Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Hewitt: Shareholders OK Aon Deal
By Staff WriterThe board of Hewitt Associates Inc. has received approval from shareholders to accept an acquisition offer from Aon Corp.
September 20, 2010
Four tips for creating better-trained salespeopleMost salespeople are below or just at their quota because they are not trained on selling skills. This is a hot debate when I go into Fortune 500 companies and tell them their training sucks, or there is a lack of training.
September 17, 2010
Employer Health Care Costs to Rise 8%: TowersEmployer health care costs are expected to rise 8.2% as the impact of health care reform is assessed.
September 17, 2010
PPACA Did Not Build Consumer Confidence: EBRIDespite the recent passage of health care reform, discontent with the American health care system remains widespread, a new study finds.
September 17, 2010
Colorado Blues Backtrack on Individual Health PremiumsAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado will provide a premium credit totaling $20 million to about 90,000 individual health care insureds in the state.
September 17, 2010
Six tips to keep your direct mail out of the trashWith direct mail costs on the rise, businesses need to be sure their messages are noticed, and they're reaching the right contacts. Check out these tips from Greg Brown, marketing director of Melissa Data.
September 17, 2010
Treasury Seeks $213 Million for Lincoln WarrantsThe U.S. Department of the Treasury said today it has priced its planned public offering of warrants in Lincoln National Corp.
September 16, 2010
TARP Panel: AIG Aid a LoserMost observers still expect the government's American International Group Inc. Investment Program to generate "significant losses" for U.S. taxpayers, officials say.