Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
So Many Mentors, So Little Time
By Mark GremlerWhen looking for a mentor, find someone in a business just like yours or someone who is running a business that you want your company ...
July 25, 2008
Birnbaum Asks About Conduct Project DelayA consumer advocate is asking the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to answer 8 questions about a market conduct reporting project.The NAIC, Kansas City, Mo., ...
July 25, 2008
CBO Analyzes Health TechnologyThe cheapest way for the federal government to encourage use of health information technology might be to simply require providers to adopt it.Peter Orszag, director ...
July 25, 2008
Thrivent: Non-Advisees Shun AdvisorsThe psychological gap between older consumers who do and do not use professional advisors is wide.Researchers at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, describe the gap ...
July 24, 2008
Give and you shall receiveThe following is based on two of Norm Trainor's clients, Don Leitzell and Ron Roberts. In my experience, top advisors are givers. They are generous by nature. Let me give you a few examples. Don Leitzell is a very successful advisor whom I
July 24, 2008
Judge Approves $255 Million Settlement In Health Net CaseA U.S. District Court judge in Newark, N.J. has approved a settlement valued at $255 million in 3 class action suits against a managed care ...
July 24, 2008
Maryland Picks Electronic Health Record VendorMedcomSoft Inc., Toronto, announced that it has been chosen by the Maryland Health Care Commission to participate in the Maryland Electronic Health Record adoption acceleration ...
July 24, 2008
N.C. Regulator Settles With Health InsurerNorth Carolina's Department of Insurance has entered into a settlement agreement with UnitedHealth Group Inc. and UnitedHealthCare of North Carolina, Inc. to resolve complaints involving ...