Financial advisory and sales are one of the most attractive professions today. However, financial advisors are subjected to many challenges that prevent them from achieving success in their chosen field.

If you are a financial advisor and you would would want to improve your craft, join my Master Class and be on your way to achieve greater heights with your profession and business.

Randell Tiongson’s Master Class for Financial Advisors will feature experts who have proven track records:

Melvin Esteban is a well-respected wealth management practitioner who has over 2 decades of experience in the financial services industry. He has extensive corporate experience in insurance, wealth management and consultancy and also a regular lecturer at the Registered Financial Planner program.  Melvin is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) with Distinction, an Associate with Financial Services Institute, a Registered Financial Planner with the Registered Financial Planning Institute, Ohio, and a Certified Financial Consultant by the Institute of Financial Consultants, Canada, with High Distinction. 

Dr. Alvin Ang is a professor of economics at the Ateneo de Manila University.  He is currently Director of Economic Research in the same university. He has a PhD  in Applied Economics from Osaka University as a Japanese government scholar. He was a former economics professor at the University of Santo Tomas and was the former head of the Research Institute of UST. Not only is he a favorite professor my many, he is also a favorite speaker on economic matters in different government and corporate settings as well as a regular guest on tv and radio on the same topic. He is a regular columnist for the Business Mirror. He ss fondly called the “everyday economist” because he has makes complex topics easy to understand my many.

Val Baguios is a an IT practitioner but pivoted to become a strengths and executive coach. He is an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified coach and a Gallup-certified Strengths coach. Val has been featured in many institutions and programs where he makes people understand the value of  coaching and empowering individuals to strategic, purposive and strengths-based endeavors through one on one coaching and people development.

Arnel Pepito is a full-time trader and portfolio manager participating in the Philippine Stock Exchange. Arnel is a stock market enthusiast and an investing/trading advocate. He has vast interests from trading currency, commodities, futures to global equities. He is also blogger and a no-nonsense investments advocate who is very passionate in sharing the opportunities in the stock market and other investment vehicles. He is the founder of Investambayan, a very active social group that provides stock market education. He is followed by over 10,000 people due to his passion to share his knowledge.

Garett Maralit is an engineer turned financial practitioner. He is the co-founder of The Bright Millenial, a Facebook group that currently has over 220,000 followers. Garett has been one of the most prolific and successful individuals to use and maximize the benefits of social media to benefit the financial advisory industry. With the barrage of pages and groups in the social media, Garett Maralit was able to distinguish his brand and continues to stand out in social media, particularly Facebook. His experience and exposure in the social media has propelled Garett to be one of the top advisors of his branch and now leading a robust group of young financial advisors.

Randell Tiongson is one of the Philippines’ most respected and followed personal finance coach. He is the cofounder of the Registered Financial Planner, a best-selling author, media practitioner and international speaker and a columnist. He has been influential in the development and growth of the financial planning industry and is a leading thought leader and influencer in personal finance. Randell has over 3 decades experience in the financial services industry and has experience in sales, marketing, training, consultancy and more. He is the person behind the most attended finance conferences such as iCON, Money Talks, Build Your Future. He has also sold over 100,000 finance books to date and has given over 1,000 talks and seminars over the years.

Randell Tiongson’s Master Class for Financial Advisors will run on August 23 & 24, 2019 and September 6 & 7, 2019 at the Crown Plaza, Robinsons Galleria from 9am to 5pm.

What can you experience in the Master Class for Financial Advisers?

August 23, 2019
The need for a better advisor
Behavioral Finance
Level Up Sales
Strengths for Sales Professionals (with Val Baguios)

August 24, 2019
Investment Planning
Introduction to Stock Market (with Arnel Pepito)
Perspective of the High Net-worth Market (with Melvin Esteban)

September 6, 2019
Macroeconomics for Investors (with Dr. Alvin Ang)
Insurance Planning
Retirement Planning

September 7, 2019
Presentation Skills
Personal Branding
Social Media Marketing (with Garett Maralit)

The learning investment is only P19,800.00 and it covers full meals, Gallup Strengths Finder test and a certificate.

*Special Group rate: P15,800 per participant, minimum of 5.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Deposit the amount to BDO 006440069496 or BPI 0249111309 under John Randell Tiongson.
2. Email a photo or screenshot of the deposit slip or transfer advise to [email protected] and indicate the following:
   1. Full name and nickname
   2. Company represented
   3. Years in practice

This Master Class has only limited slots available and we expect it to be filled up soon.

See you at the Master Class for Financial Advisors!

And the list of the Philippines’ top 10 life insurance companies in 2014 is released! Once again, Sun Life dominates the rankings for the 4^th year in a row. With its increase in 2014 of a little over a billion pesos in total premiums, Sun Life proves to be among the most stable insurance companies. Apart from maintaining its prime spot, Sun Life has surpassed itself by creating a wider gap between the second top company, with a difference of little over twelve billion pesos in total premiums.

Having been in the insurance industry for over a century, Sun Life has been able to create products and services that are able to meet all the needs of people. Moreover this company is known for their relevant and significant marketing strategies, which have given them an edge in this industry, allowing the company to hold on tightly to that top spot.

While the top spot still remains the same, there has been a shift among the 2^nd and 3^rd spots. The year 2013 saw Philam Life and AXA Philippines at the 2^nd and 3^rd spot, respectively, with a difference of over a billion in total premiums. However this was not the case for 2014. AXA Philippines has bumped Philam Life off the 2^nd spot and reclaimed the position they had held for many years, prior to 2013. With their aggressive and revolutionary marketing strategies, AXA Philippines proves, once more, why they deserve to be part of the top three.

