Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
February 26, 2004
Change Is GoodIf youve gotten this far with this weeks National Underwriter, then youve noticed something has changed.Your first reaction may be, "Hey, didnt these guys just ...
February 19, 2004
Charitable Planning Can Enhance Business Succession PlansCharitable Planning Can Enhance Business Succession PlansA major challenge facing all business owners is planning for the ultimate succession of ownership and management in a ...
February 19, 2004
Buy-Sell Planning For Unhealthy Business OwnersBuy-Sell Planning For Unhealthy Business OwnersIn the course of designing a business continuation plan, many times one of the partners or stockholders may be either ...
February 19, 2004
Continue The Relationship After The SuccessionContinue The Relationship After The SuccessionOne of the challenges advisors face as they work with business owners on their succession plan is maintaining a relationship ...
February 19, 2004
Helping Clients Find The Right SuccessorHelping Clients Find The Right SuccessorByIf you have dealt in the small business market at all, you have undoubtedly come across the situation where a ...
February 12, 2004
Assurant Debt Gets A Baa2 RatingNU Online News Service, Feb. 12, 2004, 11:14 a.m. EST -- The U.S. company that was just spun off from Fortis, Brussels, has a ...
February 05, 2004
Maximizing Your Practices ProfitabilityOnce an agent starts spending more time selling and less time on administrative tasks, he or she generally will start to see an immediate impact ...
February 05, 2004
Study: Online 401(k)s Not A Big Factor In The Small Business MarketByProducers selling 401(k) plans to the small business market may have little to fear from Web-based competitors, a new study from Celent Communications suggests.The Boston ...
January 27, 2004
Regulators Ponder LTC Model RevisionNU Online News Service, Jan. 27, 2004, 6:41 p.m. EST -- Regulators are deciding whether it's time to take another look at long term ...
January 22, 2004
Reinsurance GlossaryCaptivesAn entity created by a financial institution to insure or reinsure the entitys business. One reason to form a captive is the lack of ...