Description: 1998 SOA Spring Meeting, Maui. The panelists discussed the primary issues underlying market conduct concerns, as well as possible approaches to evaluating litigation from an actuarial and economists' perspective.

Description: This 1980 session was about the various distribution systems, trends in market share, relative costs, differences, major advantages and disadvantages of each, and the way in which these systems will be affected by change.

Description: This keynote address at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting looks at trends in sales, products, services and distribution for the life insurance industry.

Description: Discusses arrangements of insurers to manufacture and administer products for other insurers or distributors. Includes reasons for it, service and financial arrangements, and risks. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: 1998 SOA Spring Meeting, Maui. Panelists discussed some of the issues involved with marketing insurance products to military personnel. Questions addressed included: 1. Can a war exclusion apply in this market? 2. What are the underwriting requirements? 3. What products are successful? 4. How should you approach market segmentation?

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at bank ownership and control of insurance companies around the world. Focus is on cultural differences between banking and insurance, regulatory issues, distirubtion, and products.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session 59OF, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The life insurance and annuity marketplace has become increasingly competitive. At the same time, distributors are exerting more clout. The panelists discuss their perspectives, from the view of the product development actuary, the marketing and distribution executive, and the actuary in a marketing role, on how product development actuaries are experiencing difficulty in designing profitable products that are saleable. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses distribution systems including alternative and supplementary types of distribution systems.

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.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session is about financial service business: Who's selling what? Topics included: 1. Growth of fixed annuities as sold through banks and thrifts, stockbrokers, and other nontraditional sources. 2. What is the current of variable life and annuity products in the financial services business? 3. What does the future hold for variable products in financial services?