Description: A discussion of how the tax law changes of 2003 might affect the attractiveness of variable annuity business relative to mutual funds and direct investments in dividend paying equities.

Description: The presenters will provide updates on research being conducted under SOA sponsorship. This includes projects on the topics of Direct Primary Care and Patient Centered Medical Homes.

Description: This is an editorial about change as is relates to product design, financial services, direct mail and related topics. From News Direct, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: Identity theft protection can be offered easily through many different distribution channels because ID theft protection is not considered an insurance product. Marketing to consumers directly via point of sale, direct marketing or worksite marketing are all viable alternatives. From News Direct, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: This paper proposes the use of stochastic compartment model methods for estimating both the current direct and current indirect costs of specific cancers and for forecasting future direct and indirect costs. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1982, Vol. 34.

Description: The panel examined the trend of a large proportion of new and in-force business being ceded by direct-writing companies into the reinsurance marketplace. Questions addressed: 1. Is there a difference of opinion on mortality assumptions between the reinsurer and the direct writer? If so, who's right? 2. If the reinsurer is right, what are the implications to the direct writer? 3. If the direct writer is right, what are the implications to the reinsurer? 4. Are there other driving forces behind the large amounts being ceded?

Description: This article discusses the differences between insurance direct marketers and actuaries and the similarities on which they can build.

Description: Discussion of the ways carriers can deliver a direct to consumer offering in a way that benefits, rather than alienates, the advisor channel.

Description: This article is an overview of an SOA seminar on using predictive modeling and other quatitative approaches for evaluating direct marketing programs.

Description: Chairperson's Column from News Direct, January 2005, Issue No. 49.