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National Catholic Forester
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Excited for 2015
As a child I thought reaching the year
2000, would be so futuristic, and I
remember thinking, "Wow, I'll be 47 in
2000, I doubt I live to see it", but I did.
There was the scare of 2000 being
perhaps the end of the world and all
the computer concerns about systems
rolling from 1999 into 2000. People
were really scared at the time, but here
we are in the year 2015.
I am excited about 2015 for many
reasons; sales are up tremendously and
in 2015 we should be able to turn the
tide and have more new members than
death claims, which means membership
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At our convention we introduced a
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Ultimate Assurance, and in 2015 we
will be purchasing a new software
administration system.
We are positioned to accomplish
abundant growth.
Growth in life sales has already
started in 2014; life sales went from
107 in 2013 to over 500 in 2014.
Our total life premium in 2013 was
$48,000 and in 2014 it was over
$500,000. Over a half a million!! – a
feat that appears to have never been
done in NCSF history.
We are thrilled with the direction our
life sales have gone. But you may be
missing out on a great opportunity;
check out our ad about our annuity
portfolio on page 9; it is hard to beat.
Don't leave money in CD's with you
being taxed on your interest, our
annuities are tax deferred.
From an operations standpoint,
things are really improving; morale
continues to improve, we have the state
department of insurance doing a "target
exam" and everything is going well with
that. I have told them we want complete
transparency in our operations. The
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holidays together with our Thanksgiving
luncheon and Christmas celebration.
Your Board of Directors
is ready to move forward, committees
have been established to provide
oversight to our Society. What we need
is more new members and you can be
a big part of making that happen. Tell
others about our outstanding portfolio
of products and don't forget about our
referral bonus program, if you have
forgotten about it, just give me a call.
Now that the holidays have past, it is
time for us to move forward into 2015.
I hope your holidays were a time to
celebrate your faith and the gift of
family, I pray that God bless you and
NCSF in 2015, with good health
and prosperity.
Fraternally,
JAY SCHENK FIC, CSA, CFFM
EXECUTIVE VP
from your EXECUTIVE VP...
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about costs and the various ways to cover
expenses. We will bury our parents and worry
about being a burden to our own children when
it is our time to leave this life.
"Gen X" folks are in their career years and
might have relied on their employer to provide
life insurance benefits, but perhaps they lost
those benefits during the lay-offs of the recent
economic downturn. This provides another
opportunity for a conversation about NCSF and
easing the concerns about those lost employee
benefits.
"Millennials" are our young adults who are just
finished with high school, may be in the college
years and possibly are mostly concerned
about school debt and the expenses involved
with getting started with a career, family, car
payments, etc. They, too, need the assurance
provided by our products.
With using data to help us focus our efforts and
with prayer to guide us, we will find ways to
reach Catholics of all ages and show them how
membership in our society can benefit them in
spiritual, social and practical ways. Please help
us spread the word; with renewed spirit, there
will be new life.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
MARGARET (PEGGY) SCHMITT
NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S REPORT, CONT:
Serenity Solutions
Prelude
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