Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Turn Orphan Management Into Client Marketing
By Megan CarpenterIn 2006, my managing partner asked me to develop an effective orphan management program. But instead of focusing on yet another orphan program which has ...
April 25, 2008
Eileen McDonnellEileen McDonnell has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Penn Mutual. In this role, she facilitates the company's strategic direction and builds distribution capacity. She also oversees the company's sales sup
April 25, 2008
Do you know who's at your seminar?When I was a young boy, playing outside with my friends, we would often refresh ourselves from the summer heat by drinking water from a garden hose. Many people wouldn't dare allow their children to drink from a garden hose today. There's to
April 25, 2008
IRS Drafts Guidance On Estate Valuation AlternativeThe Internal Revenue Service is writing a rule about how executors should calculate the value of taxable estates.The IRS has proposed a draft of the ...
April 24, 2008
FINRA Issues Catastrophe Bond Risk AlertThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is advising consumers to look to see whether their mutual funds or other funds have invested in bonds linked to ...
April 24, 2008
Court Updates Bankruptcy Court ProceduresThe U.S. Supreme Court briefly mentions insurers in amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.The court released the amendments Wednesday when it sent courtesy ...
April 24, 2008
Insurer Chooses Technology Support FirmULLICO Inc. is using Velocity Technology Solutions Inc. to help it set up and run financial management software.ULLICO, New York, the parent of Union Labor ...
April 24, 2008
High Court Hears Oral Arguments In Benefit Determinations CaseSupreme Court justices said Wednesday that they are not sure what to tell lower courts about how to review potential conflicts of interest that might ...