Description: Chairman’s corner addressing the many recent external events which have impacted the level of trust in the insurance industry and how this affects product and marketing success for the industry.

Description: This article describes New York Life's philosophy and approach to the use of the internet in selling life insurance.

Description: Article Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch by Bartlett in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6

Description: The title is the theme of the SOA spring meeting on April 14 - 15, 1980. The meeting will focus the effects of changing outside forces on product development, pricing and distribution systems. Possible sessions are discussed.

Description: Recap of the Futurism Section Sessions held at the Spring Meetings in Las Vegas and San Diego.

Description: This article discusses the use of product databases to increase response rates from direct mail campaigns. The concept includes renting name lists for a year, appending demographic information, and using a model to better target prospects.

Description: Article from The Actuary, March 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 3 provides the author's observation of the Interest Adjusted Method for illustrating policy costs.

Description: This article looks at the attitudes of insurance companies toward using technology for assisting in sales and marketing of insurance.

Description: This article is a review of the book, Insurance Coverage for All...And How Insurers Can Afford To Provide It, by Maria Thomson. The book focuses on the lack of penetration by life insurance companies into the middle market noting the issues and providing suggested solutions.

Description: Hubert Mueller describes why unit-linked products are increasingly popular in Europe and provides his outlook for continued growth.