Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Drinking at work: the boredom of boozeless business
By Staff WriterA paper published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that job candidates who ordered a glass of wine during an interview over dinner were viewed as less intelligent even when the interviewer ordered a glass of wine, too.
August 13, 2012
Desktop arsenal: 10 tools we can’t live withoutOver the years, we've shunned pencils and paper for all kinds of desktop gadgets. A look at some of the most essential.
August 13, 2012
The Path Forward: NAIC Bigger Than One Person, Vaughan SaysDuring Vaughans tenure, the NAICs budgeted net revenue decreased from $2.7 million in 2010 to $1.6 million in 2012, which largely offset the $5.6 million increase in revenue over that time.
August 13, 2012
The Content Conundrum for Financial FirmsTo uncover whether or not social content needs to be pre or post-reviewed ask yourself these questions.
August 13, 2012
Paul Ryan: Romney's Bridge Across GOP SpectrumSome Republicans have worried that Ryan's proposals for changing Medicare may be too risky.
August 13, 2012
BMO Nesbitt Burns: Investors Most Value Honesty, Trustworthiness and Knowledge of AdvisorsThe study also shows that more than two-thirds (69%) of Canadian investors have used the services of a financial or investment advisor within the past 12 months.
August 13, 2012
3 Secrets to Getting Things Done, Part 2Here are three more ways to ramp up productivity and accomplish more in less time.
August 12, 2012
Changing of the GuardDr. Terri Vaughan will retire as chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in February.