Description: Actuarial modeling has gone through several distinct phases largely defined by the underlying technology platform. Today, cloud computing is again redefining the technology foundations of actuarial modeling and related processes.

Description: The Marketing and Distribution Section just celebrated its one-year re-birthday-a very exciting milestone, to be sure. I term it a "re-birth" as we are not really "new" but we did expand upon our Non-Traditional Marketing base into our current form. Nonetheless, we are exhibiting some traits of a true one-year old (no drooling or diapers, thankfully). From News Direct, September 2006, Number 54.

Description: Welcome to our first full year as the Marketing and Distribution (MaD) Section. As the incoming chair, I’d like to thank the section council for their ideas and energy as we expanded the scope of the section and positioned the section as the key thought leaders regarding the distribution and delivery of insurance products. From News Direct, January 2006, Issue No. 52.

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

Description: Full version of NewsDirect Newsletter, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 54PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. This session covers the impact of segmentation and underwriting on expected mortality and morbidity. Panelists discuss the importance of data mining and customer selection on ultimate experience, setting up direct marketing applications with the right type of questions to maximize responses but limit risk, the use of prescription drugs and other databases, and industry practices for obtaining customer information. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.