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The Hoopis Performance Network has formed alliances with industry organizations that complement our existing resources, products and services. Strategic Partners Leverage Our Strategic Partners to Increase Performance & Productivity The Hoopis Performance Network has formed alliances with industry organizations that complement our existing resources, products and services. Harry Hoopis and his team field tested the tools and resources within his very own “Living Laboratory.” InsuranceNewsNet (INN) is the insurance industry’s #1 trusted news source! For cutting-edge insights and innovative strategies, turn to INN—the go-to platform for financial professionals seeking the latest news and resources to fuel success. We deliver timely updates, expert analysis, and actionable content that empowers agents, advisors, and firms to stay ahead of the competition. 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Visit Website Why choose us, our clients choose to work with rekroot because of our integrity and effectiveness, through innovative ways to serve as your resource for achieving growth goals. Our mission, what this means to you is, we invest the time to listen and understand, by reviewing your current progress, in line with where you want to be as an office and team. What we do, the real benefit is we will provide a personalized comprehensive analysis that aligns with your goals, values and objectives with actionable items. Visit Website Through our millions of profiles of people for over 3,500 organizations, we have developed highly sophisticated ways to measure these success factors using a variety of proprietary normative profiles. SMG is a leader in talent management solutions, partnering with clients worldwide to help them attract, select, retain, and develop top potential employees. Now the largest sales profiling company in the world, our online system is available 24/7, 365 days a year in 45 countries and in over 40 languages. Our Predictor of Potential (POP™) is a definitive example of our innovative and science-based approach. The POP™ has been thoroughly validated regularly since its creation in 1978 – and we are always improving upon it. The POP™ has become the basis for our other proprietary profiles. Visit Website Life Happens is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Americans take personal financial responsibility through the ownership of life insurance and related products, including disability and long-term care insurance. Life Happens also seeks to remind people of the important role insurance professionals perform in helping families, businesses, and individuals find the insurance products that best fit their needs. Life Happens does not endorse any product, company or insurance advisor. 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The Hoopis Performance Network has formed alliances with industry organizations that complement our existing resources, products and services. Strategic Partners Leverage Our Strategic Partners to Increase Performance & Productivity The Hoopis Performance Network has formed alliances with industry organizations that complement our existing resources, products and services. Harry Hoopis and his team field tested the tools and resources within his very own “Living Laboratory.” Over 850 financial services companies in more than 70 countries around the world turn to LIMRA first to help them build their businesses and improve their performance. These members rely on our 90 years of industry experience, along with resources in Research, Consulting, Assessment, Development, Compliance and Regulatory Services. Visit Website Why choose us, our clients choose to work with rekroot because of our integrity and effectiveness, through innovative ways to serve as your resource for achieving growth goals. Our mission, what this means to you is, we invest the time to listen and understand, by reviewing your current progress, in line with where you want to be as an office and team. What we do, the real benefit is we will provide a personalized comprehensive analysis that aligns with your goals, values and objectives with actionable items. Visit Website Through our millions of profiles of people for over 3,500 organizations, we have developed highly sophisticated ways to measure these success factors using a variety of proprietary normative profiles. SMG is a leader in talent management solutions, partnering with clients worldwide to help them attract, select, retain, and develop top potential employees. Now the largest sales profiling company in the world, our online system is available 24/7, 365 days a year in 45 countries and in over 40 languages. Our Predictor of Potential (POP™) is a definitive example of our innovative and science-based approach. The POP™ has been thoroughly validated regularly since its creation in 1978 – and we are always improving upon it. The POP™ has become the basis for our other proprietary profiles. Visit Website 25 Point System’s software platform for on-boarding and developing new advisors helps managers attract, retain and grow a digital-age field force by integrating innovative activity management concepts and skill development tools, in an environment that inspires self-management and accountability. Modeled after 25 Point Systems under John Baier’s industry-renowned 25-Point System. 