Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
What's the best age to start claiming Social Security?
By Andrew RiceEverybody wants to know what the best claiming strategy is, but many factors affect the decision on timing.
July 12, 2016
The public option returns from beyond the graveAt some point, McArdle says, someone has to come up with the cash to pay the piper.
July 12, 2016
Next president should attack drug prices, Obama says in JAMAHe says a public option should be available in markets with little private competition.
July 12, 2016
Strategies and tactics for self-insured plan success, Part 1How successful plans incorporate clinical expertise, financial understanding and cost-containment strategies.
July 12, 2016
Consumer inflation expectations hit 10-month high in Fed surveyFed policy makers see stable inflation expectations and continued job gains as key to raising inflation, which has been below the central banks 2 percent target for more than four years.
July 12, 2016
Is a traditional or Roth 401(k) better?A new study used software to simulate the optimal saving strategies for a million retirement scenarios over the next 30 years.
July 12, 2016
DOL 101: The fiduciary rule’s impact on IMOsAn attorney-turned-financial consultant addresses a pressing but often overlooked question raised by the DOL rule: What does it mean for IMOs?
July 12, 2016
Survey: Gender gap remains in retirement planningUnderstanding different attitudes among men and women about retirement can help producers better meet their needs.