Description: This article contains photos from the Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Article from NewsDirect, January 2004, Issue No. 46.

Description: The first Baby Boomers turn 60 this year, which will begin a tidal wave of new retirees in the coming years. Unfortunately for these retirees, the long–term funding of Social Security is unclear, defined benefit plans cover fewer and fewer of today's workers, and defined contribution plan savings rates are generally not high enough to compensate for a lengthy retirement. This article describes how this wave of retirees presents a growing opportunity for the insurance industry.

Description: This article discusses change initiatives and how companies and executives need to take a proactive approach to manage the change in order to assure success.

Description: Distribution channels matter because they impact how products reach the clients, client experience with the company, and are a key driver in total company performance. Think about this, the pricing actuaries could design innovative products that meet client needs, but without distribution channels communicating the right messages to the clients and addressing their questions, the products probably would not sell.

Description: The author points out how being an enterprise risk manager can give an actuary a broader view of the direct marketing business. The actuary should not just be managing marketing risk, but many other risks of the business.

Description: This article discusses the results of a LIMRA survey about the use of the internet by life insurance and annuity consumers.

Description: This article gives a comprehensive overview of how a bank can establish a broader financial services program. Areas reviewed included the types of insurance products, the people, training and compensation, and the management structures.