Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
GAO: 2005 Medicare Plan Costs Were Low
By Staff WriterMedical costs were lower than carriers expected and administrative costs higher during the first year of Medicare Advantage plan operations.James Cosgrove, a director at the ...
June 27, 2008
FINRA Warns Against Selling AssetsA regulator says investors should think twice before taking out reverse mortgages, getting 401(k) plan debit cards or selling life insurance policies to cope with ...
June 27, 2008
Voss Calls For Teamwork As SEC Airs ProposalIowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss says she would like to have a chance to talk to members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about ...
June 26, 2008
Expand your influenceTeach a free chat room class on a subject related to your business. Publish a free e-zine. Use some of the extra space in your e-zine to write about yourself or business. Publish a section on your web site called "About Us".
June 26, 2008
Panel Passes Holocaust Claims BillMembers of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee have passed H.R. 1746, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act, by a voice vote.If enacted, the bill would ...
June 26, 2008
CIGNA Names PresidentA managed care company is making room at the top for a young executive.CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, has picked David Cordani, 42, to be president of ...
June 25, 2008
NCOIL Seeks Allies For Insurance Office FightState lawmakers are trying to persuade state executive branch officials to help oppose the creation of a federal Office of Insurance Information.The National Council of ...
June 25, 2008
Iowa: Insurers Need Not Send Extension NoticesThe Iowa Division of Insurance says insurers can tell consumers about the new, 60-day emergency grace period when they call, rather than notifying them by ...