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Ottawa Chapter January 31, 2013. Advocis Working on Your Behalf. Overview. Advocis Regulatory Affairs Recent lobbying success Raising Advocis’s profile Advocis research initiatives Advocis Legislature Days Education update APA update. Advocis Regulatory Affairs. Fiduciary Duty
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Ottawa ChapterJanuary 31, 2013 Advocis Working on Your Behalf
Overview • Advocis Regulatory Affairs • Recent lobbying success • Raising Advocis’s profile • Advocis research initiatives • Advocis Legislature Days • Education update • APA update
Advocis Regulatory Affairs • Fiduciary Duty • Banning of third-party commissions
Recent Lobbying Success • Manitoba’s proposed tax on critical illness insurance, disability insurance and individual corporate-owned life insurance
Advocis went public with its concerns • Over 15 media outlets picked up the story
Media Successes in 2012 Almost 400 Advocis mentions in consumer and industry media in 2012
Advocis in the News Advocis was mentioned over 30 times in January 2013, including coverage in: • CKNY Radio Vancouver • The Globe and Mail • Globe Advisor • The National Post • MoneySense • CBC online • Investment Executive • Insurance and Investment Journal • Yahoo! Finance • Reuters • Canadian Business Press • St. Catharines’ Standard
Advocis Research Initiatives • Advocis commissioned Investor Economics to provide information about the economic impact of financial advice
The financial advice industry in Canada [1]Source: Investor Economics, February 2012[1All data in this profile is from Investor Economics, February 2012 Report, unless otherwise indicated
Life and health insurance advice in Canada New Business Life & Health Insurance Premiums in Canada - 2010 ($millions) Note: Represents insurance solutions provided by independent and career advisors only
Financial advice spans entire life cycle of Canadian families
Advocis Research Initiatives … continued • Advocis partnered with IFIC to deliver the results of a scientific study that shows new evidence on the value of financial advice
Advocis Legislature Days • Ontario Legislature Day, April 24, 2012 • Alberta Legislature Day, October 24, 2012
Education Update • Update 2013 • CHS program • LLQP
APA Update • No premium increases in 2013 • Continued growth in certificate holders • Exempt market product coverage • New education programs for 2013
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