Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
HHS Offers $51 Million In Premium Review Grants
By Allison BellThe federal government will provide up to $1 million for each state that shows it will use the money to create and strengthen health insurance rate review processes.
June 07, 2010
Four tips to build your online presencePut the emphasis on visitor experience, not traffic.
June 07, 2010
Northwestern: Slump Hits Millennials HardAbout 25% of U.S. teenagers will be unemployed this summer.
June 07, 2010
Agents Fret Over Loss Ratios, Mini-Med SurvivalHow broadly federal health regulators define medical loss in upcoming regulations fleshing out healthcare reform legislation has emerged as a key pocketbook issue for insurance agents.
June 07, 2010
Opportunities Abound In The Underserved Small Business MarketThirty-plus years ago, life insurance carriers trained their large career agent forces to call upon small business owners to deliver life insurance-based solutions designed for their firms.
June 07, 2010
Financial Reform Casts Shadow On IndustryThe life insurance industry will be watching closely the rest of this month as Congress completes work on historic legislation making the most sweeping changes to financial services regulation since the Depression.
June 07, 2010
When The Family Isn't All BusinessAntonin Scalia already had experience working with a group of nine when appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986. He was the father of five sons and four daughters.
June 07, 2010
Congress Mulls Regulatory AuthorityOne of the key issues a House-Senate panel reconciling different versions of financial services reform will have to address is the powers of an authority that would be created to liquidate failed large financial firms, including insurers.