Last month, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 4, the “Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011,” into law. H.R. 4 repealed an onerous 1099 reporting requirement that was enacted as part of the heal
Business ethics is a tricky area because the point of business, to produce a profit, often conflicts with what might be termed ethical. Ethicists rarely have a strong grasp of business or life outside of idealized environments. Managers and executives rar
We all know the statistics. Every second a baby boomer turns 60. More than 60% of insurance professionals are over the age of 45, according to a survey by InVEST a few years ago. Clearly we have a lot of work to do in recruiting the next generation of ind
Mention the phrase social media and most people automatically think of Facebook and Twitter. But before you dismiss the idea of using LinkedIn because you only know it as that “bland” social media site where people go when they’re looking for a job, reali
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By: Volume 108, No. 4
Remarkable. Historic. That’s how industry analysts have now begun to describe the current soft property-casualty market, which doesn’t show any signs of letting up. At least the economy seems to be on an upswing. That’s the only good news for independent
I stared down at the headless rabbit with one word swirling in my head: delicious. You see, it’s important to put the animal out of its misery fast, which is why I always bite off the head first. Then I slowly consume its body, feet and fluffy tail—savori
The Big “I” has long advocated for targeted federal legislation to modernize the state system of insurance regulation, including the area of agent licensing, and praised the recent introduction of H.R. 1112, the “National Association of Registered Agents
Innovation is arguably the corporate buzzword of the decade. Marketers have eroded its meaning through misuse and overuse; however, true innovation is no corporate cliché. It remains the driver of our marketplace and a key factor in the long-term success