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What Advanced Planning Is-And Is Not
By Russ Alan PrinceWhat Advanced Planning Is--And Is Not ByWith the financial services industry in turmoil, producers are scrambling to find the optimal approach for creating and maintaining ...
April 07, 2002
Surveying Industry Practices On Changes To In-Force LTCI PoliciesSurveying Industry Practices On Changes To In-Force LTCI PoliciesByOver the years, long term care insurance policies have improved tremendously. For instance, much has been written ...
April 07, 2002
GAMA Broadens Its Traditional Focus To 'Distribution Management'GAMA Broadens Its Traditional Focus To 'Distribution Management'ByOrlando, Fla. GAMA used to be an association exclusively for general agents and field managers, but not anymore, ...
March 26, 2002
MedUnite To Work With Medi-GateNU Online News Service, March 26, 12:59 p.m. -- MedUnite Inc., San Diego, has agreed to use software from Medi-Gate.net L.L.C., East Brunswick, N.J., ...
March 17, 2002
Training Your Staff-And Yourself-To Communicate EffectivelyTraining Your StaffAnd YourselfTo Communicate EffectivelyCommunication. Its a buzzword thats on all the lists: top 10 traits of successful business people; one of the most ...
March 17, 2002
Retaining Talented Employees A Growing Industry ConcernRetaining Talented Employees A Growing Industry Concern ByThere is a "strong dearth of talent" in the insurance industry, and management is largely to blame, says ...
March 17, 2002
Recruiting Starts With The CultureByFinding and keeping quality producers is key to long-term growth, increased sales, and greater profitability for every link in the distribution chain: company, firm, ...