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Document output management product boasts ability to provide businesses with customized, automated correspondence.

Roughly two-thirds of life and annuity producers surveyed by Deloitte (http://www.deloitte.com) expect to change carriers within the next 12 months. Twenty-nine percent plan to add carriers and one-third expect to both add and drop carriers. Sales support, speed of underwriting and policy issue, and carrier brand are the top factors influencing these decisions. Forty percent are not satisfied with the support they currently receive. And, with more than 80 percent of a producer’s total compensation coming from two favored carriers, there is room for improved producer loyalty and sales through better support, said Rebecca Amoroso, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and insurance leader.

Despite slow growth when compared to second-quarter figures, increases in year-to-year annuity sales remain strong.

Suite to replace multi-system legacy environment with single system for processing of all products.

As ubiquitous as business analytics have become, they are only optimized when matched with the right analytic talent.

About a week ago, Prudential released preliminary survey results indicating that when shopping for retirement plans, consumers between the ages of 18 and 36 were more interested than those over age 45 in guaranteed income features. The company is leveraging these results with additional features, including security, to certain plans offered by Prudential Retirement.

A competition to spur mobile app ideas produced 175 submissions from employees; the firm recently launched the winner.

New report American Medical Association finds a lack of competition in the commercial health insurance market.

Arizona regulators this week seized control of the troubled mortgage insurance division of PMI Group.

Prudential survey offers insights into young adults’ wants and needs when planning for retirement.

Capabilities are being scared off by security concerns as life insurers continue to stall in the decision-making process, according to study.

Income earned from the sale of annuities at bank holding companies rose 25 percent in the first half of 2011.

Commissioners adopt amendment to improve transparency around the purchase of annuities.

To diversify clients’ portfolios, independent and insurance broker/dealers should consider these products as a baseline income investment in retirement plans, according to new report.

Company's retirement division promotes program participation through tablets, mobile devices and group enrollment meetings.

New report examines the needs of insurer-affiliated investment advisers.

Rules would establish state exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

Company commits to expanding insurance coverage in Haiti, Senegal.

Key points to Life Insurance Awareness Month's efforts to enlighten employees about their coverage, or lack thereof.

LIMRA pronounces a $17.5-trillion gap in the life insurance U.S. households currently own versus what they claim to need.