Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Ragatz named to lead ethics center at the American College
By Staff WriterJulie A. Ragatz has been named director of the Center for Ethics in Financial Services at the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
June 30, 2011
The great debate on... cold calling?I didn't know cold calling was such a hot button issue, but apparently it is. We published a piece by contributor Kelley Robertson about
June 30, 2011
Advisors: Skype your way to successSkype allows you to conduct video calls and conferencing anywhere in the world. By taking advantage of this service, you'll be able to cultivate a more tight-knit community within your clients and employees.
June 30, 2011
Coping with call reluctance (part 5)Last month, this column detailed two steps you can take to cope with call reluctance--observe and pattern interrupt.
June 30, 2011
Dodd-Frank: SEC Proposes More Swaps RegsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is promising to work with the U.S. Labor Department to address the possibility that proposed regulations could hurt pension plan operations.
June 29, 2011
CDC: Adults Face Drops in Private CoverageThe percentage of U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 who were uninsured rose rapidly between 2009 and 2010 because of a drop in the private plan participation rate.
June 29, 2011
IRI Conference: SEC May Act on VA Summary Prospectuses - SomedayThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is giving the variable annuity summary prospectus "very serious consideration," but it is declining to commit itself to acting on the issue this year.
June 29, 2011
Investigator Uses NCFI to Catch Plan HackerA Shelby County, Ala., law enforcement officer says National Computer Forensics Institute training helped him foil an attack on an insurance company's 401(k) plan.