Description: This article discusses change initiatives and how companies and executives need to take a proactive approach to manage the change in order to assure success.

Description: Editor’s column addressing the contents of the September 2009 issue of the Marketing and Distribution Section Newsletter, NewsDirect.

Description: This article presents the idea that a New Product Notebook, which contains all of the aspects of a product's development and is accessible to all involved, can make the product development process more efficient.

Description: Distribution channels matter because they impact how products reach the clients, client experience with the company, and are a key driver in total company performance. Think about this, the pricing actuaries could design innovative products that meet client needs, but without distribution channels communicating the right messages to the clients and addressing their questions, the products probably would not sell.

Description: Recent news about the NTM section

Description: This article presents a fable about the issues that arise between marketers and actuaries in the product development process.

Description: Editorial discussing the transition of the newsletter's editors.

Description: The Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries unanimously approved a proposal from the Nontraditional Marketing NTM Section Council to change the name of the section to the Marketing and Distribution MAD Section. From News Direct, September 2005, Issue No. 51.

Description: Editor’s column thanking outgoing section council members, welcoming new section council members and discussing Marketing and Distribution sponsored activities.