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Developing flexible retirement products—faster
Insurers with flexible retirement products that can be easily configured to suit different consumer needs will be one step ahead of their competitors. The ability to develop these products quickly and...
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Embracing a customer-centric advice model for retirement services
Because consumers’ retirement needs can be so different, providers of retirement services must tune in to a target audience—and build their businesses around the requirements and preferences of those...
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Choosing the right business model for retirement services
Once life insurers have a handle on consumers’ circumstances, needs and preferences, the next step is choosing which markets to target—and how. We believe there are at least four possible business...
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How market pressures affect insurers (Part 1 of 2)
Market volatility and declining interest rates now rank among the most challenging obstacles facing insurance companies today. Insurers must respond with agile products and make quick adjustments to...
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Life insurance platform modernization: A must for high performance (Part 1 of 4)
It seems in life insurance, many carriers are content with staying the course. Market leaders, on the other hand, are expected by insurance equity analysts to achieve significant growth*. How? High...
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Coping with volatility in insurance: The software solution (Part 2 of 2)
Now that we know how market volatility and low yields are impacting insurers’ bottom lines, how can they respond? How can insurers make quick adjustments to existing products? How can they reduce...
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Six benefits of life insurance platform modernization (Part 2 of 4)
If you read Part One in this blog series: the Life insurance platform modernization: A must for high performance, you know that insurance equity analysts expect the market-leading life insurers to grow...
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Five approaches to life insurance platform modernization (Part 3 of 4)
If you’ve been following my previous two blog posts in this series: Life insurance platform modernization: A must for high performance and Six benefits of life insurance platform modernization, you’ll...
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Accenture Gen D Research newsroom roundup
Millennials are more conservative about investing and less trusting of financial advisors than Boomers and Gen-Xers. But life insurers take note: Millennials are the most interested in mastering a...
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What to consider when modernizing your life insurance platform (Part 4 of 4)
If you’re just joining us, you’ll want to catch up on the first part of this series on life insurance platform modernization: Part One: Life insurance platform modernization: A must for high...
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Gen D: A group of investors insurers can’t afford to ignore
There’s a group of investors in the United States that holds nearly $27 trillion in assets. As life insurers, it’s to your benefit to get to know them—and their behaviors. Accenture surveyed...
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Gen D: Life insurers who know how attitudes differ can regain investors’ trust
The good news is Generation D members understand the importance of investing. The bad news? Their confidence in financial advisors is eroding. Consider this: 59 percent of Gen D investors actively...
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Gen D investors want to feel in control: Life insurers take note
The financial crisis has shaken up investors’ trust in the industry and increased the need for investors to feel in control. Life insurers who understand exactly how Generation D feels about investing,...
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Gen D: Life insurers who go digital can help investors feel in control
In my last post, I shared that 28 percent of Millennials will not take a financial advisor’s advice without consulting another source first. So where are investors turning? And what can life insurers...
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Developing flexible retirement products—faster
Insurers with flexible retirement products that can be easily configured to suit different consumer needs will be one step ahead of their competitors. The ability to develop these products quickly and...
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Embracing a customer-centric advice model for retirement services
Because consumers’ retirement needs can be so different, providers of retirement services must tune in to a target audience—and build their businesses around the requirements and preferences of those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Choosing the right business model for retirement services
Once life insurers have a handle on consumers’ circumstances, needs and preferences, the next step is choosing which markets to target—and how. We believe there are at least four possible business...
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How market pressures affect insurers (Part 1 of 2)
Market volatility and declining interest rates now rank among the most challenging obstacles facing insurance companies today. Insurers must respond with agile products and make quick adjustments to...
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