Digital distribution

To reach consumers, the confectioner, like many insurers lately, is eschewing traditional e-mail marketing in favor of social media.

GoodForLife bundles life insurance and severe accident and critical illness benefits, begins to return premiums paid at age 65.

Agents responding to a survey say their customer service reps save several hours daily by using electronic, real-time carrier sites/portals, but there’s still room for improvement.

The platform should help Dearborn National eliminate the cost of keeping up with changes to desktop word processing tools.

A year ago, Northeast Bancorp projected 10% annual growth in its insurance business, but instead is eking out growth of 1% to 2%.

Sword Group’s new company, Sword Insurance, will offer CRM, BI tools and policy admin software to the property/casualty industry.

However, we now have new means and methodologies to add to our toolboxes.

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a website to enable consumers across the nation to compare and choose health insurance plans operating in their geographic region.

The company will offer coverages to Canada through its Canadian branch, Ironshore Canada Ltd.

Study shows consumers want responsiveness, but clearly they also don’t trust portals when it comes to more difficult issues.

Social media is driving sales, product and service strategies.

The partnership will allow contracts to be stored in ExamOne’s system via BlueFrog’s PolicyBox policy delivery program.

Zurich North America Commercial says it has demonstrated its long-term commitment to the E&O market by increasing its capacity and broadening its appetite.

Insurers should look at how many websites they're running, what they cost and if any of those services could be merged onto cheaper platforms.

A Gartner study says the number of people globally who use a mobile phone to make payments is expected to expand to 108.6 million by the end of 2010.

Insurers may want to keep an eye on Obopay's mobile payment gambit in Africa—the latest in its string of marketing strategies.

Broker Computer Assisted Marketing (BCAM) is designed to save brokers time by generating a company’s information into prefabricated e-mails.

INN announces the results of its fifth annual program recognizing the distinct and outstanding accomplishments and contributions of women in the insurance industry.

SAS Analytics Pro is designed to enable insurers to access, manipulate, analyze and present information on their own.

Traditional carriers beginning to catch up to direct-to-consumer players in their ability to enhance the user experience, notes a new report.