Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
CEOs Think Healthcare Reform Could Affect Their Business: Study
By Staff WriterChief executives surveyed by a unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., New York, think the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could make a significant impact on their businesses.
October 15, 2010
Annuity Sales Slump Continues in Small BanksCommunity banks earned annuity fee income of $29.7 million in the second quarter, down from $33.4 million in the same period a year earlier, according to Michael White Associates L.L.P. (MWA).
October 15, 2010
Consumer Watchdog Demands More Info on RAAsA consumer advocate group is urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to demand more information from life insurers about the insurers' use of retained asset accounts.
October 15, 2010
MLRs: NAIC Wants Commissions Passed ThroughA key committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners late Thursday continued to support allowing health care insurers to pass agents' commissions through to customers.
October 15, 2010
Aon-Hewitt to Eliminate 1,500-Plus JobsAon Corp. said it plans to eliminate more than 1,500 jobs as part of its restructuring plan with the merger of Hewitt Associates.
October 15, 2010
Don't waste your Friday: 5 ways to be productiveI have always found it difficult to reach people on Fridays. But don't let it be a wasted day. Here are five things I do to avoid wasting the last 20 percent of the work week:
October 14, 2010
PPACA: Fla. Judge Lets Challenge ProceedAffordable Care Act opponents are getting a chance to continue their legal attack on a provision that could require most legal U.S. residents to own health coverage.
October 14, 2010
PPACA Roundup: ICD-10; Expat Programs; Child-Only PoliciesAmerica's Health Insurance Plans estimates shifting to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, standard will cost plans about $11 to $38 per enrollee.