Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
What Do The Polls Say? And Why Care?
By Ara C. TremblyIt used to be that one mans (or womans) opinion was just that--the subjective thoughts of a single individual. But thats all changed with the ...
October 06, 2002
Can A Performance Coach Help You Reach Higher Ground?ByCharlotte, N.C. For aspiring entrepreneurs getting into the insurance business today, the odds of success is against them. New agent retention over a four-year period ...
September 29, 2002
After A Tough Year, NAIFA RegroupsByCharlotte, N.C. Right in the middle of last years National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors annual meeting, the country was devastated by the attacks ...
September 26, 2002
Fifty-One Percent Of Takers Pass July CFP ExamNU Online News Service, Sept. 26, 12:15 p.m. -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., Denver, says only 947, or 51%, of ...
September 22, 2002
Six Reasons Business Owners Need A Buy-Sell AgreementSix Reasons Business Owners Need A Buy-Sell AgreementByDo you have difficulty approaching businesses where you may have a friend or other contact? If only you ...
September 22, 2002
New Possibilities Opening Up For Independent AdvisorsNew Possibilities Opening Up For Independent Advisors ByA common scenario for financial service producers is to enter the business in order to have unlimited opportunity ...
September 01, 2002
IT Security Loss ExposuresProperty destructionTheft, loss, alteration, or dissemination of customer or other proprietary informationDefacing of Web pages or interference with customer or other relationshipsFraud losses from improper ...
August 25, 2002
Timing Is Everything In Insurers' E-commerce EffortsTiming Is Everything In Insurers E-commerce EffortsByThere should be little doubt that the Internet is starting to play a major role in the way insurers ...