25 Point Systems includes engaging features like leaderboards and a team-based social media feed. Built-in skill development tools introduce micro-learning content, and provide an interface that enables a producer to record scripts and selling techniques, submit to their trainer, manager or mentor, and gain feedback any time of day. At its core, the concept is built on game-like levels, allowing assignments, skill development and production goals to be set for each producer, and utilized as the criteria for incentives, rewards, and advancement opportunity. Visit Website RAD Potential Advisory delivers evidence-based hiring and coaching solutions tailored for sales-driven organizations. By leveraging data analytics, predictive assessments, and targeted development programs, we help clients make smarter talent decisions and build stronger teams. Trusted by businesses across industries, RAD transforms raw data into actionable insight. Visit Website Leadercast is a leadership development organization that hosts events, including the renowned Leadercast Live conference, which features top leaders from various industries. They provide valuable insights, resources, and tools to help individuals and organizations develop and enhance their leadership skills. Through in-person and digital content, Leadercast empowers leaders to unlock their potential and drive success. Their mission is to create leaders worth following who can inspire and elevate those around them. Visit Website InsuranceNewsNet (INN) is the insurance industry’s #1 trusted news source! For cutting-edge insights and innovative strategies, turn to INN—the go-to platform for financial professionals seeking the latest news and resources to fuel success. We deliver timely updates, expert analysis, and actionable content that empowers agents, advisors, and firms to stay ahead of the competition. With award-winning journalism, cutting-edge digital tools, and results-driven marketing solutions, we help our partners grow their businesses and maximize their impact. Our readers save time by accessing all the critical content they need in one place—InsuranceNewsNet.com—without having to sift through multiple publications or news outlets. Visit Website Life Happens is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Americans take personal financial responsibility through the ownership of life insurance and related products, including disability and long-term care insurance. Life Happens also seeks to remind people of the important role insurance professionals perform in helping families, businesses, and individuals find the insurance products that best fit their needs. Life Happens does not endorse any product, company or insurance advisor. Its only interest is seeing that consumers get the coverage they need to protect themselves and their loved ones. 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Next Item Previous Item Go back to White Papers List How Life Insurance Benefits Are Paid When the Insured and Beneficiary Die at the Same Time Life today is very different from what it was in the past. We’re a mobile society, using planes, ships, trains and cars to get where we need to go. Travel disasters happen frequently, from vehicle crashes on highways to devastating plane crashes. We also live in a society of violence. On any given day, there are news reports of shootings, murders and terrorist attacks. There are also natural disasters, such as explosions, floods and fires, that end lives. The potential for many people to die simultaneously has never been greater. Let’s look at how insurance companies address these issues. When a person buys a life insurance policy, he or she names a beneficiary — the designated death benefit recipient. The primary beneficiary is the one who is listed first to receive the death benefit. This may be a person or people, a trust, a charity or an estate. It is often wise to assign a secondary or contingent beneficiary as well. This is the recipient of the death benefit if the primary beneficiary dies before, or at the same time, as the insured. Simultaneous Death Can Complicate Insurance Claims When the insured and the primary beneficiary die at the same time, or nearly the same time, the event is called a “common disaster.” This kind of situation may involve a husband and wife, life partners, a parent and child or even business partners. As you might imagine, such a circumstance is very upsetting and confusing to those who are left behind. One question that needs to be answered is “Who gets the death benefit?” The answer to that question is not necessarily an easy one. It is based on another important question — “Who died first?” — in the circumstance of common disaster or simultaneous death. Sometimes there is absolutely no way to determine this, and the parties are assumed to have died at the same exact moment. However, sometimes