Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
CMS to Keep Collecting Mini-Med Reports
By Allison BellRegulators want issuers of mini-med plans and expat plans to continue send in MLR data on a quarterly basis.
November 18, 2011
The Real Job Creators (Slate)Forget entrepreneurs, says one columnist. Our economy gets most of its value from the managers.
November 18, 2011
Oh, the YoumanityAs part of my ongoing effort to highlight insurers doing good deeds, I turn my attention to Aviva, whose Youmanity program is much more than a token effort.
November 17, 2011
Top 10 Website Do’s and Don’tsWhen it comes to websites content is king, and unique content reigns supreme.
November 17, 2011
The Best Way to Grow Your BusinessHosting regular seminars is a great way to boost business and gain exposure for your brand -- and it can even be fun. But first, you have to learn how to overcome your public speaking fears.
November 17, 2011
Jim Collins Asks: Do You Hire Great People?According to management guru Jim Collins, who spoke recently at NAILBA 30, great people make great companies. When you build your practice, look for the people and get them in place first.
November 17, 2011
The 3 Biggest Barriers to Innovation, and How to Smash Them (Fast Company Design)No, you dont have to be a genius to come up with ground-breaking ideas. Just follow these steps from author Luke Williams.
November 17, 2011
U.S. Insurers Rally To Get Brazil To Drop Reinsurance RestrictionsWith many contracts up for renewal in 2012, and a national fallback from liberalization to a restrictive reinsurance market what's a U.S. insurer --or Japanese, or European insurer to do in the meantime--wait for a ruling from Brazil?