Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
PPACA: Obama Administration Appeals Vinson Ruling
By Allison BellFederal agencies have asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a Florida federal court ruling declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Act to be unconstitutional.
March 09, 2011
Pitts: Eliminate the PPACA "Slush Fund"A House Republican says Congress should eliminate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that pre-fund some PPACA implementation efforts.
March 09, 2011
The risk of commoditizationOver the past year, I've had discussions with colleagues from a wide variety of financial services and employee benefits disciplines.
March 09, 2011
3 ways to boost your advisor business by askingMany people falsely think that asking implies weakness and sets one up for potential rejection. Yet, the world responds to those who ask.
March 09, 2011
New York Rules on Life Settlement Boiler-Plate DisclosuresA life settlement provider operating in New York state need not necessarily tell a life policy owner about every contractual arrangement that the provider has with unaffiliated life settlement brokers, state officials say.
March 09, 2011
3 ways to boost your advisor business by askingMany people falsely think that asking implies weakness and sets one up for potential rejection. Yet, the world responds to those who ask.
March 09, 2011
S. 23: Patent Bill Includes Tax, Business Methods ProvisionsMembers of the Senate have voted 95-5 to pass S. 23, the America Invents Act bill - a measure that could affect insurers' and planners' ability to patent business methods and tax management strategies.
March 09, 2011
6 outrageous marketing and sales ideas that make senseUsing "outrageous" to describe these tips may seem like an indefensible stretch or, more likely, a deliberate attempt to attract attention.