it is apparent by bystander observation that one person predeceased another, even if by a minute or so. The order of the deaths can ultimately impact the distribution of the deceased person’s assets. A Legal Act that Helps Determine Inheritance In 1940, the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, often referred to as the USDA, was enacted to help with determining what path inheritance will take in the event of the simultaneous death of two people who have no heirs or wills. It was amended in 1993. Nineteen states have adopted it as law, and the rest have created statutes based on it. You should be aware of your state’s law on this. The act states that if two or more people die within 120 hours of one another, and no wills exist to guide the distribution of their assets, then each person is treated as though he or she had predeceased the other party. The result is that the assets to be inherited get divided among each person’s closest living relatives, according to level of relationship to the deceased party. The 120- hour stipulation is a way to avoid the repeated taxing of the same inheritance by having the assets pass directly to relatives, rather than first to one estate and then to the other. The assets will go to the relatives of both parties, equally. The USDA also applies to life insurance benefits in the event of a common disaster. In the situation of life insurance benefit distribution, the USDA, or some form of it, can be used to define which beneficiary/ ies would receive the death proceeds. If the insured and the primary beneficiary die at the same time, life insurance benefits will be given to their secondary beneficiary/ies. This is a good reason to consider appointing secondary beneficiaries to a life insurance policy. In the circumstance of life insurance, the insured is presumed to have survived the primary beneficiary, so the secondary beneficiary would receive the benefit. The Primary Beneficiary Is Presumed to Have Died First Here is an example to illustrate this point. Bob and Susan are a married couple on a road trip. Sadly, Bob loses control of their car, hits a median and the car bursts into flames. Bystanders watch helplessly, and it is apparent that both Susan and Bob have died. No one ever saw either of them exhibit any signs of life. The police concluded that they both died instantly. Bob has a life insurance policy with Susan listed as the primary beneficiary. The policy’s secondary beneficiaries are the couple’s two adult children, Marcy and John. So, who is viewed as the first to have died? The law assumes that, in a common disaster, the primary beneficiary died first; in this case, that is Susan. The insured is presumed to have survived the beneficiary. So the death benefit would either go to the contingent beneficiaries — if there are any — or to the insured person’s estate. What would happen if both Bob and Susan died, but Susan did not die immediately? If Susan had lived a little longer than Bob, she would be entitled to the death benefit as the primary beneficiary. If Bob survived longer than Susan but still died, any contingent beneficiaries would receive the death benefit. If there were no secondary beneficiaries, the proceeds would go to Bob’s estate, which now could be subject to probate. A Common Disaster Provision Protects Beneficiaries A “common disaster provision” can be included in a life insurance policy at the direction of the policyholder. Including this provision will protect the contingent beneficiaries in the event that both the insured and the primary beneficiary die in a common disaster, but not at the same moment. Typically, the policy owner will specify that a primary beneficiary must outlive the insured by a specific time period, usually between 10 and 30 days. If the beneficiary does not outlive the insured for the amount of time noted, the life insurance benefits will be paid directly to the secondary beneficiaries. This kind of provision is invoked only when both the insured and primary beneficiary are killed, or they have died as the result of an accident. In Summary Many factors come into play in defining a common disaster, such as who died and when his or her death actually occurred. Some may not always make sense. The Uniform Simultaneous Disaster Act was written to deal with the disposition of assets in this kind of circumstance. Ultimately, a life insurance policy owner can take control of the distribution of his or her death benefit by having a common disaster provision written. Consider Hoopis Performance Network for Advisor Training One effective resource for training financial advisors is HPN, which features online, on-demand, total video-based training built on four Disciplines of Success with access to more than 400 sessions. The coursework can be either self-study or facilitator-led, and it complements any firm, agency or company training programs and marketing selling systems. Your advisors can access the video training anytime, anywhere, on their computers, smartphones or tablets. It’s a cost-effective, time-efficient way to increase productivity, thus retention. Who Died First?

