Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Employer Group: Change The Health Care Comp System
By Staff WriterCongress should focus less on shifting government health program bills onto other payers' shoulders and more on changing the way doctors and hospitals are paid.
November 12, 2009
Court May Toss 151A OrderA federal appeals court panel could vacate Rule 151A, a regulation that would let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission classify indexed annuities as securities.
November 12, 2009
Moody's: Secondary Market Woes Bad For Life SalesLife insurance buyers may want to know that they can get a good price for unwanted policies.
November 12, 2009
IPipeline Raises $15 MillionAn insurance technology company has poked a hole in the ice covering the credit markets and secured a new round of financing.
November 12, 2009
Want Sales Success? Listen Up!Imagine this: you're about to embark upon one of your weekly sales calls with a prospective client. You may be thinking that no extra sales call preparation is needed. Heck, it's just another routine sales call.
November 11, 2009
Rising Bond Yields Aid PensionsAn increase in bond yields probably helped large U.S. defined benefit pension plans overcome a drop in stock prices in October.
November 11, 2009
Web Exclusive: Using Online Resources To Vet Disability ClaimsSome insureds who seek disability benefits may not be completely candid. Tracey Zinck explains how to use the Web to get the rest of the story.
November 11, 2009
Reid Files Health Bill MotionSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid may be preparing to introduce the Senate's main health bill Monday.