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Welcome back to the second edition of The Potomac Group News Update.  As you will see, the new content for this issue includes carrier news and the Advanced Markets Bulletin.  Some of the content of the Update may remain the same from week to week (things like Upcoming Calls and Events) but we promise you there will always be something new for you each week! 

One planning note for your fall schedule – we have set the date for our 2007 Annual Meeting and we have a new location!  We are excited to tell you that our Annual Meeting this year will be at the spectacular Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 27-30.  

And, if you are attending the 2007 BISYS’ Leader’s Summit, you may want to anticipate extending your stay in lovely Hawaii prior to the Leaders Summit. Remember, cases placed between June 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 count toward qualification. Click here to learn more.

Please enjoy this issue of our Update and we look forward to always exceeding your expectations!

Liz Weber, SVP, Advanced Markets

carrier and product news

Banner Life / William Penn Life of New York
- A.M. Best Reaffirms A+ Rating

MetLife
- Get Standard Ratings on Some Table B and C Offers
- Uninsurable? Think Again! A Closer Look at Common Cancers

North American Life
- Check Out the New and Improved ADDvantage Term

Sun Life Financial
- Single-Premium Policies: Backdating for a Win-Win Situation
 

GREENBERG TRAURIG ALERTS

Special Report (January 2007)
- New Law Changes Taxation of Charitable Remainder Trusts Earning Unrelated Business Income

Alert: Tax (January 2007)
- Supercharged Credit Shelter Trust — How to Get the Most Out of Your Estate Tax Shelter

Special Report (January 2007)
- New Obstacles to Stranger-Owned Life Insurance Transactions ("SOLI")


 


 


 

ADVANCED MARKETS BULLETIN

Estate Planning: Help Trustees Protect Their Client’s Planning Goals with the Services of the Insurance Trust Monitor
Estate planning solutions sometime involve having an irrevocable trust own an insurance policy on the grantor’s life. What many don’t realize is that under the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (adopted in most states), a trustee’s fiduciary responsibility requires that all assets, including life insurance policies, be reviewed periodically and determined to be suitable for their specific trust goals. It is critical in mitigating liability that the professional trustee have a process in place to review the trust assets and that the process is well documented and made a part of the trust’s files.
Click here to read more.

 
Upcoming Calls and Events

Teleconference: TOLI Simplified Roll-out
Date: February 27, 2007 - 3:00 pm EST

Register Online Now or call 888.241.1254

Teleconference: Tuesday's with Jerry
Date: March 6, 2007 - 2:00 pm EST

Register Now or call Pam Tucciarone at
800.722.1600, ext. 6446

Teleconference: Tuesday's with Jerry
Date: April 3, 2007 - 2:00 pm EST

Register Now or call Pam Tucciarone at
800.722.1600, ext. 6446

2007 Regional Meeting: Orlando, FL
Date: March 12-13, 2007 - Disney Yacht Club

Register Now or call Adalia Goycochea at
800.722.1600, ext. 6462

2007 Regional Meeting: Las Vegas, NV
Date: March 26-27, 2007 - The Signature at MGM Grand

Register Now or call Adalia Goycochea at
800.722.1600, ext. 6462

Key Office Personnel (KOP) Meeting:
Bethesda, MD Date: April 19-20, 2007
Register Now or call Pam Tucciarone at
800.722.1600, ext. 6446


 
Questions?

Call The Potomac Group at 800.722.1600, ext. 6446 for more information.

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