Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
A Job For Simon Cowell
By Steve PiontekIve never been a regular viewer of American Idol, but whenever I did watch it, Simon Cowell, the ruthlessly acerbic judge, was the one whose ...
January 11, 2010
Insurer Targets Latino Health Care MarketPan-American Life Insurance Group is starting a group benefits company that will sell health insurance to Hispanic families that live in the United States.
January 11, 2010
Health Bill Fight May Delay State Of The Union AddressThe White House is waiting to set a firm date for the annual State of the Union address, in the hope that President Obama will be able to talk about congressional passage of a major health care reform bill.
January 11, 2010
Texas: Hold Off On Filing Forms With Discretionary ClausesThe Texas Department of Insurance is considering the possibility of adopting a rule that would prohibit the use of discretionary clauses in life, accident and health insurance policy forms.
January 11, 2010
Law Firm Organizes Suit Against Annuity IssuerThe plaintiffs in a suit filed in a federal court in Phoenix are accusing an insurer of misrepresenting the tax benefits of buying deferred variable annuity contracts.
January 11, 2010
New York: Be Careful About Rejecting CashNew York state insurance producers may have to accept cash premium payments if refusing the payments would hurt insureds.
January 11, 2010
Advisory Firm Weighs In On Proxy BattleA proxy advisory service is supporting the efforts of most of a Northeastern life insurer's directors to keep the insurer's former chief executive officer from replacing them.