Royal Arcanum News and Events

 

Jul 13, 2021 Newsletter #22

Hi Member, We hope you're enjoying the summer. Here are a few topics you might find interesting as you sip your iced tea in the shade: Home Office News Product Focus: Simplified Issue Member Highlight: Officer & Member Manual Save the Date for the Session    Home Office News Nick Benoit, our Chief Operations Officer, is pleased to announce that Home Office associate Travis Scofield has been promoted to the role of Claims Supervisor. Travis was hired in February of 2019, previously working for the John Hancock Insurance Company. His continuous strong performance handling many tasks within the operation has earned him this advance. If you happen to speak with him in calling the Home Office, be sure to congratulate him.    Product Focus: Simplified Life Simplified Issue Plan   What is Simplified Life Insurance? The Royal Arcanum Simplified Issue Plan is permanent whole life insurance for those aged 20 - 85 (may be limited in some states). Full underwriting is not required: there are only 7 medical questions, without a medical exam being required.   Benefits Once issued, premiums will never increase, and the death benefit will never decrease. Cash values accumulate over time. The full face amount is payable in the first year.   Face Amounts The minimum face amount is $2,500 for ages 20 - 85 (the maximum issue age for the state of Washington is age 65). The highest face amount is $50,000 for those through age 69. The maximum for ages 70 - 85 is $25,000.   Guaranteed Death Benefit Your chosen beneficiary will receive the full face amount of your policy as long as your premium payments are current.   Membership The insured will become a member of the Royal Arcanum and provide full membership benefits, including social functions, charitable event participation, and access to the Royal Perks program. Details are available here.   Convenient Payment Plans Premiums may be paid quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. Monthly payments can be paid with automatic checking account withdrawals with Check-o-matic or by credit card. This is a great way to become a member of the Royal Arcanum without the requirement of a medical exam. Please contact the home office to find out more about this or any of our other products.    Member Highlight: Officer & Member Manual The Home Office is always available to help you to make the most of your membership in the Royal Arcanum. Your Executive Committee has worked to create and maintain resources for your benefit and keep you informed of information that you may need as a member and as an officer in your council. Today we'll begin to explore one of those resources: the Manual for Council Officers and Members. This manual was created to provide information in an easily accessible manner to our members and officers, so they will be aware of the membership benefits, programs, awards, guidance for officers, and answer other questions that have been often asked. In future newsletters, we'll dig deeper into this valuable resource.   Purpose The Manual for Council Officers and Members was published in 2015 in response to our members and officers questions on the many benefits and procedures in the Royal Arcanum. Even members who have reached the level of a Supreme Council Officer have sometimes found themselves unaware of some of the rich history and plentiful benefits of Royal Arcanum membership. Members who are thinking about becoming first-time officers, or moving to a new office, are sometimes worried about the needs of the position and decline to run for office not out of a lack of desire to help their council, but out of a lack of confidence that they can adequately serve. This manual covers the few key responsibilities for each office, making the position more well known and hopefully a more attractive service option for our members.   Outline The manual is composed of four sections, each only a dozen or so pages long; the entire manual is only about 60 pages. Each section has a table of contents that outlines every topic in the section, and the manual has an index in the back. Forms are also included for changing your name, address, or beneficiary; a few other forms are also included. Some of these forms are also availableonline at our website.   Section A - General Information The first section provides general information about the Royal Arcanum, its history, contact information, symbols and signs used in our society, and information about membership and our products.   Section B - Programs & Procedures The Royal Arcanum has created and maintained many programs to help councils with their social and charitable activities. Some programs also provide financial awards to councils for participation. Programs are reviewed regularly by the Executive Committee and revised as needed, and new programs are created when circumstances indicate it will be a benefit to our membership. This section also describes procedures for writing reports, and working as a volunteer recommender (and how to earn recommender awards).   Section C - Age Related Items The Royal Arcanum is happy to accept members shortly after their birth, and has provisions for benefiting our members throughout their life. This section covers information about our Junior Department and programs designed for our pre-adult members, including our generous Scholarship and Grant programs. It also covers the conversation of members from Juniors to Adults, and programs to recognize members who have been Arcanians for 25 years and more.   Section D - Councils and Officers The final section describes awards to Subordinate and Grand Councils, Production Awards, restrictions on the use of production award money, a summary of the duties of officers, and common forms used by our members. As you can see, there's a vast amount of information packed into those 60 pages! We'll be exploring some of the key points of this manual and other resources we have available for you in the future so you can keep your council a fun and active place.    Save the Date for the Session Save the date for the Royal Arcanum Session on March 27 - 31, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. Our pandemic-delayed Session will focus on our business and elections of new officers, but also includes the usual array of ceremonies, dinners, and area attractions. It's not too early to begin to think about attending, and consider running for Supreme Council offices that will help guide our Society into the post-pandemic times. The end of March in Annapolis historically has temperatures nearing 60 degrees. Future weather is a bit harder to predict these days, so it'll be best to check in on the predictions as the time gets closer. Expect sunrise just before 6 am, and sunset just before 6:30 pm, giving us more than 12 hours of sunlight. We're looking forward to seeing you there!