If you were to look at the industry press releases about 2021 sales, you’d probably pick up one big storyline – both Whole Life and Indexed UL had gangbuster years, each notching 20% growth. Indexed UL saw $600M in increased sales in 2021 to $3.5B, but the growth was uneven,…
If you were to look at the industry press releases about 2021 sales, you’d probably pick up one big storyline…
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