Description: Presented at the April 1985 Spring Meeting. More agents are becoming independent. Discussion covers how to support and do more for them, and their impact on product design.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at bank ownership and control of insurance companies around the world. Focus is on cultural differences between banking and insurance, regulatory issues, distirubtion, and products.

Description: Response to Life Insurance 2020 Foresight – A Call for Essays. An essay stating the author’s vision for the future of the life insurance sector.

Description: The article summarizes results of a Milliman survey per the title. These products comprise about 40% of the total individual life market, and the survey covers a range of topics on these plans, which should be of interest to a large portion of the life industry.

Description: At least 60 percent of households are now on the Do Not Call list, the level of telemarketing is down, but it still remains an effective marketing channel for insurance companies.

Description: What are insurance companies promoting in the market? How are they framing their products and services? What is their value proposition to producers? Members of the SOA Marketing and Distribution section receive an exclusive benefit that addresses these questions.