Distribution

First Horizon said it expects to recognize a gain of $3 million in Q1 as a result of the deal.

Chubb, Amica among insurers rolling out mobile offerings.

Social networking tools offer some tangible benefits, but insurers must carefully craft a strategy to avoid alienating their distribution channels.

The deal is said to offer new advantages for managing insurance relationships, including offering agents on-demand online links to insureds.

Perhaps the enhancements will help to improve Microsoft's market share, which is well behind Android, Apple and Blackberry.

The insurer's Covariance Capital Management subsidiary will target nonprofits with $100 million or more in assets under management.

Total bank annuity sales fell to $33.2 billion in 2010—their lowest level since $31 billion in 2000, says Kehrer-LIMRA.

While USAA and TriCare are a couple of the exceptions, health and P&C insurers disappoint customers, according to new report.

A couple of Chinese insurers have found a creative way to extend the retirement business value chain.

In this soft market, it’s no secret that carriers are openly courting their distribution network, looking to drum up new agency principals and producers. What may be an eye-opener, however, is why agents and producers choose to represent certain insurers over others.