Vertafore, provider of insurance distribution channel management solutions, announced this week that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sircon, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Indianapolis, IN-based Kaplan Compliance Solutions (KCS), a provider of insurance and securities software and services.

Health insurance exchange design could affect the value of the health insurance services consumers buy, health plan quality experts say.

In the past two columns, weve looked at overall voluntary sales for 2010 and sales by product line and platform. In this final column on 2010 sales, we look at results by distributor segment.