Description: Full version of NewsDirect Newsletter, Spring 2000, Issue No. 34.

Description: Successful Bancassurance Programs: A Look Behind the Scenes by Kerry J. Kixmiller and James B. Smith, Jr. from NewsDirect Newsletter, Spring 2000, Issue No. 34.

Description: This presentation, session number 4PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists pose this question: “now that the Financial Services Modernization Law is about a year old, how are banks and insurance companies repositioning themselves?” Topics include new or modified strategies, any imminent changes in the federal law, whether legislative efforts shifted to state laws, status of the state privacy laws and impact on customer segmentation, Leading Banks-In-Insurance Report trends 10/00 Association of Banks-In-Insurance, and how products, distribution, and competition for the insurance industry will be redefined. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Presenters, each offering a different perspective, discuss a case study involving a successful bancassurance program focusing on: 1. Targeted customer segments. 2. Insurance products involved. 3. Distribution channels utilized. 4. Selling/underwriting/issue processes. 5. Refinements to the initial offering. 6. Key success factors. 7. Sales results.