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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
February 08, 2006
Loan Management Tool Gets More PlugsA company that helps 401(k) plan administrators handle plan loans is building electronic bridges to a major software firm.The loan system company, 401kLoans L.L.C., St. ...
February 08, 2006
Sammons To Use CSC SystemA Midwestern insurance group has licensed new customer service software.Sammons Financial Group Inc., Chicago, plans to use the Customer Service Accelerator system from Computer Sciences ...
February 07, 2006
NAIC Panel Lets Public See Reserving DraftInsurance regulators are asking for comments about a proposed temporary regulation that could affect sellers of term life and universal life with secondary guarantees.The Life ...
February 07, 2006
M Financial Expands CircleA national marketing group is signing more firms that cater to banks.M Financial Group, Portland, Ore., says its M Benefit Solutions - Bank Strategies arm ...
February 07, 2006
Treasury Speaker Notes Lack Of UniformityA top U.S. Treasury Department official delivered a wide-ranging speech Monday at state insurance commissioners' annual conference in Naples, Fla.The 4-day event, which started Sunday, ...
February 06, 2006
Making Income Annuities IrresistibleWith an increasing number of new retirees, fewer traditional pensions and people living longer, the income annuity market has been poised for growth for many years. However, sales have yet to take off.
February 06, 2006
NFP Allies With Sun LifeNational Financial Partners Corp. is getting closer to a major North American financial services company.NFP, New York, has agreed to make a U.S. arm of ...
February 05, 2006
Non-Insurance Regulators Close In On Annuity SalesTime was when state insurance departments ruled the roost where regulation of insurance and insurance sales was concerned.
February 05, 2006
The Case For Cash LTC Insurance ProductsStressors in the long term care industry, like premium increases, have resulted in lawsuits, market consolidation and bad press. This turmoil has encouraged conservatism in...
February 05, 2006
Fingerprint Model Wiped OutInsurance trade groups still are taking stock of a failure to get even a motion for a fingerprinting model regulation and are awaiting word from ...