Global Microbrand (Turkeys Primer)

the global microbrand rant | Gapingvoid

Yeah, I know this post is old.  But old doesn’t always mean outdated.  The information you’ll find at this link is transformative. Whether you work for yourself or The Man, we all need to understand the concept of the Global Microbrand.

Final month 4Q is strategy time. Time to think up different revenue stream ideas for 2010.

LIMRA 3Q US Individual Life Insurance Sales – Not Good

Individual Life Insurance Sales—the Good and Bad News

Declines in other products resulted in total individual life insurance sales falling 11% in the third quarter of 2009, according to the LIMRA report.  Overall, because of steeper decreases in Q1and Q2, total individual annualized premium sales are down 19% YTD.  Universal life (UL) sales were down 14% in the Q3, compared with drops of about 30% in Q1and Q2.In the first nine months of 2009, UL declined 24%, according to LIMRA.

Until these numbers start improving, the job market for underwriters is going to remain flat.

Or worse.