AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that Allianz of America (AZOA), parent company of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, has signed a new four-year managed network services agreement with AT&T, valued in excess of $70 million dollars.

To remain competitive in the life and annuity industry, insurers should exploit technology to create more innovative products and introduce them faster, according to insurance industry analysts speaking at CSC’s Life and Annuity Users’ Forum, an annual conference hosted by Computer Sciences Corporation.

Credit card firms and life insurance companies are the least trusted of all financial bodies in the UK, according to a unique new 'Trust Index' developed at The University of Nottingham by the Financial Services Research Forum.