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: Technology has streamlined countless processes in our daily lives, and insurance is no stranger to this transformation. Technology can make insurance simpler and more personal for consumers, and can enable actuaries to better analyze unstructured data, make good decisions, create new products, and find channels to enhance profitability, provided they can tame the flood of information pouring in from across the digital ecosystem.

Description: Editorial by Steve By Steve Konnath I'm honored to be the new chairman of the Marketing and Distribution MaD Section Council. I have a tough job living up to the expectations set by our outgoing chair, Juliet Sandrowicz. From News Direct, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: 2022 Welcome and Strategic Themes for the Marketing and Distribution Section Council.

Description: This article summarizes a session at a recent SOA meeting that featured numerous short presentations on underwriting ideas. The focus was on areas such as, process improvement, improved underwriting information, middle market penetration, and organizational issues.

Description: Newsletter of the Marketing and Distribution Section.