Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Cost of a good midlife crisis: $240,000
By Jerry KronenbergIf you (or your clients) are planning a midlife crisis, don't forget the life insurance.
May 13, 2015
Christie’s cure for U.S. economy fails as remedy for own stateThe two-term Republican proposed lowering the top income-tax rate to 28 percent from 39.6 percent and the corporate rate by 10 percentage points.
May 13, 2015
ETF assets set to overtake hedge funds this yearThe average asset manager isnt beating the indexes, so people are thinking, I might as well just buy the index.
May 13, 2015
Money stuff: Traders' white lies and guilty pleasToday is the oral argument in Jesse Litvak's appeal of his fraud conviction for lying about how much he paid for some mortgage bonds.
May 13, 2015
Why every advisory firm needs a chief ethics officerAn employee dedicated to ensuring compliance policies and procedures are in place is great, but advisors should take it one step further.
May 13, 2015
How to win at sales and ping pongIn sales, as in any other game, you put yourself at a disadvantage if you let your eagerness get the better of you.
May 12, 2015
Can transparency change the U.S. healthcare system? (Part 1)Perhaps more than any other topic, transparency has the potential to transform every aspect of health insurance.
May 12, 2015
What happens when Republicans realize Obamacare was written for them?A personal health care anecdote says something larger about the role the Affordable Care Act plays in peoples political and personal lives.