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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Missouri Bill Could Increase Fraud Fines
By Staff WriterThe top Show Me State insurance regulator is backing legislation that could give him broader authority to enforce state insurance laws and regulations.W. Dale Finke, ...
March 12, 2006
Innovation Is Driving Force Of Agency ExcellenceLuck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Practice makes perfect. Success breeds success. Many of us have had these motivational admonitions drilled into our ...
March 12, 2006
Agents Should Seek Simplicity When Buying SoftwareWhen determining agency technology needs--in particular, for software solutions--the tendency is often to seek customized, comprehensive, cutting-edge solutions for specific needs. Technology advances have opened ...
March 09, 2006
Insurable-Interest Case Leaves Issue UnsettledA federal appeals court this week rejected an effort by the trustee of an estate to collect on a $1 million insurance policy in which ...
March 08, 2006
Experts Offer ABCs of EIAs To NAICTwo equity indexed annuity experts walked a room packed with attendees of the spring meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners through the intricacies ...
March 07, 2006
Hancock Upgrades Marketing Model For AgenciesJohn Hancock Financial Network is offering its agencies a new marketing plan it says will make their businesses more profitable.JHFN, part of John Hancock Life ...
March 07, 2006
Cash Value Debate Highlights Industry ChangesAny nonforfeiture model developed by regulators should recognize the economic value and the cash value in a life insurance contract, says William Koenig, a life ...
March 07, 2006
Do-Nothing Stance On Health Won't Cut It: OxendineA "just do nothing" approach to health care tax issues is one sure way to arrive at national health care, cautioned Georgia Insurance Commissioner John ...