated Funds

On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 we brought Ideal Segregated Funds Signature 2.0 and Ideal Segregated Funds under the umbrella of the Manulife brand by introducing rebranded marketing material along with content on Repsource and Manulife.ca – centralizing where and how you can access and order material.

Investments: Updated forms on Online Transactions

Updated forms are now available on Online Transactions in support of the Nova Scotia Pension changes, and the Alberta Centennial Education Savings (ACES) grant closure.

New self-serve module: Effectively using the Annuities quotation tool

Available now in Repsource under Administration > Investments > Training Corner > Resources

Manulife Annuities can take the guesswork out of investing for income and form an important part of a balanced income portfolio. With a single lump-sum investment, your clients can receive a guaranteed stream of income for life, or for a specific time period. This self-serve module will show you how to use the Annuities quotation tool on Repsource to effectively run and read client quotes on Manulife Investments Annuity products.

 

 

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INSURANCE

New limits for disability insurance provide a competitive option for your clients

It goes without saying, income protection is an important part of your clients’ insurance portfolio. To help ensure you and your clients have competitive disability protection options to choose from, we’ve enhanced the Monthly Benefit issue limits within our disability insurance lineup.

Risky Business: Substandard market – it may be easier than you think!

If your client has a history of cancer, heart attack, mental illness or diabetes, can they be approved for life insurance? There’s a good chance the answer will be ‘yes’ and it may be easier than you think.

Insurance: Payment form NN0312 now includes new Pre-Authorized Debit option

We recently introduced a new Pre-Authorized Debit option for insurance payments and have updated our Automatic Monthly withdrawal plan – PAC (NN0312) form to include that new option.

New Process for Child Protection Riders

We are improving our process for adding Child Protection riders to existing Manulife Life Insurance policies. The new form NN1643 –Application for a child protection rider allows for simplified underwriting and a faster application process.

New self-serve module: Architect Series - Requesting and reading illustrations

Available now in Repsource under Quick links > CE Centre & Training > Training Corner > Insurance

Inforce Illustrations can help determine whether an insurance policy remains affordable and continues to meet the needs of the client. This intermediate-level training module will show you how to request and interpret inforce Illustrations for Architect Series policies.

As a prerequisite, we recommend reviewing Working with Inforce Illustrations located under Quicklinks > CE Centre and Training > CE Centre > Products> Insurance.

New job aid: Identify life insurance policies with cash value

Available now in Repsource under Quick links > CE Centre & Training > Training Corner > Insurance

Clients whose life insurance policies have a cash value may be eligible for further investment opportunities through a policy loan, withdrawal, or Insured Retirement Program (IRP). Manulife’s Life Cash Value Report allows you to easily identify clients who have available cash value.

FollowMe™ Health – What’s new in 2016?

FollowMe Health has always been a great option for clients that are just leaving a group plan. With new plan enhancements, it’s an even better option. New rates will be available December 1, 2015, effective January 1, 2016. Here are the highlights.

BONUS BLITZ IS BACK!

Our popular Health and Dental sales program is back with bonus cheques to help you build your business! Sell Manulife individual health and dental plans between December 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 — and you could receive up to double your standard commission!

Affinity Elite

Reward program for Affinity Markets top advisors. You work hard. Get rewarded for it. Affinity Elite is an exclusive program for high-achieving Affinity Markets advisors. When you qualify for Elite status, you will enjoy exclusive benefits, services and support exclusively available only to a select group… further enabling you to grow your business.

FollowMe™ & Win with Travel

Make sure your passport is up to date – because both you and your clients can win a $2,500 travel voucher! Sell FollowMe Health today for your chance to win! For more information, please refer to the contest flyer and contest rules.

 

 

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TAX, RETIREMENT & ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES (TREPS)

Investments

Did you know?

There are generally two reasons why investors could receive a tax slip even though the value of their investment has dropped: Income (dividends and interest) or capital gains.

Insurance

As a Matter of Tax

There’s hope for issues with taxation at the death of a spouse beneficiary of a spousal trust Description-Tax liability on death of spouse under spousal trust; also applicable to life interest trusts.

 

 

 

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MANULIFE BANK

e-Statements from Manulife Bank are here!

Starting now, you and your clients can get statements electronically. Find out how good it feels to be paper-free.

Use debt survey results to start client conversations

Manulife Bank recently released the results of its Homeowner Debt Survey. The survey found that housing costs may impact homeowners’ ability to deal with unexpected expenses. Are your clients prepared for the unexpected? Use the survey results to start a conversation.

Visit the Debt Solutions section in Repsource for tools and conversation starters.

Webinar: e-Statements on BankLink

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 1 to 2 p.m. ET - Register for this session

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 1 to 2 p.m. ET - Register for this session

Manulife Bank is going paperless! Join us as we review which e-statements are available to view in BankLink and how they can provide the information you need to help improve service to your clients. This session will demonstrate how to select e-statement preferences on new client applications, and how to use BankLink to view e-statements for your clients' existing Bank investment accounts.

 

 

 

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