Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
NAIC Responds To Consumer Letter
By Jim ConnollyTop officials at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners say they are addressing consumer advocates' concerns about the process used to develop recent revisions to ...
October 16, 2007
What keeps Ed Slott going?Ed Slott: First, I love what I do. Without that commitment and passion I could not possibly keep the travel schedule that I do. I love to meet advisors and hear their success stories. I know many of them personally and see them numerous times a year
October 16, 2007
Michigan Commissioner To Join Accounting FirmLinda Watters is leaving her post as commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services.Watters, who has been the Michigan insurance commissioner since ...
October 15, 2007
The power of choiceIn aviation, the word "attitude" is a term that refers to the angle that the plane meets the wind, if the wings are level with the horizon and whether the aircraft is climbing or descending. The pilot who fails to take responsibility for the
October 15, 2007
Technology that helps close the saleWhile the classic image of the hard-working salesman pounding the pavement and pumping fists to close the deal still holds some truth - one does have to get out and press the flesh to build rapport with prospects and maintain your client base - in
October 15, 2007
Transamerica Extends Sponsorship Of GolferA financial services company will be backing a well-known athlete for at least 5 more years.Transamerica, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and its parent, AEGON N.V., The ...
October 15, 2007
Firm To Sell Products From Fort Dearborn AffiliateColorado Bankers Life Insurance Company has awarded a managing general agent agreement to eBenefits Direct Inc.Colorado Bankers Life, Englewood, Colo., is a sister company of ...
October 15, 2007
International Insurance Regulators Converge On Fort LauderdaleOfficials and insurance company executives from around the world are heading to Florida this week to catch some rays and talk about the future of ...