Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
The FIO Chief
By Arthur D. PostalTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner may have picked someone to head the new Federal Insurance Office, sources say.
February 15, 2011
4 steps to finding a mentorRight now, commit to finding a mentor. Write it down as a goal. Tell your spouse or best friend to hold you accountable to it.
February 15, 2011
Schapiro: Our Fiduciary Project is Separate from Labor'sThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is helping the U.S. Department of Labor update a definition of "fiduciary," but that effort is separate from the SEC's own fiduciary standard study, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said today.
February 15, 2011
That file of old prospects? Throw it outA simple but dramatic innovation in prospecting -- materially improving my time control system -- has aided me appreciably during the past year.
February 15, 2011
Republicans vs. PPACA: The Senate Finance HHS Budget HearingRepublicans today attacked Obama administration implementation of the Affordable Care Act at a hearing on part of the administration's 2012 budget proposal.
February 15, 2011
House 1099 Fix Bill Could Affect Health Subsidy RulesRep. Dave Camp wants to pay for a 1099 reporting fix by getting tougher on people who use improper subsidies to buy health coverage from the new health insurance exchange distribution system.
February 15, 2011
7 more creative ways to put your advisor business cards to useLast week's Top Tips gave seven creative suggestions for getting your business cards out there. Here are seven more.
February 15, 2011
Public Employee Pensions: Paper Cut or Death Wound?A finance professor says U.S. public employee pensions are heading down the drain; other public pension experts say the situation will look better once Treasury rates perk up.