Description: This article is about the challenges/opportunities NTM faces with the SOA restructuring.

Description: The Marketing and Distribution Section sponsored a session on Distribution Trends at the 2006 Life Spring Meeting. The section was pleased to have Lucian Lombardi (LIMRA) and Ted Quinn (McKinsey and Company) report on research jointly sponsored by their respective companies. From News Direct, September 2006, Number 54.

Description: Chairperson's Corner from News Direct, May 2005, Issue No. 50.

Description: As the outgoing chair of the Marketing and Distribution Section, I want to thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this section’s leadership. It has been an exciting year to be closely involved with all of our section activities. I especially want to thank the other council members for their help with all we accomplished this year: Van Beach, Ian Duncan, Chris Hause, Nancy Manning, Brian Louth, Jeanne Daharsh, Juliet Sandrowicz and Leonard Mangini. These are the people who have helped make decisions, and they continue to volunteer their time to lead our efforts. From News Direct, January 2006, Issue No. 52.

Description: This article from NewsDirect is soliciting experts on a variety of marketing and distribution topics. The information gathered will then be used to generate a session at an industry event of a timely article for the section newsletter.

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: The 5th Annual Product Development Actuary Symposium welcomed more than 200 participants to the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois June 29-30 for an intensive day-and-a-half seminar. The program was once again co-sponsored by the Product Development Section, Reinsurance Section, Actuary of the Future Section and the Marketing and Distribution (formerly Nontraditional Marketing) Section. From News Direct, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: The first Baby Boomers turn 60 this year, which will begin a tidal wave of new retirees in the coming years. Unfortunately for these retirees, the long–term funding of Social Security is unclear, defined benefit plans cover fewer and fewer of today's workers, and defined contribution plan savings rates are generally not high enough to compensate for a lengthy retirement. This article describes how this wave of retirees presents a growing opportunity for the insurance industry.

Description: This article summarizes a session at a recent SOA meeting in San Antonio about how to design and price a plan sold via nontraditional marketing.

Description: Full version of NewsDirect Newsletter, January 2006, Issue No. 52.