Distribution

Study predicts insurers will look to trim costs from distribution channels in year ahead.

The Guardian Investor Services subsidiary launched the funds due to consumers' increased appetite for fixed-income investment options.

New report designed to assist agents in creating their own social media practices and policies.

While competitors make bold moves to attract customers, New York Life's steady, deliberate marketing plan still pays dividends.

CNinsure says the partnership with Hebei Fanlian will greatly strengthen its capacity to distribute P&C insurance products.

In an effort to boost sub-par fixed-income annuity sales, AIG has renamed one of its subsidiaries in an effort to distance the brand from its tarnished image.

The health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve includes several improvements advocated by the organizations that represent insurance brokers and advisers in Washington. For the most part, however, those groups remain opposed to the Senate bill — and more so the version approved by the House.

Roger Crandall will become Chief Executive Officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) on January 1, 2010, completing the transition in leadership previously announced by the company in June.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has released a report that criticizes deregulation of the auto insurance market in the state.

Aon Corp. launched Aon Broking, a broking strategy for clients of the firm's retail brokerage operation. The new strategy is designed to ensure that Aon Risk Services’ clients benefit from the broking resources Aon provides, and gain access to solutions and markets for their specific needs.