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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Another Firm Joins Rating Agency Elite
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has registered Egan-Jones Rating Company Inc. as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.Egan-Jones, Haverford, Pa., has received approval to ...
December 26, 2007
GAO Compares SCHIP Costs For Kids And AdultsCovering adults through the State Children's Health Insurance Program tends to be somewhat more expensive than covering children through the program.Researchers at the U.S. Government ...
December 26, 2007
Florida Negotiates Agreement With Medicare PlayerA rapidly growing Sunshine State health carrier has promised to work more closely with regulators.The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued consent orders to ...
December 26, 2007
Industry Veterans Start Consulting FirmInsurance professionals have teamed to form Insurance Insight Group L.L.C.Insurance Insight Group, Park City, Utah, can help clients with product development, operations, marketing and distribution, ...
December 25, 2007
Reach out to new customersIn an effort to help insurance professionals build relationships with accountants and tax professionals, the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance has produced a comprehensive guide, aimed at accountants and CPAs, outlining the tax
December 25, 2007
Holiday trends28%: Percent of people surveyed who say their workload increases during the holidays; 42% say it stays the same. 7.4%: Percentage of people age 65 and over who travel over the holidays. This is down from 8.7% for the rest of the year.*
December 25, 2007
Top sales mistakesNot following the customer's buying procedures. Not listening to the customer's needs. No follow-up. Too aggressive or disrespectful. Offering poor solutions to problems. Making exaggerated or inaccurate claims about pr
December 23, 2007
Access To Health Care Top Issue For NAIC, NCOIL In 2008For the second year running, health care wins hands-down as the most important issue that regulators and legislators will face in 2008, according to interviews ...