Falling to the 3^rd spot with just a small difference of thirty million in total premiums, the total premiums of Philam Life from America have dropped slightly from its phenomenal PhP 19 billion in 2013 to PhP 18 billion in 2014. Nonetheless, their performance is still top rate and noteworthy.

In the 4^th spot is Prulife UK, which maintained its ranking of number 4. Although the total premiums of PruLife UK have decreased by PhP 3 billion from 2013, Prulife UK is still able to hold to its prime position in the rankings due to their strong marketing arm.

2014 has also seen a slight restructure in the rankings of BPI-Philam and ManuLife. Though they still performed well this year, ManuLife has fallen down a spot to the 6th ranking. With a little over a billion difference in total premiums, ManuLife is just a little behind BPI-Philam. Climbing to the 5^th spot would be BPI-Philam. With its strong infrastructure and fantastic productivity, these two companies have been neck to neck, as seen in the rankings. SunLife Grepa’s performance has slightly gone down as seen in the rankings by being in the 8^th spot. However the largest local insurance company improves and is seen to be going up the rankings by claiming the 7^th spot.

Manulife Chinabank has also improved and is seen to have gone up the rankings to the 9^th spot. However the 10^th spot is now claimed by ManuLife Chinabak. Formerly held by PNB Life, the total premiums of PNB Life has gone down from its 6 billion in 2013 to 4 billion in 2014. A round of applause for ManuLife Chinabank though, for entering the top ranks.

Taking a look at the whole picture, 2014 produced premium income of P157,831,673,089. While this number is smaller than 2013’s total premium income of P170,280,660,057, it shows that there is stiff competition in the insurance industry and was brought about by lower single pay premiums. Ultimately, these numbers indicate that Filipinos are becoming smarter about their money, with more people seeing the value of setting some aside for their long-term financial security.

*Data from the Insurance Commission.

Complete rankings of all other categories (net income, net worth, assets, etc.) can be found at the Insurance Commission website or click HERE

The results are in! Sun Life has retained it’s dominance of the life insurance industry making them the top insurer, a spot they have held for the 3rd consecutive year. Not only did they manage to keep the top spot, they have managed to even widen the gap between the number 2 spot with about 10 Billion Pesos worth of premiums — truly an astounding feat. Sun Life’s strength remains to be their strong agency force which has remained to be a strong distribution channel with higher than average productivity. Sun Life’s agency has grown in leaps and bounds from about 2,000 agents in 2003 to over 7,000 in 2013 — a growth of over 300% in a span of 10 years. Further, Sun Life’s timely and relevant marketing campaigns has cemented their stronghold of the top spot. Congratulations Sun Life, your performance is truly amazing.

2013 saw a realignment of the rankings in total premium income. Philamlife’s phenomenal 2013 performance has allowed them to go back to the 2nd position, a rank they relinquished in 2012. Philamlife’s renewed vigor, new strategies, re-tooling of advisers and aggressive recruitment strategies resulted to a jump of almost 5 Billion. Philamlife’s vast network, brand premium and fresh strategies not only allowed them to regain the 2nd spot, it also widen their gap with the 3rd spot by almost 1.8 Billion worth of premiums. What Philamlife has accomplished is phenomenal as well, at the rate they are going, there is much to be expected from this insurer.

Landing on the 3rd post is AXA Philippines, a post they have held for many years and and a spot they ceded in 2012. Just like Philamlife, AXA’s current strategies and their dominance of the bancassurance environment and a stronger agency force produced a growth of almost 6 billion more premiums in 2013 from their 2012 numbers. AXA Philippines is a joint venture partnership between the French insurer and global dominant player AXA and Metrobank.

Slipping down to the 4th spot from their 2012 ranking of number 2 is Pru Life U.K. In 2012, Pru Life UK surpassed Philamlife which landed them on the 2nd spot but their 2013 performance was not strong enough for them to defend their rank. Pru Life UK slips down by 2 spots in 2013, however, they still delivered positive growth from their 2012 numbers.

Manulife jumps by 2 spots from number 7 in 2013 to number 5 in 2013.  Their rise is attributable to their spectacular performance and they more than doubled their premiums in just 1 year, from 7.4 Billion in 2012 to 15 Billion in 2013! Manulife’s strong productivity is a truly admirable asset and  more than doubling revenues in just a year is truly one for the books. Bravo Manulife!

There were many changes in the 2013 rankings — SunLife Grepa improves to the number 7 spot and they are now behind BPI Philam’s number 6 slot, down from number 5 in 2012. Insular Life, the largest Filipino-owned insurance company slips to the number 8 spot — down 2 spots from 2012. Manulife Chinabank and PNB Life retains their 2012 ranks of number 9 and 10 respectively.

The life insurance industry as whole delivered P 170,280,660,057 worth of premium income, up from P119,454,550,174 in 2012 or a growth of 42.5%.

The life insurance industry has been growing tremendously for many years and this can be attributed to the more Filipinos having better income and improving awareness of financial products and the importance of financial planning. While P 170 Billion bucks is a huge amount of money, it is merely a drop of the bucket from the money in the banks which has reported to be more than 6 Trillion Pesos in 2013. Clearly, the life insurance industry has a long way to go and a daunting task to get more Filipinos financially secured and this is something all of us should be advocating for.

* Data from the Insurance Commission.