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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
New Possibilities Opening Up For Independent Advisors
By Tom SpitzerNew Possibilities Opening Up For Independent Advisors ByA common scenario for financial service producers is to enter the business in order to have unlimited opportunity ...
August 25, 2002
Reinsurers Say 'Not Me' To Annuity Guarantees TabReinsurers Say Not Me To Annuity Guarantees TabByIf annuity guarantees result in a hefty tab, reinsurers say they wont be the ones picking up the ...
August 25, 2002
Timing Is Everything In Insurers' E-commerce EffortsTiming Is Everything In Insurers E-commerce EffortsByThere should be little doubt that the Internet is starting to play a major role in the way insurers ...
August 04, 2002
Costco Tests 401(k) Plans For 'Microbusinesses'Costco Tests 401(k) Plans For MicrobusinessesByWarehouse-style retailer Costco Wholesale Corporation, Issaquah, Wash., is testing a 401(k) plan for small businesses that it hopes to introduce ...
July 09, 2002
Manulife Adds Buy-Sell Illustration ToolsNU Online News Service, July 9, 11:21 a.m. -- The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, has added ...
July 07, 2002
CPAs Most Trusted Advisors: SurveyByCPAs continue to be the most trusted advisors of small business owners, according to a survey by InterPay, a payroll company in Mansfield, Mass.After ...
July 07, 2002
What's Your Hourly Rate? Here's How To Increase ItWhats Your Hourly Rate? Heres How To Increase ItByMany Million Dollar Round Table members would estimate their hourly rate to be anywhere from $100 to ...
June 30, 2002
Solve The 'Double Tax Buy-Sell' ProblemSolve The Double Tax Buy-Sell ProblemByAll business owners share one problem in common. They eventually want a liquidity event.Someday they will need to turn their ...