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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
NASD Funds Annuity Study
By Staff WriterA foundation affiliated with the National Association of Securities Dealers is spending $252,649 on a retirement income payout project.Researchers at the College of William and ...
March 26, 2006
GAMA International Unveils Plans To Double Membership By 2010The leadership team of GAMA International unveiled plans at its annual conference to nearly double the organization's membership by 2010, in part through a campaign ...
March 24, 2006
Mutual Of Omaha Adds Healthways ProgramA Midwestern health insurer has chosen a wellness services vendor.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., has decided to offer group health customers the myhealthIQ ...
March 23, 2006
Selling To The Moderately RichBroker-dealer home offices should try to help advisors with the drudgework involved with serving "emerging affluent" investors.Researchers at Cerulli Associates Inc., Boston, present that conclusion ...
March 21, 2006
Event To Focus On Technology (Corrected)The Life Office Management Association and ACORD Corp. plan to start a 3-day insurance systems forum May 22 in Las Vegas.The 2006 forum is organized ...
March 20, 2006
Graduating Into The Life Insurance BusinessIf you can use more agents with qualities the life insurance community so highly values--youthful vigor, an eagerness to succeed and an ability to be tutored in the fine art of life insurance selling...
March 19, 2006
Suitability Changes Sail Toward AdoptionBroader suitability standards sailed toward full adoption by state insurance regulators, but principle-based reserving had a momentary hiccup during the spring meeting of the National ...
March 19, 2006
Your Checklist For Attracting The Seasoned Insurance ProfessionalInsurance is sold, not bought. This adage is as true now as it has ever been. Rarely will a client or the general public call ...