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Too often brokers are pulled in different directions with just too much to do, too many people to do it for, and too little time. In too many situations, we are not able to treat all personal issues or business issues with the time and dedication they deserve, says blogger Sam Fleet. So how to overcome that burden?
May 8
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Laurence D. Fink thinks U.S. employers should be required to put money aside for their employees retirement, similar to Australias superannuation system.
May 7 -
People with health insurance saw increases in their medical costs slow from 2009 to 2011, signaling potential structural changes in the industry that could cut health care inflation and save the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars, according to two studies.
May 7 -
While the financial advisory industry is growing rapidly, it's shutting out women, according to a new study.
May 7 -
The Illinois House of Representatives approved a bill designed to repair the nations worst-funded pension system by raising contribution levels for state employees and delaying the retirement age.
May 6 -
A spike in reports of temporary workers suffering fatal injuries on the job has spurred a new initiative to protect them.
May 3 -
Countless pieces of legislation are introduced in Washington each year and nothing is done with them. As NAHU pushes for a hearing on the MLR bill in the Senate, what are its chances?
May 2 -
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. climbed in New York trading yesterday after profit beat estimates and the insurers margins widened.
May 1 -
Big I and ACORD technology workgroups come together to push forward ID federation, real time, e-signatures and self-service capabilities
May 1 -
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking a firm stand on the discussion about how the navigators' role varies from brokers and agents - they're different. After testifying before an April hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Gary Cohen, the director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, part of CMS, told EBA that navigators will be supplying objective information, while brokers will continue in their role of advising. "They are not making recommendations, they're not selling," Cohen said about navigators.
May 1
