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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
2011 Tax Facts: What a Year
By Staff WriterThe National Underwriter Company has released the print and online versions of the 2011 Tax Facts tax guide.
December 16, 2010
PPACA: Exchanges May Face Marketing ChallengesAbout a third of the uninsured people who might be eligible to buy subsidized coverage through a health insurance exchange in 2014 have had no recent health or care access problems, researchers say.
December 16, 2010
NAIC OKs Health Advisor Task Force ChargeState insurance regulators decided early on during a National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting to try to protect producers from being hurt by the new medical loss ratio rules.
December 16, 2010
Steve Kimbell to Lead Vermont DepartmentPeter Shumlin, the Vermont governor elect, has picked Steve Kimbell to be the state's next commissioner of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration.
December 16, 2010
Survey: Users of Small DB Plans Like the PlansMost small business owners and professionals who have defined benefit pension plans say the plans are helping them minimize taxes and put more money away for retirement.
December 16, 2010
H.R. 4853: House to Consider Pomeroy Estate Tax Amendment (Updated to Reflect Turmoil)An estate tax proposal to set the personal exemption at $3.5 million for 2 years and the maximum rate at 45%could to come to the House floor today.
December 16, 2010
Feds Seek Comments on Basel II RBC StandardsFederal financial institution regulators are asking the public to discuss whether the Basel II risk-based capital standards provide enough flexibility to address exposures at nonbank financial companies.
December 16, 2010
4 steps to take your publicity to the next levelAs marketers, the thing that separates the men from the boys is the ability to publicize your company.