Principal, National Sales Leader at LTCI Partners Steve Cain Principal, National Sales Leader at LTCI Partners Steve Cain leads the sales team at LTCI Partners, a nationwide brokerage agency fully devoted to serving the Long-Term Care industry. Steve also served as Senior Vice President and the National Sales Leader of Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) for Marsh Private Client Services, a division at Marsh USA, Inc., where he helped build Marsh into one of the industry’s largest wholesale and retail distributors of LTCI. Prior to joining Marsh, Cain worked for a third-party administrator introducing several insurance carriers’ products into the brokerage market. With additional experience that ranges from the home office to retail sales, to the brokerage market, Cain has gained valuable insight on all aspects of the industry, from sales and marketing, underwriting, policy administration, and claims. Steve Cain’s commitment to enhance awareness of the LTCI industry, he regularly addresses industry groups such as the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), State Bar Associations, the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), the Society of Actuaries (SOA), the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

Consulting and training firm, Grimes & Associates Bill Grimes Consulting and training firm, Grimes & Associates After injuries sidelined a promising career in major league baseball, Bill Grimes started his greatest venture – making a difference in how the world sells and serves people. As a partner of the award – winning consulting and training firm, Grimes &Associates, Inc. Bill’s expertise in assessment, selection, and retention is not abstract or theoretical, but practical and hands-on. Bill’s driving passion is to help sales organizations around the world maximize their potential by focusing on two critical areas: 1. Assessment/selection; and 2. training and development. Bill knows the Sales and Service industry inside out. A former insurance agent, Bill has experienced first hand the ups and downs of building a successful business. His genuine personal warmth and entrepreneurial experience keep him in demand as a coach, consultant, trainer, convention speaker, and assessment / selection specialist for many Fortune 500 companies. For over 25 years Bill has collaborated with behavioral psychologists and scientists, George Dudley and Shannon Goodson, and their pioneering research in the field of Call Reluctance®. In addition to writing the world’s definitive textbook on Call Reluctance® (Earning What You’re Worth? The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance®) Dudley and Goodson are also the developers of SPQ*GOLD®, the one-of-a-kind, behavior based assessment of emotional barriers that keep people in contact-dependent careers from reaching their goals. Bill’s vast experience in this field has earned him a world-wide reputation. For thousands of people, in addition to George Dudley and Shannon Goodson, the name associated with Call Reluctance® and SPQ*GOLD® is “Bill Grimes”. Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

Sought after Speaker, Kemp Financial Group Jessica Kemp MBA, CLU Sought after Speaker, Kemp Financial Group Dedicated to the financial services industry, Jessica’s passion for the business is evident when working with her clients. A graduate of Niagara University in Lewiston NY, Jessica received an undergraduate degree in Business commerce and an MBA degree in General Management. In order to provide her clients with a total financial security plan, Jessica has both the Canadian Investment Funds Course (CIFC) and the Life License Qualification Program (LLQP) certification. Jessica has been a sought-after speaker for many of her industries Financial Centers across Canada, as well as home office events over the past 4 years. She has addressed nine different regions and two major venues including the GTA women’s forum and the Advocis organization in Toronto. Her topics include “Building her Business”, having a passion for what you do and the sharing of how she has achieved the successes in qualifying for major conferences including the International Million Dollar Round Table organization. The feedback has been overwhelming on the passion she displays in her delivery and the love she has for her chosen career in helping people achieve their financial goals. Please visit Jessica’s website to learn more about her speaking engagements, and to book her to inspire and motivate your employees to take their practice to the next level. Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

Speaker, Consultant and Bestselling Author Jon Gordon Speaker, Consultant and Bestselling Author Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant, and author of the international bestseller The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy, The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, and Training Camp: What the Best do Better than Everyone Else. Jon’s latest book, The Shark and The Goldfish: Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change, is now available. The message in Jon’s books and speaking presentations is such that NFL coaches such as Jack Del Rio, Mike Smith, the PGA Tour and the FBI have called on Jon to inspire and benefit their teams. Jon and his books have been featured on CNN, NBC’s Today Show and in Forbes, Fast Company, O Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Clients such as The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Northwestern Mutual, Publix Super Markets and JP Morgan Chase also call on Jon to bring out the best in their leaders and teams. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a masters in teaching from Emory University. When he’s not speaking to businesses or schools, you can find him playing lacrosse or basketball with his wife and two “high energy” children. Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

