Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Bluegrass State Gets New Top Regulator
By Staff WriterKentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher has named Julie Mix McPeak to succeed Glenn Jennings as executive director of the state's Office of Insurance.McPeak has been general ...
June 26, 2006
Alternative Health Coverage Shows Sticking PowerEarlier this year, an article in The New York Times concluded that the more than $27 billion U.S. residents spend annually on alternative and complementary medicine provides...
June 25, 2006
High Court RulingThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that health insurers serving federal employees must seek reimbursement of monies paid to claimants under state law, not federal ...
June 25, 2006
Addressing Advisor Liability In The Older Age MarketProfessionals who work with older-aged clients face challenges not typically encountered in other markets.Developments in the secondary life insurance market--also known as the life settlement ...
June 25, 2006
Updating Emergency Procedures In The Post-Katrina WorldWe have all heard flight attendants tell us about the safety precautions to be used in an emergency. Parents place oxygen masks on themselves first ...
June 23, 2006
NAILBA To Update StandardsThe National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies says it will release a new version of its imaging implementation guide in July.NAILBA, Fairfax, Va., released ...
June 23, 2006
Foes Of Wal-Mart Health Law Go To CourtOpponents of a new Maryland law that requires very large employers to spend a portion of their payroll on employee health insurance Friday asked a ...
June 20, 2006
Managed Care Legal Battle Loses SteamU.S. District Judge Federico Moreno has cast aside most of the last claims remaining from a cloud of litigation that once appeared to threaten the ...