Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Waters Tries to Ice SRO Bill
By Arthur D. PostalLegislation has been proposed that would authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to levy fees on investment advisors in order to pay for more diligent oversight of those registered as advisors.
June 14, 2012
How broccoli landed on Supreme Court menu (New York Times)The symbol for perhaps the most important Supreme Court ruling in decades is without a doubt broccoli.
June 14, 2012
Before You Make That Sales Call…Rehearse!Practice makes perfect when it comes to achieving your desired outcome.
June 13, 2012
MDRT Speaker Tells How to Add 'Alpha' to Your Client RelationshipsHow can an advisor add value to client engagements, foster deeper client relationships that lead to greater profits and generate more referrals and opportunities for cross-selling?
June 13, 2012
MDRT Luncheon Speakers Offer Practice Tips in Innovative, Rapid-Fire FormatDuring a luncheon at the annual meeting of the Million Dollar Round Table, being held at the Anaheim Convention Center through Wednesday, five of the association's Top of the Table members offered attendees tips for achieving greater success in their practices.
June 13, 2012
The most annoying, pretentious and useless business jargon (Forbes)Business jargon, those little expressions like touch base, shift a paradigm, leverage a best practice, join a tiger team, etc., once solely used by consultants, consultants and business-school types, but now used by everyone.
June 13, 2012
Dimon on Volcker RuleJPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon acknowledged under intense questioning that it is possible that the trades that led to a multi-billion dollar loss by the firm would have been banned if the so-called Volcker Rule had been in effect.
June 13, 2012
Obama Doesn't Emphasize Issues He Fought Hard ForFighting for re-election, President Barack Obama is playing down his historic health care overhaul and the multibillion-dollar recession-fighting stimulus two landmark efforts of his first three years in office.