Published: September 2014

Big as Life

Big as Life Boomer Esiason returns as spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month By Marvin H. Feldman. Cover Feature. Page 16.

Only Time Will Tell Eyes are fixed on whether the Securities and Exchange Commission will issue a rule on a uniform fiduciary standard and what it could mean for the industry. By Lori Chordas. Life. Page 18.

A New Response Hybrid life insurance/long-term care product sales are rising, but the industry must pay attention to pricing and risk mitigation techniques. By Tony Laudato. Life. Page 26.

Shopping in the 'Super' Market Why a subset of consumers may hold the dey to stronger life insurance sales. By Alok Gupta and Eddie Yoon. Life. Page 31.

Sidebar: Shopping in the 'Super' Market Super Consumers: Providing the Path to Growth. By Alok Gupta, Eddie Yoon. Life. Page 32.

Navigating A New Landscape How life insurers can reap the benefits of implementing big data into their core operations. By Matthew Clark, Andy Ferris, Nathan Pohle, Priyanka Srivastava, Jeff Huddleston. Technology. Page 34.

Longer Lives, Bigger Issues For insurers, policyholders' increased longevity means risk and opportunity. By Angelo John Lewis. Asset Management. Page 37.

Value Beyond The Spreadsheet INSIGHT: Cost shouldn't be the only consideration when choosing a market organization. By Kay I. Dempsey. Life Selling. Page 42.

Murky Weather Ahead Beneath the numbers, global non-life reinsurance faces significant challenges. By Angelo John Lewis. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 43.

Murky Weather Ahead Sidebar: Swiss Re Plans to Expand US Life Reinsurance Footprint By Angelo John Lewis. Reinsurance/Capital Markets. Page 45.

Issues & Answers - Specialty Lines Leading carriers, providers, MGAs and others discuss how to simplify placing difficult risks and how to find the right program for unusual risks. By Staff. Special Advertising Section. Page 47.

Through the Looking Glass Some industries are starting to explore the use of Google Glass, but are carriers ready to eye up the wearable device? By Lori Chordas. Technology. Page 65.

The Young and the Restless The challenges and frustrations of being a 'millennial' insurance agent. By Kate Smith. Agent/Broker. Page 67.

Show You Care INSIGHT: Retaining clients is just as important as getting new ones. By Lance Ewing. Property/Casualty Loss/Risk Management. Page 72.

Don't Be Too Sure Three 'clearly ambiguous' pollution liability policy conditions can make some claims iffy. By Christine M. Fleming. Property/ Casualty. Page 73.

No Oil Change In Rhode Island INSIGHT: The state's high court reaffirms that pollution exclusions are written clearly. By Alan S. Rutkin. Regulatory/Law. Page 78.

Clean Living Environmental regulations and public sentiment give virtually every business a risk exposure, and insurers respond. By Dennis Gorski. Agent/Broker. Page 79.

Clean Living SIDEBAR: How to Sell Environmental Insurance By Dennis Gorski. Agent/Broker. Page 80.

Building Blocks INSIGHT: Weigh these four considerations for growing your volutary business. By Keith Storie. Agent/Broker Selling. Page 82.

Microinsurance Reaches a Tipping Point The sector's rapid growth propelled by the world's big insurers, has caused the industry to rethink its business models. By Craig Churchill, Alice Merry. Feature. Page 84.

As the World Burns INSIGHT: Protecting businesses from the effects of drought requires careful planning. By Steven R. Pozzi. Property/Casualty Underwriting. Page 90.

Want More Loyal Customers? Go 'digical' and please your policyholders through service and post-sale attention. By Gunther Schwarz, Harshveer Singh, Andrew Schwedel. Feature. Page 91.

A Multi-Pronged Approach China's Fosun counts on insurance expansion to become a global financial group. By Iris Lai. . Page 95.

Tools of The Trade Intuitive and fully integrated underwriting products are in demand. By Kate Smith. Technology. Page 96.

A Trio of Technologies INSIGHT: Insurers are tapping social media, flow analytics and cloud computing to streamline operations and deepen their bond with customers. By Christian Bieck. Technology. Page 100.

Building Model Trust Strong model risk management can prevent the damaging impact that model misuse or errors have on insurers. By Dom Lebel, Sabastien Cimon Gagnon. Technology. Page 101.

Around the World Lockton Cos. helps navigate a monumental flight by an aviation legend's namesake. By Lori Chordas. The Last Word. Page 112.

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