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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.

Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. announced the appointment of Todd Brooks to VP of eastern growth markets.

Search is now generating thousands of new policies for agents and carriers, making it an indispensable part of their marketing strategy.

While regulators may have agreed to delay plans to treat equity-indexed annuities like securities, many bank-affiliated brokerages already have beaten them to the punch.

Survey results show younger generation more open to being approached via non-traditional channels.

Despite research indicating that 41% of online insurance consumers are interested in PAYD policies, why hasn't this seemingly innovative and intuitive program been adopted by more states, or backed by regulatory groups?

The few insurers that have released mobile apps have but, eventually, every insurer that has invested in a Web-based channel will be taking full advantage of every mobile device.

A panel of insurance technology experts share tips and tricks for putting innovation into play.