Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Back to Basics...but Why?
By Michael K. StanleyAs MetLife explores the possibility of selling off its forward mortgage business amidst implementation of Dodd Frank some may ask: Why?
October 13, 2011
How to Attract Better ClientsGetting prospects to know you before they ever meet you is the best way to build a great client base.
October 13, 2011
Greed, sheer stupidity and the global financial crisisWhat really happened in Greece, Ireland, Iceland and other countries rocked by the global financial crisis? Author Michael Lewis goes inside the damage in his latest book, "Boomerang."
October 13, 2011
Become the "Go-To" Advisor with RMD PlanningWe all want to be known as the go-to advisor but often overlook areas where we can give our clients, their family and their friends a reason to go to us.
October 13, 2011
Friendly Fire Hits Boehner on Dodd-Frank Reform Law (The Hill)As Republican presidential candidates push for House GOP leaders to repeal the 2010 Wall Street reform law, politicians like John Boehner (R-Ohio) face a difficult decision: Follow party wishes or follow political common sense.
October 13, 2011
Roe: PPACA Grandfathering Has BackfiredA witness says the current rules favor stingier plans.
October 13, 2011
Blue Shield Makes Good on Pledge, California Commish Pushes for More from IndustryCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones lauded the voluntary action to cap profits but won't stop there as AB 52, a closely watched rate reform bill, returns to the Senate floor in January