Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Aetna Unit Files for 10% Health Rate Decrease
By Allison BellA health insurance subsidiary of Aetna Inc. is asking the Connecticut Insurance Department for permission to cut rates on 9,745 existing individual health policies by an average of 10%.
May 10, 2011
One dollar can net a saleI have had success with the following idea to get into the attorney marketplace.
May 10, 2011
Pan-American Life Scoops Up GreenWoodPan-American Life Insurance Group Company has acquired GreenWood International Insurance Services Inc., a managing general underwriter that manages U.S. medical stop-loss, group accident insurance and occupational accident insurance programs.
May 10, 2011
5 unique ways to engage prospects with videoAre you using video to connect with prospects, clients, referrals and potential alliances? Did you know that a website with a video is 53 times more likely to come up on the first page of results on Google than the exact same page without video?
May 10, 2011
Advisors: Create SMART goals to stay focusedIt's been said that people who don't have written goals end up working for people who do.
May 10, 2011
SEC Studies Rating Agency Selector ConceptThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for comments about the idea of having a public utility, a private utility or a self-regulatory organization pick the agencies that rate structured finance products.
May 10, 2011
PPACA: Curtain Opens on Individual Mandate AppealA lawyer for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opponents today faced a tough appeals court crowd as he challenged an individual health insurance ownership provision.
May 10, 2011
10 of the 100 best marketing ideas ever!It's that time of year again when we roll out the 100 best marketing ideas. This year's list is a little different.