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How to train your stunt double to maximize your practice
April 30, 2013Stunt doubles enable the actor do what they do best — acting — while the stuntman masters the tasks where there’s no need and no benefit for the highly compensated actor’s involvement. To get to the point, I’m talking about creating a business team approach.
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CMS shortens public exchange application
April 30, 2013The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement this morning that the application for public health insurance, reported in March to be 21 pages long for individuals, has been shorted to just three pages.
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Aon drops most since May as broker’s revenue falls short
April 29, 2013Aon Plc, the insurance broker that moved its headquarters to London from Chicago, declined the most since May after a measure of revenue growth slowed.
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MetLife lifts dividend first time since 2007
April 24, 2013MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, raised its dividend 49% in the first increase since 2007, after its exit from banking limited oversight from the Federal Reserve. The company gained the most since January in New York trading.
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What advisers can learn from Steve Jobs
April 24, 2013The legacy of Steve Jobs and the success of Apple can teach advisers a whole lot, according to David Patchen of Raymond James, a financial advising firm.
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PBS special slams 401(k)s
April 24, 2013A program airing yesterday cited excessive fees and lack of clear guidance for the failure of the 401(k) to prepare Americans for a longer and more costly retirement.
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Alegeus enables private exchange start-ups
PODCAST | April 24, 2013EBA spoke with Alegeus Technologies CEO Tom Torre about how they're enabling private exchange creation through their products. He says the trend makes sense because "there's clearly a shift to retail."
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NAHU CEO: CAPs must ‘stop being enemies’
April 22, 2013All consumer assistance programs need to “stop being enemies with each other,” National Association of Health Underwriters’ CEO Janet Trautwein insisted after a panel discussion at the Kaiser Family Foundation Thursday in Washington.
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5 things advisers don't know about SEO (but should)
April 18, 2013As a creator of financial websites I am often asked, “What SEO can I do myself as an adviser?” Here are some great tips that will help your website rise to the top of the heap in search engine optimization.
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Congressman to IIABA: ‘We are killing business with regulation’
April 18, 2013Congressman Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) spoke Wednesday to Independent Insurance Agents& Brokers of America at the organization’s legislative luncheon.
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Obama programs derided by Republicans as pejorative entitlements
April 17, 2013Left unchecked, Republicans say, Obama’s “entitlement society” will bankrupt the nation. “’Entitlement used to be a fairly positive thing,” says one historian. Until ACA, that is, and other more recent events.
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Cultivating next-gen advisers
April 17, 2013Job growth for financial advisers stands around 32%, nearly double the national outlook.
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Retirement account cap with Obama budget buoys insurance
April 16, 2013A cap that President Barack Obama has proposed on the size of tax-advantaged retirement accounts is seen as potentially pushing savers to another product that limits payments to the government: life insurance.
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The growth of voluntary through the lens of one client
April 10, 2013In recent years, voluntary benefits have risen from a nice-to-have for employees to something that is quickly becoming crucial. Doug Mantz looks back at the evolution of voluntary benefits through the lens of one long-time client.
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Track your social media relationships
April 10, 2013Social media relationships deserve your personal attention. Start keeping track of the people you connect with online.
