Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
What If Consumers Refuse To Answer Suitability Questions?
By Allison BellRegulators and others are debating whether insurers and insurance producers should be able to sell annuities to consumers who refuse to fill out suitability questionnaires.
November 30, 2009
Manulife Completes Stock OfferingA financial services company has raised about $2.5 billion by selling common shares to a syndicate of underwriters.
November 30, 2009
Greenberg, AIG Bury HatchetAmerican International Group Inc. and a former chairman, Maurice Greenberg, say they have agreed to settle all outstanding disagreements.
November 25, 2009
Vose Releases Risk Modeling SoftwareA European company has updated a product that can help financial services companies analyze risk.
November 25, 2009
Happy ThanksgivingWe hope that you, your loved ones and your business associates are having a great holiday. We will be sending you our next newsletter Tuesday.
November 25, 2009
Estate Tax Data: Before It ChangedThe Internal Revenue Service has painted a statistical portrait of just how sweet big estates were - and how quickly health savings account contributions were growing -- back in 2007, as the investment markets were peaking.
November 25, 2009
GAO Faults CMS Internal ControlsAn agency that might have to manage any big new federal health programs created by Congress is having trouble monitoring existing contracts, U.S. Government Accountability Office officials report.
November 25, 2009
State Lawmaker Group Establishes Reform PrinciplesThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators supports the concept of letting states use compacts to allow interstate health insurance sales.