Description: Author conducts her own informal survey to see how quickly the services could deliver rate quotes and how much the quoted rates would vary.

Description: In this article, we discuss the future of wearable technology in life insurance. Evidence from recent research shows that low levels of physical activity, as measured by steps per day indicate much higher mortality risk while higher levels of activity correspond with lower risk. The article shares insights of how insurers can use wearables to innovate by improving the customer journey, expanding insurability, engaging customers, promoting healthy lifestyles and improving risk assessment. Lastly, we discuss the challenges and considerations when using new data and technology to ensure success.

Description: This session at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting is about the rapid expansion of the internet, how to set up a web page, how insurance companies and actuaries are using the internet for marketing, and how the public makes use of the internet.

Description: This article is about how to get the attention of consumers when they are inundated with material throught the various media.

Description: This article looks at new point of sale technology and how it can assist in selling to the middle market.

Description: This article is about how technology and the internet is changing the way insurance is marketed and sold.

Description: This article discusses various ways that insurance companies are using the internet to market their products.

Description: Article reporting the results of interviews/surveys on the level of success companies were having with automated life underwriting.

Description: This article describes how Transamerica built internet based technology to support term sales through a mutual fund company and demonstrates the sales support value of the internet for an insurance company.