Description: NonTraditional Marketing Section Member Survey Results Finally In! by Christopher H. Hause from NewsDirect Newsletter, May 2003, Issue No. 43.

Description: This article discusses how insurers that focus on their core competencies and astutely outsource other functions will become more competitive and improve their performance.

Description: This is an interview with Prakash Shimpi who talks about enterprise risk management, research and development. From News Direct, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: Welcome to our first full year as the Marketing and Distribution (MaD) Section. As the incoming chair, I’d like to thank the section council for their ideas and energy as we expanded the scope of the section and positioned the section as the key thought leaders regarding the distribution and delivery of insurance products. From News Direct, January 2006, Issue No. 52.

Description: This article discusses how a prospect passes from step to step through the sales process until becoming a customer, and how brand plays a significant role in that process.

Description: The author reviews trends in the advisor marketplace, a broader view than just traditional life insurance agents. He encourages life insurance companies to understand these trends to assure success in the future.

Description: This is a photo of the Council members from the Washington DC meeting.

Description: Discussion of what bank holding companies earned in insurance brokerage fee income in 2008.

Description: January 2011 issue of the Marketing and Distribution Section newsletter, NewsDirect.

Description: This article provides an update on Department of Labor's fiduciary regulation for retirement plans/investors focusing on a July 2017 request for information.