http://www.limra.com/Research/Markets.aspx?cid=ResearchRSSMarkets With a focus on the marketing of risk and accumulation products and services to specific markets, LIMRA’s Market Research delves into the unique needs, preferences and perspectives of key market segments including: affluent, business, emerging, general, and middle. 2012 LIMRA Inc. All Rights Reserved. en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST webmaster@limra.com (Webmaster) Markets Research online1@limra.com (Online@Limra.com) http://www.limra.com/images/rss/allResearch_RSS.jpg http://www.limra.com/Research/Markets.aspx 600 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Most life insurance companies have a Website to reach out to their customers. These Websites were once akin to online brochures: All insurers had to do were to tell their site visitors a little bit about themselves and their products. But that was then … expectations have now grown to where prospects and customers demand an increasing amount of information and services that insurance companies have to offer. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11069&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11069&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets There are several good reasons why many employers offer voluntary benefits that are 100-percent employee-paid to their workforce. And, though no added direct cost to the company has always been a strong selling point, it now stands as employers’ primary motivation for introducing worksite plans. Given the added focus that businesses have placed on controlling costs since the onset of U.S. economic difficulties, this change is not at all surprising. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11072&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11072&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets The interest in wellness programs in companies is rapidly increasing, as their true meaning is undergoing a substantial transformation. Wellness programs are no longer just effective tools to increase employee productivity and reduce medical costs. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11073&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11073&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets It’s not surprising that small businesses possess an immense amount of power. In the financial services industry, where field offices often serve as companies’ chief centers of product distribution, a small business mentality can be the difference in the success or failure in the eyes of consumers. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11074&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11074&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Collecting personal information is nothing new in the financial services industry. For decades information was collected by financial professionals in order to determine a client’s financial needs. Fast forward to today, and these functions happen via email and the Internet. How do compliance professionals deal with all of the potential challenges introduced by these technologies? http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11076&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11076&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Across the globe, the trend of working pensioners — people who work beyond their official retirement age — is a growing phenomenon. Collectively, this demographic is known as the post-retirement workforce. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11077&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11077&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Research has shown that people often procrastinate when it comes to buying life insurance. By understanding what motivates consumers to start shopping for life insurance and what experiences they find most useful, companies and their distribution arms can reach out to consumers at the optimal moment with the right messages. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11078&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11078&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Leader derailment is involuntary and punitive, and it occurs far too often among sales managers and leaders. Either the derailed leader leaves the organization through involuntarily resignation, termination, or early retirement, or he or she reaches a plateau because of a perceived lack of fit between personal characteristics and skills and the demands of the job. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11079&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11079&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Does British reserve prevent Britons discussing vital protection insurance with their families? Find out in the January UK Market Briefing. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11066&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11066&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets This bibliography lists eight sources of information on women and financial planning compiled by LIMRA’s InfoCenter. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11065&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11065&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets In the past two years, 22 percent of U.S. households seriously shopped for life insurance and over half of them bought. This report explores differences between buyers and nonbuyers. It also covers what buyers’ purchase, why nonbuyers didn’t buy and what could have changed their decisions. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11061&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11061&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Are Canadian insurers selling employee-funded benefits at the workplace? http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11060&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11060&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets This report is the collective view of approximately 80 industry leaders indicating how likely it is that a number of key events will in fact take place in 2012 and some of their comments on why. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11054&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11054&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Why will the EU gender-neutral insurance directive raise UK premiums? Find out in the December 2011 UK Market Briefing. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11051&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11051&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Fri, 6 Jan 2012 14:48:33 EST Markets Look for overview of the retirement income market place and products and leverage opportunities that exist in generational market segments like Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation, Generation X and Y in LIMRA’s Fact Book on Retirement Income 2011. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11046&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11046&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets This lists ten Hot Topic bibliographies compiled by LIMRA’s InfoCenter. As a member, you may request copies of these articles via Ask the InfoCenter. Outside of North America, the InfoCenter will fax up to two articles; requests of three or more articles will be sent by mail. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11044&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11044&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets El libro de datos internacional Enfoque del Mercado de LIMRA se actualiza periódicamente y brinda una amplia variedad de estadísticas en una sola fuente. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11045&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11045&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets Interested in how retirees and pre-retirees navigated the events of 2011? http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11041&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11041&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets The UK's Financial Services Authority wants to ban commission for all advisers. The European Union only wants a ban on the independent sector. Who will prevail? Find out more in the November UK Market Briefing. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11036&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11036&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets Who is buying group long-term care insurance (LTCI)? http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11033&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=11033&cid=ResearchRSSMarkets Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:48:33 EST Markets