Purchasing power is shrinking for prospective buyers as record-high home prices feed inflation, and data from LegalShield’s Housing Construction Index showed the steepest decline on record (7.8 points) as homebuilders manage supply chain and labor challenges. 

LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Index showed that while overall consumer stress remains subdued, the expiration of federal assistance programs, combined with rising rent and housing costs, as well as the chaos created by the Delta variant, have increased the demand for legal services related to employment and tenant issues.

LegalShield announced that its 2020 memberships hit record levels in 2020, with more than 1,800,000 paid subscriptions accessing its legal, identity protection and privacy management services. The company also saw a 7.5% increase year-over-year in its requests for legal services and a 32% increase in identity consultations—the highest single year of service requests since 2012. […]

LegalShield released its December 2020 LegalShield Economic Stress Index™, its indicator of the economic and financial status of U.S. households and small businesses. In its report, LegalShield found its Housing Construction Index spike to an all-time high, with expectations for building activity to remain strong into Q1 of 2021. Its Housing Sales Index also reached […]

LegalShield named Deborah D. McWhinney and Melvin C. Hall to its board of directors. McWhinney, a business leader, and Hall, a civil rights attorney and author, join LegalShield’s mission to “protect and empower people with tools and services needed to affordably live a just and secure life.” “LegalShield is driven to create a world where […]

Standing up to Customer Expectations, Regulatory Scrutiny and Sustainability Goals History circles back on itself. The commonplace gets modified over time with newer methodologies, but transformation—even in the world of direct selling—meanders through trial and error and sometimes re-emerges closer to the beginning than we expected. Door-to-door sellers of the late 1800s introduced innovative, useful […]

LegalShield announced today its expansion in Canada with the launch of new LegalShield and IDShield services featuring premium benefits current and new members. LegalShield Canada is led by President Martine Girotto, who reports to LegalShield CEO Jeff Bell, and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The new, expanded plans are available in all provinces and territories. […]

LegalShield today announced that Martine Girotto has been named president of LegalShield Canada. She will report to LegalShield CEO Jeff Bell.  “We are incredibly excited Martine has joined our leadership team. With her record of leadership at major brands and deep roots in the Canadian community, Martine has developed a top reputation in the industry […]

CEOs mull the merits of political and social activism. Last fall Nike made big news with a commercial featuring Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem before games to protest racial inequality and police brutality. The spot included other athletes who’ve made bold moves for their reasons. So, the overall […]

LegalShield recently announced that it has promoted Don Thompson to co-president of the firm’s Network Division, effective immediately. Thompson will report directly to LegalShield CEO Jeff Bell. In his new role, he will be responsible for creating and driving sales and network marketing strategies that elevate LegalShield in the marketplace. He will play an instrumental […]

Ada, Okla.-based LegalShield recently announced the hiring of Stephanie Gaccetta as vice president, Contact Center; Tina Gaccetta as vice president, Marketing and Incentives Network Division; and Scott Grissom as vice president of Product Leadership, Marketing and Sales. “We’re delighted to welcome Stephanie, Tina and Scott to the LegalShield family,” said LegalShield CEO Jeff Bell. “Each of these […]

LegalShield, an Ada, Oklahoma-based provider of legal plans and a leading provider of identity theft solutions, has announced that funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in LegalShield from funds controlled by MidOcean Partners, which acquired the legal services firm in […]