Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Alliances: CareCounsel, Canopy
By Staff WriterCareCounsel L.L.C. has agreed to use the individual health insurance shopping system managed by eHealth Inc.
November 06, 2009
EBSA Weighs In On IRA DebtsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has released an advisory opinion that could affect a financial professional who serves as a broker for an individual retirement account and non-IRA accounts for the same client.
November 06, 2009
Charting the choppy waters: Tips for staying on top in tough timesTo survive and come out on top, you've got to think smarter, harder, and with more creativity than the next guy.
November 06, 2009
Mathas Sees Opportunities In RecessionBecause the life insurance industry weathered the recession so well, it now has the opportunity to remarket itself to consumers as a reliable and secure place to put their money, Ted Mathas says.
November 06, 2009
Health alert: Public option would be states' optionThe public option has been the sticking point in Democratic efforts to combine competing versions of the health care bill.
November 06, 2009
Barr: Preemption Still In FIO ProposalThe Treasury Department believes any Federal Insurance Office legislation will let the FIO preempt state laws that conflict with international trade agreements on the sale of insurance.
November 06, 2009
Fiduciary Standard Case Could Affect Executive CompThe U.S. Supreme Court is looking at whether an investment advisor breaches its fiduciary duty when it sets different fees for captive mutual fund investors and independent fund investors.
November 06, 2009
TARP Watchdog: Show Us The AIG ExitA member of the Troubled Asset Relief Program Congressional Oversight Panel is wondering how the government will extricate itself from its current entanglement with American International Group Inc.