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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
New York Passes Settlement Bill
By Trevor ThomasThe New York legislature has passed S. 66009, a life settlement regulation bill.
November 19, 2009
Cerulli: Advisors Cool Toward Holistic Income PlanningDespite seeing major losses in client portfolios, advisors still have not embraced holistic retirement income planning, says Cerulli Associates.
November 19, 2009
Industry Groups: The Reid Bill Won't WorkInsurance carrier and producer groups say they believe the Senate's new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill would backfire, by making health care and private health coverage even harder to afford than they are today.
November 19, 2009
Reid Lugs Out Senate Health BillThe main Senate health bill -- the 2,074-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- has arrived.
November 19, 2009
ACLI: CLASS Act Still UnsoundThe American Council of Life Insurers says the revised federal long term care insurance program proposal in the new Senate health bill is about as shaky as earlier versions of the proposal.
November 18, 2009
NAIC Hires PIMCO To Help Evaluate RMBSThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has picked a major bond fund manager to help state regulators assess the riskiness of residential mortgage-backed securities.
November 18, 2009
Northwestern Mutual Updates DI PoliciesA mutual insurer is trying to make its income protection products easier for doctors and dentists to understand.
November 18, 2009
Become a tech-savvy advisorThe senior market is rapidly becoming more familiar with the particulars of technology and a few questions must be addressed when building an online campaign.