BestDay Audio for Wednesday, Nov. 11: Dempsey Co.'s Kay Dempsey on Life Industry Recovery

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Debra DeVico
OLDWICK, N.J., Nov 11, 2009 (A. M. Best via COMTEX) --

BestDay Audio for Wednesday, Nov. 11: Best's Review Insight Columnist Kay Dempsey, president and chief executive of Dempsey Co., an Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and wholesaler broker dealer, explains why a back-to-basics approach is what the life industry needs if it is to recover.

Recent episodes of BestDay Audio include:

? Tuesday, Nov. 10: John Godfrey, group communications director for U.K.-based life insurer Legal & General Group plc, discusses the company's third-quarter results.

? Monday, Nov. 9: Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer for RMS, discusses what would happen if an asteroid like one that struck rural Siberia in 1908 were to hit a populated area today.

? Friday, Nov. 6: Best's Review Insight columnist Pat Saporito, director of solution management for SAP Labs LLC, explains how insurers looking to leverage data assets discover business intelligence is no oxymoron.

? Thursday, Nov. 5: Robert Kerzner, president and chief executive officer of LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global, discusses "the new normal" for consumers following the financial crisis and what it means for the U.S. life insurance industry.

? Wednesday, Nov. 4: Susan Engleson, senior manager at comScore, discusses insurers' digital marketing initiatives, including online advertising, social media and other venues. Insurers have been actively building their presence online, but are still finding their voice in the world of social media, she says. Also included in the cast: Daniel Mulheran, president of ING's U.S. retail life distribution, discusses how the life industry is in a "conundrum" following the financial crisis of 2008, because it's facing the challenge of providing product guarantees at a time when financial security is more important to people than ever.

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