Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
What Do Good Karma and LTCI Sales Have in Common?
By Honey LeveenWhen I think about the things that have brought me money, security, and satisfaction, karma is the first that comes to mind. But what exactly is karma?
August 03, 2010
GAO: Feds Starting to Plan AIG Exit StrategyThe government may sell its stake in American International Group Inc. through a public stock offering sometime after 2013, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
August 03, 2010
Advisor success: How top advisors thrive in today's climateAs part of our upcoming 10th anniversary issue, I reached out to many of the top advisors in the industry to get a better read on what they're doing to thrive in today's topsy-turvy business climate.
August 02, 2010
PPACA: Feds Hope to Squeeze Medicare AdvantageFederal officials say about $205 billion of the $418 billion in Medicare savings they hope to achieve over the next decade will come from spending on the Medicare Advantage program.
August 02, 2010
PPACA: Rockefeller Lobbies for Tight MLR RulesSen. Jay Rockefeller today failed to get federal and state insurance regulators to say how they will interpret the new health insurance administrative cost limits.
August 02, 2010
IRS Starts Implementing Pension Relief RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has posted a pair of notices that implement provisions of the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.
August 02, 2010
Retained Asset Accounts: Regulators, Lawyers Take NoteWisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg has ordered a review of the state's disclosure guidelines regarding retained asset accounts.
August 02, 2010
PPACA: Federal Judge Lets Cuccinelli vs. Sebelius ProceedVirginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli has won a chance to get a hearing on arguments that new federal health coverage ownership rules are unconstitutional.