Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Health Care Reform: House GOP Waits for Supreme Court (Politico)
By Staff WriterHouse Republicans voted last year to repeal or defund nearly a dozen pieces of the health law -- so why haven't they set out to repeal the individual mandate?
January 26, 2012
The Legacy of Roger McCartyA pioneer of independent marketing organizations, agent training and support, the enthusiastic Brokers International founder launched numerous innovations that have made a lasting impact on the industry.
January 26, 2012
Fact-checking the State of the Union Address (PolitiFact)Were Obama's State of the Union claims truthful? Mostly.
January 26, 2012
The Deadly Sins of SellingMake a resolution this year to avoid this trio of no-nos.
January 26, 2012
How to Get Out of Life's Sand BunkersWe all have sand bunkers in our lives fears that we're afraid to face. Here's how to identify and overcome them.
January 26, 2012
The Buddy SystemWant to build your business? Try forming strategic alliances with other professionals, and the referrals will roll in.
January 26, 2012
CDAs Under Scrutiny: What Happens if They Fail, Regulators WonderWhile the industry presses forward with selling contingent deferred annuities, regulators wonder if the products would or should be open to guaranty fund coverage if they were to implode.
January 26, 2012
Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away (New York Times)As part of its ongoing attempts to increase transparency, the Federal Reserve released a barrage of statements after a meeting of its policy-making committee on Wednesday, chief among them the announcement that it would keep interest rates near zero well into 2014.