At the end of a life well lived most of us really just want one thing two have mattered.
So does what we do matter.
Consider this in 2021 20.4 trillion dollars of life insurance was in force.
The insurance industry accounts for 3.5% of the country's gross output.
That's more than mining, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting combined.
Life insurers invest more than 8.2 trillion dollars in the US economy.
And they account for more than 2.9 Million jobs.
But the most inspiring part in 2020 life insurance companies paid 757 billion dollars in total benefits to Americans.
That's right billion with a b: a seven a five a seven and nine zeros.
Only Social Security and private pensions paid out more.
But now you're probably wondering does being a western and southern life agent matter.
Well last year Western & Southern Life paid 286 million dollars of life insurance benefits.
That 286 million helped protect your clients when they needed it most.
It may have covered their bills and may have funded college; it may have paid for medical expenses.
And it's not just life insurance that matters last year.
Western & Southern Life paid 27 million dollars in annuity benefits.
It most likely supported long-term care.
It may have paid for dream vacations than once in a lifetime memories.
In total Western & Southern Life may help cover the dreams of over 865,000 people with our life insurance and annuity products.
That's almost the entire population of Indianapolis, Indiana or Charlotte, North Carolina or San Francisco, California.
That's the magnitude of commitment Western & Southern Life makes to you and that you make to your clients.
So yes what you do does matter.
What you do matters to your family, your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues, your community, your state, and your country, but most importantly, what you do matters to your clients, and their families.
You can help a widow spend quality time with your children and grandchildren without the concern of losing her home.
You can help a family spend more time with a loved one when time is short and memories are more important than bills.
You can help business owners safely pass on their business to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
You can help a couple plan for living too long ensuring enough money is there for the journey.
Western & Southern Life is proud to say that you can make a difference helping Americans secure their financial future.
