Commentary

November 19, 2007

Visit each center twice - once at an appointed time and once unannounced. And bring your loved one with you at least once. Talk with older adults who are at the center, and their family members, if possible, and pay close attention to thei

November 19, 2007

James E. Clements has joined National Planning Holdings Inc. as senior vice president of advisory services. He will be responsible for the investment advisory service divisions of each of the four firms in the network and oversee the expansion of

November 19, 2007

Christine Nigro has been promoted to president of AXA Advisors LLC, the broker/dealer for the retail distribution channel of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. She will report to Nick Lane, head of retail distribution business platforms. Nigro is

November 19, 2007

David Krupa, CLU, LUTCF, has been appointed assistant vice president of training and development at The Baltimore Life Companies' Career Agency Sales Group. He has been a life insurance professional since 1990 and has held positions in market

November 18, 2007

At the recent ISOTech conference New Orleans, I chaired a panel of experts that asked, and tried to answer, an increasingly critical question for insurers: ...

November 18, 2007

The annual Moss Adams Studies are always revealing, and this year's recently released Compensation Study was no exception. The pay scale for non-owner professionals is...

November 15, 2007

I remember early on in this endeavor saying, "It's not the company with the best business plan that succeeds, but the company which executes their...