Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Longevity Risk Group Established
By Staff WriterA new association has formed in London to help insurers and other organizations transfer longevity and mortality-related risk to the capital markets.
February 01, 2010
What book(s) or other media (video, audio, seminars) have had the most influence on your business?So far, Bill Good in creating a systematic approach to marketing/prospecting/asset gathering.
February 01, 2010
Obama Proposes COLI TaxPresident Obama's proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year would raise $14.4 billion in insurance-related revenue over the next 10 years, primarily by indirectly taxing the inside buildup of corporate-owned life insurance.
February 01, 2010
Health Reform Takes A Body BlowHealthcare reform legislation is on life support and will not move ahead unless President Obama "forcefully and specifically states how to move the process forward," says an industry lobbyist.
February 01, 2010
The ethical advisor: Putting clients first for successAs 2010 gets into high gear and advisors find themselves in the midst of an increasingly regulatory climate, what are the best strategies to maintain an ethically sound business?
February 01, 2010
Get Ready For Stronger Federal OversightBe prepared. The tsunami set off by the election of a Republican senator from Massachusetts is likely to generate far stronger federal oversight of the insurance industry than would have otherwise been the case.
February 01, 2010
Cover Story: Invest Globally, Advise LocallyAdvisors operate in a worldwide sphere when it comes to planning for clients, and over the past year, investment globalization has been the place to...