Digital distribution

Product provides coverage for data breaches affecting up to 4 million individuals.

Both variable and fixed annuities have seen sales rise so far in 2011, according to a LIMRA report.

Agency-centric insurer pays $1 billion to acquire Esurance and expand its presence on the Web.

Of the 49 bank holding companies involved in credit insurance underwriting, reinsurance or both in 2010, 35 experienced declines, study says.

Kasina's "Social Media Index" ranked the five most successful users of social media amongst asset management firms.

Predictive customer communications management tool intended to increase marketing campaign effectiveness and ROI.

The Hawaii-based insurer will utilize the SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite for its new personal lines auto business.

Insurers may be interested to learn how banks are putting tablets to good use to aid their sales staff.

Improving technology and training are just the beginning.

Meyers-Reynolds’ is said to complement AJG’s energy niche practice as well as its south central region.

Remember this when creating your strategy: It’s not about how you want to sell, it’s about how your customer wants to buy.

For at least the past decade, some have been predicting the extinction of agents, but there are many reasons why they will continue to thrive.

Janelle Dziuk of USAA discusses her company’s award-winning enterprise systems project.

Network of distributors to offer strategic insurance products as part of wealth management plan for ultra-high-net worth clients.

Web-based system to enable streamlining of billing and collection processes.

Portal to allow quick execution of key business transactions, minimizing cost of distributing new and existing products.

Insurers may be interested in learning how advisers and asset managers are utilizing social media to their advantage.

A new study demonstrates that most users are unable to focus on a single media channel for very long, so how do we get customers to stop and look?

The emerging social aspect to MDM makes insurers’ strategies around collecting and retaining data gleaned from social media engagements all the more important.

Agents and advisers should be well versed in the facts and fallacies regarding disability income insurance.