Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
New York Mandates E-Fingerprints For Licenses
By Staff WriterThe New York State Insurance Department announced that applicants for insurance licenses must submit their fingerprints electronically with their applications beginning Dec. 15.
December 11, 2009
Tech Bits: SunGard, ConnectureAn insurance technology company has updated a portfolio valuation service.
December 11, 2009
Houses Passes Financial Package 223-202Members of the House today voted 223-202 to approve H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
December 11, 2009
Personnel Changes: New York State, Sterling Life, OthersThe New York State Insurance Department has named Matthew Gaul deputy superintendent for the life industry.
December 11, 2009
CMS: Health Bill Excise Tax Could Bend CurveImposing a 40% excise tax on relatively high-cost, "Cadillac" health plans might be fairly effective at holding down health care spending, a government forecaster says.
December 11, 2009
NAIC Panel Gets Social Media UpdateState insurance regulators are starting to think about how to handle market conduct concerns in the age of Twitter.
December 11, 2009
Grassley Dings TARP-Related Insurer Bank DealsThe U.S. Treasury Department should not have let large insurers qualify for the Troubled Asset Relief Program by acquiring small thrifts, Sen. Charles Grassley says.
December 11, 2009
More Details Emerge In Connection With Insurer BattleDocuments filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission give more information about the conflict between a New York life insurer and a major shareholder.