Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Treasury: AIG Aid Working Out Well
By Arthur D. PostalThe Treasury Department says it expects the total cost of Troubled Asset Relief Program aid to American International Group Inc. and other federal aid to AIG to be about $30 billion.
October 06, 2010
Producers: 12b-1 Draft Promotes Short-Term ThinkingProposed changes in 12b-1 fund sales fee rules could push advisors away from helping consumers reach long-term financial goals, life agents and other financial advisors are telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
October 06, 2010
PPACA: Will Exchanges Be Producers?Some states could apply insurance producer or consultant licensing rules to the new state health insurance exchange entities, according to a National Association of Insurance Commissioners panel.
October 06, 2010
Understanding the online marketing funnel - Part 1: AttractGood news: Selling online isn't that different than traditional selling. As in traditional sales, the successful Web agent sees their online marketing as a funnel.
October 06, 2010
A referral success story everyone can learn fromAquiles Larrea, who attended our Referral Champions Boot Camp for Financial Professionals, has been having great success with our system and recently sent me a letter.
October 05, 2010
White House Ponders GOP Repeal GoalsRepublicans who try to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act will face questions about the consequences, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
October 05, 2010
The FSOC is HereThe new Financial Stability Oversight Council has put out a request for information that includes a question about how the FSOC should apply the "Volcker Rule" to insurers.