ethics

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  Murdoched!

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 15, 2011

  Rupert Murdoch is embroiled in a phone hacking scandal that has the potential to bring down his multimedia empire--a cautionary tale for any business.

• A Question of Ethics: Agent’s Dilemma When Client Understates Payroll

  By Peter R. Kensicki  |  April 11, 2011

  Readers weigh in on a dilemma proposed by our “Question of Ethics” columnist, Peter R. Kensicki, regarding an agent’s obligation to report payroll misstatements that were discovered while preparing a proposal for a potential client. In Part 1 of a two-part presentation of responses, readers discuss agent duties to the...

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  Do we dare become professional?

  By W. Kurt Fickling  |  March 25, 2011

  CPAs, doctors, lawyers and architects do it. Maybe it's time for independent insurance agents to hold themselves to higher, more codified professional standards and accountability.