Generic Drug Bill Passed By Senate Is Praised
By Steven BrostoffByWashington Insurance groups, businesses and consumers are all praising legislation approved last week by the Senate aimed at improving access to generic drugs.The legislation, S. ...
July 21, 2002
New Qualified Plan Distribution Regs: Opportunity For Annuity ProducersBy now, most of you have read something on the new (and final) regulations for qualified plan distributions, which were issued by the IRS on ...
July 21, 2002
Building On Single Premium SalesGenerating insurance sales in an agency owned by a financial institution is the new frontier of the life insurance business. "New?" ...
July 21, 2002
Treasury Issues Proposed Rule For BDsByWashington Broker/dealers should evaluate at least seven "risk factors" in determining how to set up the customer identification program mandated by the USA Patriot Act, ...
July 21, 2002
Experts Eye Split Dollar Proposed RegsByThe good news is that the new proposed regulations on split dollar life insurance arrangements only address prospective plans, according to Albert J. Bud Schiff, ...
July 21, 2002
Fed Charter Specter Binds State OfficialsByThe pressure to maintain state authority is acting as a unifying force as legislators prepare to meet in Denver this week to continue work on ...
July 21, 2002
Why Apply Old Underwriting Practices On New Products?Why Apply Old Underwriting Practices On New Products? To The Editor: David Braggs article "Life Insurers Need To Refine Strategies For This New Environment" in ...
July 21, 2002
Building Trust With Bank CustomersByGenerally speaking, bank customers are a breed apart from those who invest through discount brokerages or other sources. They tend to be far more ...