Broker Dealers
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Breaking Away
By Melanie WaddellPlenty of advisors today are looking to make a career move like Colin Higgins. In 2003, he left his job as a rep for a...
November 02, 2005
Developer Revises Benefits Firm Management SystemOnlineBenefits Inc. has released version 3.0 of its AgencyWare system.[@@]Benefits brokers can use the system to run their agencies.OnlineBenefits, Uniondale, N.Y., says product updates ...
November 01, 2005
Pitt Pulls No Punches At Cadaret Grant ConferenceWhat's the most challenging compliance issue facing advisors today?" asked former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt at an interactive session of the Cadaret, Grant 2005 National...
October 26, 2005
New DI Society Gets Under WayThe new International Disability Insurance Society held its first annual conference last month in Florida.W. Harold Petersen, president of Petersen International Underwriters in Valencia, ...
October 18, 2005
Acordia Scoops Up California Benefits BrokerAcordia Inc. has acquired the assets of Cassidy Employee Benefit Services.[@@]Acordia, Chicago, is not saying how much it is paying for Cassidy, Pasadena, Calif., ...
October 17, 2005
Insurance Industry Donors Give More To DemocratsCampaign contributors in the insurance and securities industries seem to be warming up to Democrats, but bankers' interest in Democrats is holding steady.[@@]The Center ...
October 04, 2005
Eec Lauds Industry Support For Hurricane ReliefA Louisiana insurance executive reports more than 5,800 e-mail responses to her appeal for help with hurricane relief efforts.[@@]Robelynn H. Abadie, head of Abadie ...