Great Eastern achieves milestone in agent certification

Insurance Business America | October 30, 2019

Great Eastern has announced that 168 of its financial representatives have been certified by the Financial Services Managers Association (FSMA) and Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF), and subsequently honoured these agents at a graduation ceremony held at CHIJMES on October 25. According to a statement by Great Eastern, its agents have completed the FSMA’s Agency Management Training Course (AMTC) and achieved IBF Standards Level 3 accreditation, and it is now the major insurer with the highest number of agents with those certifications in Singapore.

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It’s no secret that the global pandemic has upended everyone’s life. We know this anecdotally from our own experiences—more online shopping with curbside pickup orders, ordering takeout and delivery versus in-person dining, and changing media consumption. And let’s not forget remote working and learning. These experiences are more than simply anecdotal; McKinsey has written about the more specific effects of the pandemic on consumer behavior and needs. In short, they write: “behavior changes will reshape consumer decision journeys and companies will need to adapt fast.”

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It’s no secret that the global pandemic has upended everyone’s life. We know this anecdotally from our own experiences—more online shopping with curbside pickup orders, ordering takeout and delivery versus in-person dining, and changing media consumption. And let’s not forget remote working and learning. These experiences are more than simply anecdotal; McKinsey has written about the more specific effects of the pandemic on consumer behavior and needs. In short, they write: “behavior changes will reshape consumer decision journeys and companies will need to adapt fast.”

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