Description: This article examines the issues, trends and opportunities associated with life insurance distribution.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session 59OF, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The life insurance and annuity marketplace has become increasingly competitive. At the same time, distributors are exerting more clout. The panelists discuss their perspectives, from the view of the product development actuary, the marketing and distribution executive, and the actuary in a marketing role, on how product development actuaries are experiencing difficulty in designing profitable products that are saleable. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: Head of a full-service wholesaling company discusses marketing insurance products through stock brokerage firms, banks, and broker-dealers. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: A review of product and sales trends for variable, indexed and fixed annuities against the current backdrop of low interest rates and record equity market valuations

Description: Third in a series giving an overview of direct marketing.

Description: This article discusses Promotional Cards, how they have become an integral part of so many direct mail marketing programs, and how new technology offers new options for these cards.

Description: Discussion of the selling of life insurance to the middle income market through banks and with the support of new technologies and underwriting processes.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, San Diego. This session was about the Latin-American insurance market. Topics included: 1. Size, growth, regulations, products, distribution, marketing. 2. Market entry, business strategies, cultural issues, local staffing. 3. Level of activity for U.S. companies.

Description: This keynote address at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting looks at trends in sales, products, services and distribution for the life insurance industry.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting discusses issues in designing a field compensation structure including practical considerations, optimizing effectiviness and dealing with New York expense limitations.