Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
On Tour Now: The Balancing Act at the Center of Healthcare Reform (Time)
By Staff WriterOne of the most important questions President Obama's health care reform act asks us to answer is "What essential services must all insurance plans cover?"
November 09, 2011
New York Orders $114.5 Million in Refunds, Citing MLRsEmpire will refund the most, trailed by Excellus and Aetna. If the amount spent on care is less than the 82%, insurers are required to refund the difference to policyholders, and New York is enforcing it and letting everyone know.
November 09, 2011
Dems Laud DOL on Fiduciary RuleDemocrats expressed their delight with a decision by the Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule defining the term fiduciary.
November 09, 2011
How a Financial Pro Lost His House (NY Times)Vegas-based financial advisor and author Carl Richards relished his success in the middle of the last decade. He bought, and then lost, a home. He's written a new book explaining what he learned in the process.
November 09, 2011
Hartford Study: Small Business Owners Are Confident About the Next Two YearsBut survey finds that burdensome federal regulations and hiring qualified employees pose significant challenges; state of business will influence small business owner voting in 2012.
November 09, 2011
Hartford Study: Small Business Owners Are Confident About the Next Two YearsBut survey finds that burdensome federal regulations and hiring qualified employees pose significant challenges; state of business will influence small business owner voting in 2012.
November 08, 2011
Make the Most of Client FeedbackNegative feedback, while tough to swallow, can be invaluable if you want to improve.
November 08, 2011
Key NAIC Panel Approves ORSA, a Group Supervision Requirement of Solvency IISolvency Modernization gets on board with part of the international standards in insurance movement, although ORSA may not be fully implemented until Jan 2014, there is broad consensus that this will be a beneficial move for the industry.