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eMoney Teams Up With Allianz LifeeMoney Teams Up With Allianz Life

The financial planning software developer is forming a strategic partnership with the annuities and life insurance firm.

Samuel Steinberger, Senior Technology Editor

April 28, 2020

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It’s not just financial planners who have access to eMoney Advisor. Allianz Life is entering a strategic partnership with the financial planning software developer that will see more than 50 new Allianz Life representatives “demonstrate the value of annuities through a planning lens,” according to eMoney.

In announcing the partnership, Allianz Life representatives get access to eMoney Premier, the firm’s top-level planning product.

“Our goal is to help more firms adopt planning—that includes modeling how different asset classes, inclusive of insurance and annuities, can contribute to a client’s financial outcome,” said Leslie Knotts, head of relationship management at eMoney. “eMoney’s platform remains product agnostic.”

While specific annuity products offered by individual financial institutions aren’t modeled, users can model the anticipated amount of guaranteed income the annuity could produce, noted Knotts. “In most cases, users model the most important aspect of an annuity (the guaranteed income it will generate) and incorporate it into a client’s financial plan.” The partnership will also see eMoney and Allianz Life creating custom content and jointly hosting live webinars.

eMoney has been growing capabilities for clients in its other products as well, adding a life insurance module last August to its more pared back service, called Foundational Planning, and revealing last week that its Project Avocado app is in its pilot phase.

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About the Author

Samuel Steinberger

Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com

Samuel Steinberger is Senior Technology Editor for Informa Connect’s WealthManagement.com. In his role, Mr. Steinberger provides the publication’s wealth and financial technology coverage. 

Mr. Steinberger’s editorial insight and familiarity with technology accelerates Informa’s growth within the financial advisor and wealth management communities, providing in-depth news for advisors and financial professionals. 

Before joining Informa Connect, Mr. Steinberger produced documentaries with former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien at Soledad O’Brien Productions (formerly Starfish Media Group). He specialized in research, shooting and editing, as well as finding distinct voices to explain topics like mental health, poverty and racial divide. 

Prior to joining Soledad O’Brien Productions, Mr. Steinberger managed multi-departmental technology projects for global legal technology leader Transperfect Legal Solutions. After obtaining his graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University, he completed his transition from technology management to media. 

Mr. Steinberger is an award-winning journalist, author and researcher who has written, edited and reported for a number of publications, including The New York Times, Financial PlanningAmerican Banker and PBS. He is founder of beverages publication Give Me Weird Drinks

Mr. Steinberger’s technology analysis and insight has been featured in several books on virtual and augmented reality. Mr. Steinberger has received awards and recognition for his reporting and research, including the American Business Media's prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for editorial excellence.

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