Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss various topics and issues related to products marketed through the financial services industry, including the products sold and how they are distributed, the future of such marketing arrangements, whether banks and stockbrokers are a growth market, and the risks/returns to insurance companies. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 66PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. Noting that life insurance and annuity products in general have grown much more complex [e.g. universal life with secondary guarantees], the panelists discuss the product development process and the resources you can use to get the product to market quickly. They discuss topics including the product development cycle, reinsurance assistance, and filing with state insurance departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.