Description: An overview of microinsurance; what it is, what works well, along with what products sell well in different regions of the world.

Description: Letter from the editor, outlining the theme and providing a brief description of each article within this edition of NewsDirect.

Description: This article explores recent regulatory developments, in the U.S. and the E.U. related to artificial intelligence, and briefly discusses steps insurers can take to get ahead of the curve.

Description: The paper provides information on the background, construction, and analysis of a new credit disability table, and then offers suggestions for the development of a valuation table.

Description: The article offers a discussion about future products, distribution, insurance laws, and contracts. Some ideas might not be possible today, but it is offered as food for thought.

Description: NAIC Receives Morbidity Table for Credit Disability

Description: Essay of using microeconomics and Embedded Value concepts to evaluate direct marketing programs.

Description: This article discusses customer lifetime value CLV programs for insurance companies and their benefits.

Description: This article summarizes a presentation for the Professional Insurance Marketing Association PIMA discussing the need to better understand the direct marketing customer in order to be successful.

Description: This article discusses the issues of meeting the life insurance needs of the middle market.