Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
IRI To Administration: Provide Incentives For Guaranteed Lifetime Income
By Linda KocoThe Insured Retirement Institute is asking the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Labor to create incentives for employers to make guaranteed lifetime income strategies available inside employer-sponsored retirement plans.
April 29, 2010
IASB Seeks Comments On Pension Accounting DraftThe International Accounting Standards Board wants employers to move quickly to report changes in the value of defined benefit pension plan assets and the estimated value of benefits obligations.
April 29, 2010
Ten ways to do the right thingI recently polled a group of subscribers and industry experts to get a read on how they're connecting with their clients and how they're emphasizing "doing the right thing."
April 29, 2010
Social Networking A Life Underwriting Tool? Report Stirs DebateInsurers will increasingly use public shared data to inform pricing decisions and aid in fraud detection, predict researchers from Celent.
April 29, 2010
AIG Looks Healthier, Says GAOAmerican International Group Inc. appears to be stable, primarily as a result of a huge infusion of government financial aid, according to U.S. Government Accountability Office officials.
April 29, 2010
Some great sales tips ... from the ancientsAs an effective advisor, knowing how to sell to all types of prospects is essential to growing your abilities and your business.
April 29, 2010
Perils Of The VATRecent discussions of the possibility of a Value Added Tax (VAT) being proposed in the U.S. produced a touch of nostalgia.
April 29, 2010
Industry Working To Get Carve-Outs In Financial Reform LegislationAs senators on both sides of the aisle maneuver to turn the debate over financial services reform legislation to their political advantage, insurance industry lobbyists are working to carve out concessions that limit the bill's impact on the industry.