Economic Trends
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Firm Rolls Out Risk Software
By Staff WriterTowers Perrin Forster & Crosby Inc. has developed the Risk Agility Economic Capital Aggregator system.
April 21, 2009
The Political/Economic Blame GameI recently received an e-mail from an advisor who took issue with part of my April column for Investment Advisor, "Timing Is Everything" (http://www.investmentadvisor.com/Issues/2009/April/Pages/Timing-Is-Everything.aspx). He...
April 16, 2009
A rumination on why we fightWell, not fight really, but why we continue to make the case that capitalism and the free markets are not broken, and certainly not dead...
March 20, 2009
Unemployment is worse than you thinkAt 9.7 percent, the U.S. experienced the highest unemployment rate in 1982 since the Great Depression. Is it that bad today? The official February 2009 rate...
February 27, 2009
It's a Recession: Do You Know Where Your Marketing Is?In this month's podcast, author and guru Mitzi Crall offers insider advice on how insurance agents can remain successful during and beyond the economic downturn with...
February 27, 2009
Reduced boomer spending will drive longer downturn"If the economy looks like it's going downhill now, just wait," writes Eileen AJ Connelly in today's Associated Press. And it's all because of boomers. "Government...
February 12, 2009
Six standards of client communication in a downturnQ. How do you develop meaningful ways to connect with clients - in good times and in bad? A. Thirty percent of consumers in the U.S....
February 03, 2009
Principal Launches Eighth Benefits ContestA Midwestern insurer is looking for for 10 small and midsize employers that are doing a good job sailing their benefits programs through the economic storm.