Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
5 things you should know about e-marketing
By John ScrantonAn agency owner tried to launch an e-marketing campaign. He used a marketing firm's e-mail platform, and purchased 30,000 e-mails from a vendor they suggested. He received no opportunities--only spam complaints.
November 01, 2010
PPACA: How to Disclose Grandfathered Plan StatusGrandfathered health plans can let participants know about the grandfathered status when they provide summary plan descriptions.
November 01, 2010
PPACA: HHS Offers Health Exchange IT GrantsThe government is starting to help states pay for the technology infrastructure that is supposed to support the new health insurance distribution programs.
November 01, 2010
RMBS: NAIC Does DetailsThe increasing stability of the U.S. economy has changed the scenarios used in mortgage-backed securities modeling at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
November 01, 2010
The 3 E's of in-house seminarsYou already know about in-house seminars--are you using them to full advantage? In-house seminars are an effective way to meet prospects in person, and many of your clients would be willing to help you meet their peers in an educational format.
November 01, 2010
Social Media Boot Camp Day 1: Why Social Media for Insurance Agents - and Why Now?Welcome to the first-ever ASJ Social Media Boot Camp.
November 01, 2010
AIG Closes on Sale of ALICO to MetLifeAmerican International Group Inc. has moved closer to repaying the federal government by completing the sale of American Life Insurance Company to MetLife Inc.
November 01, 2010
Don't Be a Boss, Be a CoachThe real bottom line is that a coach or a business owner can't succeed alone: Their success depends on the success of their players.