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IAIS Releases Internationally Active Insurer Criteria, Enterprise Risk Requirements
By Elizabeth D. FestaThe International Association of Insurance Supervisors today proposed a draft of the Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups, marking the completion of the second step in its three-year development phase.
July 02, 2012
Report: Roberts switched views on health care law (Atlantic)Kennedy, thought by many conservatives to be the most likely to switch and uphold the law, was relentless in trying to bring Roberts back to the conservative side, according to CBS sources.
July 02, 2012
59% - Public grows more wary about government role in health care (Pew Research)Today, 59% of the American public expressed concern over the governments involvement in health carean increase from 46% in 2009.
July 02, 2012
59% - Public grows more wary about government role in health care (Pew Research)Today, 59% of the American public expressed concern over the governments involvement in health carean increase from 46% in 2009.
July 02, 2012
Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness – from the inside (TED)Elyn Saks, a legal scholar with schizophrenia, asks that people with mental illness be viewed clearly, honestly and compassionately.
July 01, 2012
The Road to PPACAThe battle over whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) is constitutional, unconstitutional, or something more complicated is just one new attention-getting chapter in the long history of health care finance.
July 01, 2012
Producer's Corner: Putting a Critical Spotlight on Critical Illness CoverageIf youre like a still substantial number of advisors, then you dont market critical illness insurance. And that would be no surprise: In the insurance marketplace, CI is a relative newcomer. Many financial services professionals remain oblivious of the products benefits and role in insurance planning. Or they simply havent...
June 30, 2012
Producer's Corner: Putting a Critical Spotlight on Critical Illness CoverageIf youre like a still substantial number of advisors, then you dont market critical illness insurance. And that would be no surprise: In the insurance marketplace, CI is a relative newcomer. Many financial services professionals remain oblivious of the products benefits and role in insurance planning. Or they simply havent...