Martin Kurtz, a certified financial planner and president of The Planning Center in Moline, Ill., was named president-elect of the Financial Planning Association for 2010.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.