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  • Annuity Switchboard

    Annuity Switchboard

    ONLY source for 100% carrier certified product and rate information
  • Carrier Benefits

    Carrier Benefits

    Easily manage, control, and launch new products while supporting the sales and compliance efforts of your distribution partners
  • Distributor Benefits

    Distributor Benefits

    Improve workflow and your field supervision process, while gaining a unique insight
  • Compliance Suitability Support

    Compliance Suitability Support

    Be better positioned to respond to changes in the regulatory environment

Overview

Throughout the years the annuity industry has become significantly more complex at both the product and regulatory level.
While a source of reliable data is important to an annuity carrier’s product and sales development, its critical to your distribution partners day to day operations.Beacon Research is proud to offer Annuity Switchboard, a unique approach to managing the universe of products currently available, ensuring that your distribution partners have access to 100% carrier certified product and rate information to support their sales and compliance efforts.This is accomplished through the implementation of proprietary process that requires participating annuity providers to log in to the ANNNUITYSWTICHBOARD interface and certify that their specific product and rate information is accurate. The end result is database containing 100% carrier certified information that can be comfortably relied on to support your field supervision / compliance and sales efforts. For more information regarding Annuity Switchboard or to schedule an online tour contact us at: (847) 386-2192 or [email protected]

Distributor Benefits

Annuity Switchboard supports your annuity sales and distribution by helping to
  • Ensure that all broker dealer compliance / suitability decisions are being made with the most accurate and current product and rate information available
  • Comply with upcoming best interest requirements
  • Populate compliance and order entry documentation from one single data source
  • Monitor quote and sales activity across all switchboard distributors / carriers

Carrier Benefits

In addition to supporting your distribution partners efforts, there are numerous carrier benefits, including the ability to:
  • Manage all custom / proprietary product offerings (i.e. suppress features / rates) for each Switchboard distributor
  • Control the jurisdictions that each product is offered
  • Easily update and verify product information
  • Reduce NIGO’s

Compliance Suitability Support

Annuity Switchboard also better positions your distribution partners to respond to changes in the regulatory environment (i.e. NAIC, SEC, Reg 187, etc.) while maintaining the visibility of your company’s products on their platform. In addition, Switchboard also supports the following field supervision tools:
  • Sales Disclosure Report
  • Exchange Disclosure Report
  • Fee Comparison Report
  • Multi-State Compliance Tool

About Us

 

Beacon Annuity Solutions was founded in 1998


Premier provider of research and sales support tools


100 years of combined annuity industry experience


Maintains relationships with the top annuity product manufacturers


Offers the most comprehensive and accurate product and sales data


Offers the most comprehensive and accurate product and sales data


Our Team



Jeremy Alexander - CEO<br>

Jeremy Alexander

CEO


Joshua Alexander - CTO

Joshua Alexander

CTO


Kenneth L. Block - CFO and General Counsel

Kenneth L. Block

CFO and General Counsel






David E. Hunsinger - Dir. of Operations

David E. Hunsinger

Dir. of Operations


Stephanie Brandt - Dir. of Research

Stephanie Brandt

Dir. of Research


Gary Phifer - Dir. of Strategic Initiatives

Gary Phifer

Dir. of Strategic Initiatives



Jeremy Alexander

Jeremy Alexander

President & CEO


Jeremy founded Beacon Research in 1997 after a successful 10-year career as a financial planner. He was a top producer during that time, and won several major insurance sales awards including Court of the Table and Million Dollar Round Table. During that time, he also served as COO of Alexander Associates, a financial planning firm. Mr. Alexander is often quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, National Underwriting, Investment News and InsuranceNewsNet. He is a featured speaker on the subject of retirement planning and annuities
Joshua Alexander

Joshua Alexander

Chief Technology Officer


Joshua is responsible for Beacon's technology strategy and technology related sales. He founded Beacon in 1997 and designed and developed our first database. A year later he completed development of Beacon's on demand publications. Soon after, he migrated our print publications to the internet. Mr. Alexander is responsible for the development of the industry's leading annuity research and sales platform. He received a BA from Roger Williams University.
David E. Hunsinger

David E. Hunsinger

Director, Operations


David joined Beacon in 2008 to lead development of its variable annuity database. He now manages all data collection operations for Beacon. He was previously Director of Data Collection for VARDS (Variable Annuity Research Data Service), where he helped transform its quarterly sales report from CD-ROM format to a web-based application with real-time data access. He also held a sales and marketing position at LOMA, a life insurance industry trade organization. David earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his MBA from the Coles School of Business at Kennesaw State University.
Stephanie Brandt

Stephanie Brandt

Director of Research


Since joining Beacon in 1997, Stephanie has spearheaded the company's fixed and indexed annuity data collection activities, serving as the key contact in developing relationships with insurance companies as well as collecting and maintaining data. Previously, Stephanie managed brokerage operations for Alexander Associates, a financial planning firm. She earned a BS from Northwestern University.
Gary Phifer

Gary Phifer

Director of Strategic Initiatives


Gary joined the Beacon family to lead the Strategic Initiatives and Marketing efforts of firm. His extensive annuity and life industry experience has allowed him to develop a unique perspective that has aided in the development of new products, sales and compliance tools, as well the development of award-winning marketing material. Prior to joining Beacon, Gary held various leadership roles at Protective Life, Prudential, and AXA
Kenneth L. Block

Kenneth L. Block

CFO and General Counsel


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Annuity Switchboard
790 W. Frontage Rd. | # 335
Northfield, Illinois 60093

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