Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Conversation: Nixon, Obama and Universal Health Care (PBS Newshour)
By Staff WriterStuart Altman's new book shares an insider's perspective on 40 years of U.S. health care policy.
January 04, 2012
State vs. Federal, Round TwoRep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)A panel of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) reported out on December 9 legislation to the full committee that would significantly restrict the ability of federal regulators to get financial information from insurance companies.
January 04, 2012
State vs. Federal, Round OneInsurance representatives on December 9 agreed at a Washington conference that the new Federal Insurance Office (FIO) is an important single point of contact at the federal level on insurance issues, especially international ones.
January 04, 2012
The Year AheadAs the U.S. economy continues its slow-growth recovery, market-watchers remain cautiously optimistic that life insurance professionals and product manufacturers can preserve the sales gains achieved in 2011.
January 04, 2012
Company ManMany veteran agents recall a time that was much more career-oriented, when they were recruited, trained and supported more. As that changed to a more independent system, they feel that something got lost in translation. LIMRA has noted a rising interest in career distribution, something New York Life has never...
January 04, 2012
2012 Medicare Debate is All About the Baby BoomersBaby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012.
January 04, 2012
How to Do a 'Needs Analysis' Before you Buy Life Insurance (Fox Business)Damon Bates, a vice president at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., says most people's thinking is backwards when it comes to life insurance.
January 04, 2012
Sebelius: In Defense of Health Care Law's 'Essentials' (USA Today)Kathleen Sebelius defends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a revolutionary solution for families and small business owners, paying particular attention to HHS's recent outlining of the "essential health benefits" that will be mandatory for any plan offered through a health insurance exchange.