Partner at Peachtree Planning of North Georgia Ande Frazier CFP, CLU, ChFC, RICP, BFA, LUTCF, CLTC Partner at Peachtree Planning of North Georgia Ande began working in the financial industry over twenty-four years ago as a Financial Strategist, specializing in personal finance and wealth building for individuals and business owners. Her skills led her to become a prominent speaker and thought leader in the financial services industry; having coached and developed thousands of financial professionals. After serving in various leadership positions throughout the financial services industry, including running a multi-million dollar fintech company, Ande felt it was time to do something that would make a profound difference in bridging the confidence gap between women and their money. She states, “a watershed moment is upon us and it is likely that history will remember this as the time when women found their voices and realized just how powerful they really are. As CEO, Head of Vision and Brand at myWorth, I can partner with women and coach them to harness their power so that the dreaded words of “financial planning” actually make them feel strong, secure and proud.” Ande has participated in extensive ontological, financial, image, communication and sales training. Ande’s career accomplishments led her be named one of Bristol’s Who’s Who Among Distinguished Professionals and Executives, Top 100 in Finance, by Top 100 Magazine, and is a ForbesBooks author with a book to be released later this year. She has completed courses with prominent financial training institutions in areas of Financial Planning, Investments, Taxation, Business, Estate and Retirement Planning. Along with her financial education, Ande is a Certified Image Consultant and has received training from the Coach Training Alliance, Landmark Education and The Life Coach Institute. She is an active member of GAMA, AALU, NAIFA, and WIFS and serves on several corporate and non-profit boards. Ande has her Life and Health Insurance license in addition to Securities Licenses Series 7,63, and 65. Originally a Georgia native, she currently lives in New York with her husband and two children. Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

Co-Founder of Hoopinsure Multi-Line Life, Retirement, and P&C Process Jim Bologna Co-Founder of Hoopinsure Multi-Line Life, Retirement, and P&C Process Co-Founder of Hoopinsure Multi-Line Life, Retirement, and P&C Process Jim started his career through the elite training of Northwestern Mutual after college understanding the fundamentals of selling Life Insurance and Financial Services. Becoming an MDRT qualifier early in his career, he’s been a top producer since he was awarded Rookie of the year in 2000. In 2006, Jim entered the Multi-Line Industry Channel as an Exclusive Financial Services agent for Allstate taking with him, his Life Insurance and Financial services skills. He quickly identified processes in the multi-line agencies that could increase P&C, Life, and Retirement sales. Jim has been Court of the Table for most of his career which he credits his process in the multi-line channel. He quickly developed his multi-line process for agents across the country to follow and in 2014, he launched B-File, a digital process that that helped measure his success in the Allstate channel. Jim has spoken to thousands of multi-line agents and producers captive and independent across the country and is directly responsible for increasing agents sales. His proven process built around assessing the liability limits of customers in 2018 was used with 44,000 households. Multi-line agents using the process has uncovered over 6 billion in household assets, 10,300 Life Insurance Policies, 1800 business owners, and identified an additional 900 boats, 1157 motorcycles, 418 RV’s, and 8,134 Umbrellas. Specialty Topics: Selling more as a trusted advisor in the multi-line sales process Understanding the power of policy reviews How to incorporate Life Insurance and Retirement conversations during the P&C new business and renewal process Using Liability Limits to understand your customer’s household insurance needs Selling Life Insurance that matters in the multi-line distribution channel Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker

CEO of the Lennick Aberman Group Doug Lennick CEO of the Lennick Aberman Group Doug Lennick is CEO and co-founder of the Lennick Aberman Group. He is legendary for his innovative approaches to developing high performance in individuals and organizations and is an expert at developing practical applications of the art and science of human behavior, financial and otherwise. Before founding the Lennick Aberman Group, Doug, a certified financial planner (CFP), was Executive Vice President – Advice and Retail Distribution for American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial). In that capacity he led an organization of 17,000 field and corporate associates to unprecedented success. Although no longer full-time at Ameriprise, Doug retains the title of EVP and Senior Advisor to the Chairman and CEO, Jim Cracchiolo. Doug and co-author Fred Kiel, Ph.D., recently released their newest book, Moral Intelligence 2.0: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success in Turbulent Times. Just one year earlier, Doug released the popular title, Financial Intelligence: How to Make Smart, Values-Based Decisions with Your Money and Your Life. Doug is also the co-author of the internationally successful and original title, Moral Intelligence (Wharton School Publishing). Doug is the sole author of The Simple Genius (You) and co-author with Roy Geer, Ph.D., of How to Get What You Want and Remain True to Yourself. Previous Speaker Go back to Speaker Network Next Speaker