Bridging The Cultural Divide
By Peter ElliottByBanks and life insurers are the chalk and cheese of organizational culture.If you judge by stereotypes, retail bank cultures revolve around processing transactions. They ...
July 26, 2001
Web Benefits Services Company Reports Bigger Net LossNU Online News Service, July 26, 4:15 p.m. -- EBenX Inc., Minneapolis, a company that sells benefits administration services through the Web, is reporting ...
July 26, 2001
Merrill Lynch Says AFLAC Faces Tougher Competition In JapanNU Online News Service, July 26, 11:15 a.m. -- Analysts at Merrill Lynch & Company Inc., New York, predict the sluggish sales that AFLAC ...
July 26, 2001
AIG Reports Higher Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 26, 1:35 p.m. -- American International Group Inc., New York, is reporting $1.6 billion in net income for the ...
July 26, 2001
Fortis Health To Market Health Plans In New Hampshire With State FarmNU Online News Service, July 26, 10:30 a.m. -- Fortis Health, Milwaukee, says it is returning to the New Hampshire individual medical insurance market.Fortis ...
July 26, 2001
Cooling Down Agent-Bank Culture ClashesOver 300 agencies can now attest to life after being acquired by a financial institution.Despite varying goals, many agencies and their financial institution partners are ...
July 26, 2001
Bank Annuity Sales: Fixed Still Hot, VAs NotByBanks sold $3.1 billion in individual annuities in May, about $100 million above the April level, but 35% more than in February. Fixed annuities continue ...
July 26, 2001
Technology Enables Customer Access For Retirement ProductsCiting what they see as a growing demand for consumer access to retirement and other benefits accounts, insurers are embracing technology that not only provides ...