Weekly News

June 3, 2026

News from our carriers...

72% of Gen Xers share this retirement fear
Most Gen Xers fear outliving their money. By converting to permanent coverage with Accelerated Access Solution (AAS), you provide a solution that protects their family today and their lifestyle tomorrow.

  • Maintain the death benefit they trust while building a permanent foundation.
  • Prevent a health crisis from depleting their retirement assets with accessible living benefits.
  • Lock in permanent protection without the need for a new medical exam.

Learn more about Gen Xers concerns.  Help clients prepare for the rising costs of healthcare. See term conversion resources.

Telemarketing PracticesRead the reminder.

Assured Edge Income AchieverSee the living benefit updates.

LTC in-force rate action notifications for late JuneGet details.

ExpressTrack: Faster IUL approvals - up to $5M with no exams
ExpressTrack at a glance:

  • No labs or exams
  • Accelerated decisions (often within days)
  • Available on face amounts up to $5 million
  • Smooth, fully digital application experience
  • Available across our full IUL lineup

Learn about John Hancock’s IUL products.

Register for Vitality PRO and discover the points you've already earned
Vitality PRO rewards you for the eligible things your clients do in their Vitality Program — like reaching their next status by earning Vitality Points. Now there’s a new way for your Vitality members to earn points, just by spending time outside. Get more point-earning-tips and share them with clients.

Advanced Markets News
In this issue:

  • Top business planning resources to know & use today
  • Podcast: Post-tax season opportunities & strategic legacy planning
  • Central Intelligence: important court rulings and legislative updates
  • Planning focus: Asset positioning and life insurance

Simplify your Life & DI conversations
While each client’s financial goals are unique, their journey follows a familiar pattern of evolving needs — one that calls for protection strategies that can adapt, grow, and support what matters most at every stage of life.

This new Client Life Cycle framework is designed to help you align the right Life and Disability Income solutions to where each client is today — and where they’re headed next — through more personalized, needs based conversations.

New Living Well Rider
The Living Well Rider is now automatically added to eligible whole life policies at issue, including innovative benefits at no added cost:

  • Multi-cancer early detection through GRAIL's Galleri test
  • Disease risk detection from Genomics Health Insights Test for proactive health planning
  • Everyday mental health support via the Wysa Assure app

New Life Underwriting updates deliver more capacity and less friction - Get details and materials.

The Closing Concept
Giving Adult Children the Gift of Options, Not Dependence
Life insurance can offer more than protection - it can be a long-term financial advantage, especially for young adults.

Income Advantage IUL policies issued at ages 19 and 21 can become a powerful tool for the future. In this Closing Concept, we look at a real story of a father who wanted to add a layer of support for his sons without compromising his own estate plan or discouraging independence.

Watch the video.  Download the concept.

Express
In this issue:

  • Our Indexed Universal Life Products Deliver
  • Confidence Starts with Transparency- IULs
  • Protecting the Non-Working Spouse with Critical Advantage
  • Cancer and Heart Disease Trends: What Clients Need to Know

LPAs increased on Income Pay Pro fixed index annuityGet the updated quick reference guide.

Care Solutions News
In this issue:

  • Empathetic curiosity: What a true Claims Concierge really means
  • Greater visibility into exam and lab status for Flex cases
  • Podcast: Finding your caregiving community
  • 2025 annual report: Serving through strength
  • Looking ahead: Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

Updated chronic pain guidelines support smoother underwriting
Securian has enhanced their chronic pain underwriting guidelines to reflect modern pain management practices and support more consistent outcomes. See their approach and learn why it matters.

Sales Flash
In this issue:

  • June 10 webinar - Are all IULs built to go the distance?
  • Protector IUL & SwiftProtector: Built to last
  • Build your clients’ IUL knowledge
  • Symetra informal underwriting guidelines
  • Get on the fast track with Symetra’s Accelerated Underwriting Program
  • Why estate planning conversations shouldn’t wait