March 6
Bad Laws/Bad Actors—Part II
When a corporation doing business across many states runs into significant financial difficulty, it has two principal courses of action available under the US bankruptcy laws: reorganize or be liquidated. In either case, the Bankruptcy Court oversees the process with all affected parties being represented. Management itself may seek reorganization, but any plan has to […]
Say It: Optimism Is Rising
“Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed.” Alexander Pope had it right, if you follow the results of a survey produced by a college survey institution whose Optimism Index™ shows that Americans are increasingly optimistic, amid concerns over leadership and progress. The Fishlinger Center for Public Policy […]
For Your Eyes Only
Strange title? Not really. This article isn’t for everybody. If you don’t realize your business is in jeopardy or don’t care, this article isn’t for you. If you don’t see any reason to change the way you have been operating for the past 10 years, this article isn’t for you. If you think social media […]
Four “Must-Haves” for Agency Websites
Time and time again, I see agents and brokers from all around the U.S. and Canada who have not spent quite enough time on their agency website. What do I mean exactly? Well, I do see the rare case where an agency doesn’t have a website at all, and believe me that’s a huge problem. […]
Electronic Cigarette & Vape Shops
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor The sale of electronic cigarettes and personal vaporizing devices, currently a $1.5 billion industry, is growing at a rapid rate, estimated to be 25% per year (www.fortune.com). Reuters reports that about 10% of adults now vape and that, in the United […]
The Oath of Hypocrisy—and the Politicians’ “Disease”
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. As a physician, I proudly recited and adhere to the Oath of Hippocrates, which commands physicians to “use treatment to help the sick according to [their] ability and judgment…and [to] abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm.” Physicians don’t all think alike—medically or politically—but when a patient’s health is […]
NAIFA-NYS – A Strong, Effective Voice in Albany
Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere. – Theodore Roosevelt Not long after TR spoke those words, a group […]
PIANJ Presents $5K John Laux Memorial Scholarship To Member Agency Family
John Laux Memorial scholarship will foster industry perpetuation Trenton, N.J.—The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey, in conjunction with The Fore John Memorial Foundation, is announcing a new $5,000 scholarship in honor of the late John Laux to be presented to the child or grandchild of a PIA member agency entering college in 2017. The […]
Largest Insurance Convention in the State on the Horizon
HARTFORD, Conn.—The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut’s Annual Convention, the largest industry networking and education event in the state of Connecticut, will be held at Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, March 9-10. “The PIACT Annual Convention is the must-attend event of the year for all industry professionals throughout the region,” said PIACT President Loretta Lesko, CIC. […]
