This is the Year of the Independent Contractor, and it is important to recognize that direct selling’s most significant advantages over traditional retail are the independent contractors who have personal, trusted relationships with customers that are virtually impossible to replicate in traditional or online retail. Protecting our independent salesforce and their ability to build a […]

Photo: Department of Labor Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Labor, Nicholas C. Geale, presenting at the DSA Independent Contractor Practicum on how the Administration and Department of Labor are positively positioning independent contractors in the marketplace. On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Direct Selling Association convened its Independent Contractor Practicum to discuss pathways to protecting the […]

Duluth, Georgia-based Primerica, Inc. has announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. In the first quarter, total revenue and adjusted operating revenues each increased 14 percent to $459.9 million and $462.9 million, respectively. Income before income taxes increased 11 percent and adjusted operating income before income taxes increased 15 percent over the prior year period. Net income grew […]

Primerica Inc., a Duluth, Georgia-based seller of financial services, has reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. In the fourth quarter, total revenues increased 12 percent and adjusted operating revenues increased 13 percent to $442.9 million and $441.9 million, respectively. Net income grew to $168.4 million in the fourth quarter, with EPS and ROE reaching $3.72 and 49.9 percent, respectively. Results […]