Description: Article from The Actuary, January 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 1 provides a recap of a meeting held by the Actuaries Club of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio where three topics on the relationship of consumerism and life insurance were discussed.

Description: The purpose of the article is to discuss the benefits of small policy purchases by seniors, describe the market and distribution for these small face amounts of life insurance, and demonstrate the dimensions of the market.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Regional Meeting focuses on sales illustrations for life insurance policies with nonguaranteed elements. Historical development, current regulations and ideas for future improvement in consumer provided information on these products are discussed.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 66PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. Noting that life insurance and annuity products in general have grown much more complex [e.g. universal life with secondary guarantees], the panelists discuss the product development process and the resources you can use to get the product to market quickly. They discuss topics including the product development cycle, reinsurance assistance, and filing with state insurance departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville and Chicago Regional Meetings discussed agent compensation issues with a focus on financing arrangements and agent turnover.

Description: Discusses bancassurance in the United States, after providing a brief background about it in Europe.

Description: In the face of declining response rates from direct mail campaigns, the author suggests use of the internet to generate leads will be much more efficient and successful.

Description: Discusses arrangements of insurers to manufacture and administer products for other insurers or distributors. Includes reasons for it, service and financial arrangements, and risks. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: 1998 SOA Spring Meeting, Maui. The panelists discussed the primary issues underlying market conduct concerns, as well as possible approaches to evaluating litigation from an actuarial and economists' perspective.

Description: This discussion at an SOA 1968 Regional Meeting looks at research on agency operations and actuarial involvement.