Description: Article on how new technology can help streamline contracting, licensing and new business workflow processes.

Description: Chairperson's Corner from the January 2007 issue of NewsDirect.

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 discusses the growing interest in the Preneed market.

Description: This article is an overview of an SOA seminar on using predictive modeling and other quatitative approaches for evaluating direct marketing programs.

Description: Toronto SOA Meeting Offers NTMS “Theme” Sessions by Mike T. Presley from NewsDirect Newsletter, January 2002, Issue No. 39.

Description: Editor’s Note Tying it all Together by Julie L. Tani from NewsDirect Newsletter, January 2002, Issue No. 39.

Description: This article discusses new tools to underwrite faster, cheaper and better in order to be more profitable and also market to the middle market.

Description: This article provides summaries of the sessions sponsored by the Nontraditional Marketing Section at the recent SOA meeting in Orlando Florida. Topics included measuring sales success, professionalism and the cost of medical malpractice.

Description: This article provides a summary of “Insurance Coverage for ALL: And How Insurers Can Afford to Provide It”, a session at a recent SOA meeting.