Changes in the Life Insurance Industry: Efficiency, Technology and Risk Management

Preface. 1. Life Insurance: The State of the Industry; A.M. Santomero. 2. The Industry Speaks: Results of the WFIC Insurance Survey; J.F. Moore, A.M. Santomero. 3. Efficiency in the U.S. Life Insurance Industry: Are Insurers Minimizing Costs and Maximizing Revenues? J.D. Cummins. 4. Efficiency and Competitiveness in the US Life Insurance Industry: Corporate, Product, and Distribution Strategies; R.M. Carr, et al. 5. Life Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions; J.D. Cummins, et al. 6. Strategy, Human Resource Management and the Performance of Life Insurance Firms; P. Cappelli, C. Chadwick. 7. The Impact of the Information Technology Management Practices on the Performance of Life Insurance Companies; L.M. Hitt. 8. Toward a Unified Valuation Model for Life Insurers; D.F. Babbel, C. Merrill. 9. An Analysis of the Financial Risk Management Process Used by Life Insurers; D.F. Babbel, A.M. Santomero. 10. Challenges and Issues for Growth; M.R. Tuohy. Index.