Description: The first Baby Boomers turn 60 this year, which will begin a tidal wave of new retirees in the coming years. Unfortunately for these retirees, the long–term funding of Social Security is unclear, defined benefit plans cover fewer and fewer of today's workers, and defined contribution plan savings rates are generally not high enough to compensate for a lengthy retirement. This article describes how this wave of retirees presents a growing opportunity for the insurance industry.

Description: Chris Hause spoke about the effects on credit insurance that the emergence of Debt Cancellation products and the Home Owners Equity Protection Act HOEPA have created. Debt cancellation was authorized by the Gramm–Leach Bliley Act and is a banking product that is regulated by the OCC. From News Direct, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: Article on how new technology can help streamline contracting, licensing and new business workflow processes.

Description: Chairperson's Corner from the January 2007 issue of NewsDirect.

Description: In this article, Aneesha Deshpande examines how Hagerty's complementary business models- specialty insurance and automotive lifestyle and membership services- are a result of a deep understanding of customer needs.

Description: Highlights of the Marketing and Distribution Section's survey, conducted during early fall of 2007. Survey questions could be categorized into five areas. There was a group of questions that captured the demographics of who answered the survey and their overall awareness of our section and involvement with our section. From News Direct, January 2007, Issue No. 57.

Description: This is the chairperson's corner detailing highlights of the year. From News Direct, June 2007, Issue No. 56.

Description: Editor's Note from the January 2007 issue of NewsDirect.