Distribution

Four distribution management solutions are expected to streamline Cypress' technology.

Insurers sold $61.9 billion of annuities, compared with $52.7 billion a year earlier, according to LIMRA.

Data analytics is a potent tool for bolstering carriers' relationships with agent networks.

The new application is intended to offer insurers a view of the market and competitive positions for annuities.

E-signature functionality expected to reduce not-in-good-order rates and increase speed to completing new business.

CEO Tom Wilson has turned his focus to expansion after spending years reducing sales to homeowners in states such as New York and Florida.

Only 19 percent of enrollees chose the coverage with the cheapest premiums, and mid-level silver plans drew 62 percent.

The multi-channel platform will support automated sales and marketing efforts throughout the life insurance organization.

The relationship between agent and carrier is a leading factor in not just the success of a PAS transformation, but in the success of the business' as a whole.

Strategy Meets Action Founder Deb Smallwood discusses the current landscape of telematics, opportunities and challenges that come with it and action items for insurers.Throughout January and February, Smallwood detailed each of SMAs five next-generation technologies — analytics and big data, mobile technologies, collaboration technologies, cloud computing and telematics.To find out how the research and consulting firm came to these five, click here. No. 1: Analytics and Big DataNo. 2: Mobile TechnologiesNo. 3. CollaborationNo. 4. Cloud Computing