From the Field

Reconnection and Recognition: Affiliated GAs Gather in Arizona

February 23, 2022  

General Agents (GAs), the leaders of our Affiliated Channel agencies, kicked off 2022 recently in Dove Mountain, Arizona.

It had been too long since these key representatives of our company were in each others’ company, and the laughter could probably be heard all over the mountain.

The spirit was heightened by Rebecca Dunne and Frank Lucia, who co-hosted the awards ceremony complete with lively banter and “fun facts”, like the origin of the name Dove Mountain (it’s in the Tortolita Range…which translates to little turtle dove. Now you know.)

Another fact: the Affiliated Channel had an incredible 2021 and are reconnected and revved up for 2022.

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Do Good Award Being Put to Good Use

December 26, 2021  

The true measure of success is the impact it makes. Here’s an example of that impact. Fred & Camille Martins (Five Rings agents) used the monies their nonprofit received for the Agent Do Good award to provide Thanksgiving meals for 500 people!

Each family had a designated time to come pick up their turkey and box of food to use for Thanksgiving.

They did this at a local church in Margate, Florida. Talk about Good being done! Thank you Fred and Camille for making a difference.

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2022 WIN Field Co-Leaders Announced

December 26, 2021  

National Life’s Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN) is delighted to recognize Brittany Russo and Lizzie Cappuzzo as the 2022 Field Co-Leaders for WIN!

WIN is a community committed to supporting Field associates at every level by igniting connections and sharing learning across the enterprise. Leveraging the skills and networks of National Life’s women leaders and producers is a critical endeavor as women currently comprise 45% of National Life’s Agent population and are responsible for 37% of the company’s WNAP production (Q3 2021 figures).

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Crankin’ for Cause

December 26, 2021  

Last week, Mehran, Matt Frazee and Xan Rousselle mounted the fitness center’s Peloton exercise bikes to help the PHP (People Helping People) agency kick off a charity challenge.

Two PHP offices will compete to log the most hours on the Peloton bikes they won as part of a sales contest. The winning office will receive $2,021 from us to donate to a childhood hunger-fighting charity.

Mehran, Matt and Xan, along with some trash-talking among the PHP offices, motivated the riders live over Zoom to jump-start the competition with a spirited and sweaty 20-minute ride.

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Jerry Stratton: “He was always looking forward.”

October 26, 2021  

Jerry Stratton, a pioneering independent distribution partner of National Life, passed away on October 8 at age 83.

As an independent Managing General Agent (MGA) he was a key principal in execution of our independent distribution strategy. Jerry brought extensive experience, a strategic mind and love for the industry and National Life. He was an icon in our industry and lived his passion every single day.

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A Bahamian Family Reunion

August 24, 2021  

The 2021 independent channel’s Conference of Champions incentive trip is a wrap. Despite COVID considerations, the team pulled off a great event.

Below is a first hand account of the event as provided by Marketing Director Mallorie Manosh, followed by photos from the conference.

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“It’s like going to Disney World”

August 24, 2021  

One of those early July days in Vermont (the sunny kind, not the downpour kind), three faces peered in through the glass doors of the main lobby, knocking and waving. Curiously, security officer Rick Pope peered back at the unfamiliar, smiling faces and opened the door to see how he could help them.

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Four National Life Agents Recognized With Agent Do Good Awards

August 24, 2021  

At National Life, our values to Do good. Be good. Make good. don’t remain within our walls. They extend through the thousands of agents who we do business with. That’s why we created the Agent Do Good Award, to recognize the good agents do within their own communities.

This year, four agents were recognized for the good they do for their causes out of the 90 nominations we received.

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