Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
ASPPA to EBSA: New Pension Funding Notice is Too Long
By Allison BellDefined pension plan participants may tune out and miss important information if they get excessively long pension funding notices.
January 20, 2011
Federal Judge Blocks UL Rate HikeA federal judge has rejected efforts by a life insurer to increase premiums for about 50,000 universal life contracts.
January 20, 2011
Life Settlement Execs Charged in TexasTwo executives of a life settlement firm in Houston have been indicted by a grand jury in Harris County, Texas.
January 20, 2011
Producers: Will Republicans Help Improve PPACA?Congressional affairs experts at some producer groups are wondering whether Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act so much that they will avoid making serious efforts to fix obvious problems.
January 20, 2011
Dodd-Frank: SEC Ponders Advisor Oversight OptionsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is thinking about paying for expanded oversight over SEC-registered advisors by imposing user fees on the advisors.
January 20, 2011
4 makeover tips for your advisor newsletterAs with all marketing campaigns, it is important to evaluate a newsletter periodically to maintain its effectiveness. If it has been more than two years since you've updated your newsletter, it is time for a review.
January 20, 2011
GAO: AIG is Looking BetterThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says the chances of the government profiting from its investment in American International Group Inc. now depend on the state of the economy and the skills of AIG's managers.
January 19, 2011
Michael Consedine to Lead Pennsylvania DepartmentMichael Consedine has taken over as the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner.