straight-through processing

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  Most insurers eyeing adoption of e-apps

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 2, 2013

  This year, 40 percent of annuity carriers and 81 percent of life/health carriers are using some form of e-signature.

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  W&S Financial launches interactive retirement tool

  By Noah Guillaume  |  April 5, 2013

  The Retirement Picture tool helps clients better understand retirement goals and risks with a visual component.

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  Weighing the ROI value of e-signature adoption

  By Jim Ferrell  |  March 1, 2013

  The change the industry is seeking is to transition from a primarily paper-based, ink-on-paper signature process to one that is fully electronic. The goal is for the end user to adopt and adapt to feeling at ease with an election of the electronic signature process.

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  IRI Names New Board Members, Officers

  By Noah Guillaume  |  September 14, 2012

  Larry Roth, the President and CEO of Advisor Group, succeeds Lynne Ford as chairman of the Insured Retirement Institute’s board of directors.

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  Distribution Evolution in the Insurance Industry

  By Tanya Ho-Wai  |  August 1, 2012

  A data-as-a-service approach to profitability.

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  Top 5 Risks Related to Online Account Opening

  By David Fetter  |  July 24, 2012

  Proper collection of account data at the onset can improve the customer experience and business workflow at all points in the investment cycle.

• 2012 Industry Elite Awards

  July 1, 2012

  Each year, National Underwriter Life & Health salutes the best of the best in the life and health insurance industry, celebrating those who represent game-changing levels of market innovation, regulatory advocacy, industry reputation, community work, and emerging talent. Selecting winners from this year’s unusually strong body of nominations proved challenging,...

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  Optimizing for Success

  By Keith Loria  |  December 1, 2011

  Optimizing life and insurance agents’ daily business lives is a goal of all insurance agencies. Just like in any business, today’s modern enterprise seeks tools for both efficiency and productivity and is constantly looking for new and effective ways to boost employee workflow.

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  Want to Grow Your Practice Faster? Cut Time on Paperwork

  By Robert Powell  |  October 20, 2011

  Here are five easy steps that life insurance professionals can take to minimize paperwork processing and allow more time to manage and grow their business.