Are Your Strategic Alliances Developing Strategic Competitors?
By James Kerns, Rich DelucaByFirst of Two Parts: The Problem While its probably true that most partners enter strategic alliances cautiously, they probably dont enter them suspiciously. However, managers ...
October 06, 2002
Capital Losses Reduce Industry Surplus In First Half of 2002Capital losses in the bond and stock markets contributed heavily to the life insurance industry reporting aggregate surplus declines of 5.1% in the second quarter, ...
October 06, 2002
Loyalty Marketing: Creating Incentives Needed To Motivate AgentsLoyalty Marketing: Creating Incentives Needed To Motivate AgentsByWanted: A reason for agents and brokers to sell your products. Solution: An innovative incentive program that generates ...
October 06, 2002
If Insurance Companies Sold GoatsByThe insurance industry is always on its toes to guard against the possibility of any insurance product being deemed a security by the Securities ...
October 04, 2002
NaviSys Offers One-Time Software Licensing FeeNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 12:20 p.m. -- NaviSys Inc., Edison, N.J., says insurers and distributors can now pay a one-time licensing fee ...
October 04, 2002
Ibbotson Adds Fixed-Annuity BenchmarksNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 12:35 p.m. -- Ibbotson Associates, Chicago, has responded to the new interest in fixed annuities by adding fixed-annuity ...
October 04, 2002
Actuary Society Elects Two Vice PresidentsNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m. -- The Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Ill., says Richard London and Edward Robbins have been elected ...
October 04, 2002
Principal Names Scholten Information ChiefNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 4:57 p.m. -- The Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, has promoted Gary Scholten to senior vice ...