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 notes the available pulications from Hank George, an underwriting expert, that will help keep you up to date on the subject.

Description: The paper provides information on the background, construction, and analysis of a new credit disability table, and then offers suggestions for the development of a valuation table.

Description: Chairperson’s Corner Farewell... by Carl E. Meier from NewsDirect Newsletter, Fall 2000, Issue No. 35.

Description: Chairperson’s Corner A Funny Thing Happened... by Carl E. Meier from NewsDirect Newsletter, Spring 2000, Issue No. 34.

Description: The chairperson for the marketing and distribution section discusses the section welcome call and outline future topics and themes for the year head.

Description: This article discusses the process for creating a new credit disability table.

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: This is an editorial about direct marketing, credit insurance and non-traditional product management. From News Direct, May 2006, Number 53.