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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
What If The Star Really Breaks A Leg?
By Trevor ThomasThe old entertainment saying "Break a leg" actually is a good luck phrase wished to an actor as he or she is about to step onto the stage. However, what if that was to happen? What if the entertainer actually falls off the stage and becomes disabled?
January 15, 2006
The Huge And Growing Wave Of Mexican-AmericansThe Hispanic population is, like the wave of baby boomers, poised to crest in the United States and its financial services industries, according to J.D. ...
January 15, 2006
Learning The Ropes Through Mentoring'If you want to learn a subject, teach the course,' goes an old saying. In years past, new advisors would all too well have appreciated ...
January 15, 2006
Indian-Americans: The Secret MarketThe Indian-American financial services market is like a wealthy area the size of Milwaukee that has escaped the attention of many life insurers and life ...
January 15, 2006
Agents, Insurers Ink Comments On NAIC Fingerprint ModelInsurers and agents are hoping to put their imprint on a fingerprint model before it advances further toward adoption by state insurance regulators.Reaction to the ...
January 15, 2006
Four Things Every Agent Should Know About Marketing To HispanicsYou only need to ask yourself two questions to understand how important the Latino market will be in influencing the future of the American economy. ...
January 13, 2006
Feds Note Inconsistent State Money-Laundering RegsThe U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment Working Group says variations in states' approach to regulation may affect efforts to detect terrorists' use of individual annuities, ...
January 13, 2006
Ohio Software Firm Allies With EldoradoElectronic KnowlEDGE Corp. has agreed to work with Eldorado Computer Inc. to sell health plan administration systems to insurers, managed care companies and other health ...