Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Reflections and red flags
By Arthur D. PostalDespite a government shutdown, another year of zero interest rates and a turbulent rollout of the federal health care exchange site, signs are emerging about the future of an industry that is in motion.
November 26, 2013
Diamonds: An advisor’s best friend?How one advisor is using diamond sales to attract and retain high-net-worth clients.
November 26, 2013
Will the SEC create ‘two kinds’ of fiduciaries?The debate still rages on about what Dodd-Frank told the SEC it could or could not do in writing a fiduciary rule for brokers.
November 26, 2013
SEC investor advisory committee approves fiduciary, user-fee plansFiduciary recommendations sailed through Roper's committee, but user-fee plan drew concerns; White says both are 'very important.'
November 26, 2013
Did Joseph Belth's Insurance Forum get it wrong concerning Glenn Neasham?Is it really surprising that the appeals court overturned the Glenn Neasham verdict?
November 26, 2013
California AG asks for review of Neasham reversalThe states attorney general wants the California Supreme Court to review the appeals court decision that overturned Glenn Neashams conviction on theft from a senior.
November 25, 2013
Aging and Decision MakingWhile exploring issues connected with todays abundance of choices, we wondered whether there are generational differences in how easily we deal with a great number of options. As the brain ages, does our competence to choose from multiple alternatives diminish?