The Discovery Series with Desjardins is an on-demand webinar series that connects you with your fellow insurance and financial professionals for:

 
Tailored advice to help you grow your business
 
Winning sales strategies and solutions tailored to your clients’ unique needs
 
All the latest market trends, industry best practices, and more

Plus you can earn CE credits on select webinars.


From story to strategy: Turning personal narratives into client wins


À noter: ce webinaire est présenté en anglais, mais des sous-titres français sont disponibles


In this engaging session, advisor and entrepreneur Simmi Paul shares how personal experiences can become powerful tools for building trust and driving sales. From starting her career as a young mom and immigrant to helping clients protect what matters most, Simmi reveals how storytelling helps turn conversations into long-term planning strategies.


You’ll learn how to connect real-life needs to solutions like Participating Whole Life Insurance and Insured Retirement Plans (IRPs)—with a focus on term conversions, tax efficiency, and legacy planning.


Key learnings:


  • How to use storytelling to open client conversations
  • Strategies to convert Term Life Insurance to Participating Life Insurance and introduce IRP
  • Tips to position protection and legacy in relatable ways

Agenda highlights::


  1. Simmi’s story – How life experience drives her client approach
  2. Strategy in action – Turning needs into PAR + IRP opportunities
  3. The conversion conversation – Making it simple and relevant
  4. Legacy through connection – Why emotion drives long-term planning

Earn 1 CE credit*


This training allows you to obtain 1 CE credit from the following organizations:

  • Advocis (The Financial Advisors Association of Canada)
  • Institute for Advanced Financial Education (IAFE)
  • Alberta Insurance Council (AIC)
  • FP Canada
  • Insurance Council of Manitoba (ICM)
  • Insurance Council of Saskatchewan (ICS)

To get the CE credit, you must attend at least 90% of the session and obtain a result of 60% or higher on the quiz. If you meet the qualifying criteria, you’ll be able to download your certificate right away.


Closed captioning:
To ensure accessibility, closed captioning will be available in English and French.


Date: Tuesday, September 16
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)


Key speakers and guests


Simmi Paul
Insurance Agent & Desjardins Agency Owner


Rehan Bhanji, CFP, CLU
National Best Practice Leader, Desjardins

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