Description: Feature article with the one main goal of trying to help actuaries to better see some of the changes that will be needed by their organizations during the coming decade. The author urges us to look for new ways to apply the old rules.

Description: Chairperson’s column describing the benefits of being a member of the Marketing and Distribution Section and encouraging members to get involved.

Description: This article provides an update on Department of Labor's fiduciary regulation for retirement plans/investors focusing on a July 2017 request for information.

Description: This article is a summary of interviews that were conducted with independent life insurance agents earlier this summer that describes their thoughts on the changes, challenges, and outlooks on selling life insurance during the COVID pandemic.

Description: As part of the SOA’s July 22, 2020, COVID-19 Virtual Symposium, Marketing and Distribution (MaD) Section Council members presented “Selling Insurance Six Feet Apart” with insight into emerging sales and marketing processes, challenges, and opportunities for the product spaces noted

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: Chris Hause spoke about the effects on credit insurance that the emergence of Debt Cancellation products and the Home Owners Equity Protection Act HOEPA have created. Debt cancellation was authorized by the Gramm–Leach Bliley Act and is a banking product that is regulated by the OCC. From News Direct, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: This web page displays a listing of the Marketing and Distribution Section meetings, conference calls and meetings and events.

Description: short article written by the Marketing and Distribution Section seeking input for the Product & Process Award.