The document discusses the trend of declining life insurance sales to the middle market in North America and the opportunity for online distribution to address this issue. It notes that younger buyers prefer online buying and self-service, while traditional distribution systems have become ineffective. It also outlines some of the challenges of attracting prospects, selling life insurance online, and integrating the sales and underwriting processes to allow for point-of-sale underwriting through an online system. The document proposes that online distribution can increase accessibility of life insurance in a cost-effective, scalable manner by replacing high variable costs with modest fixed costs.