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A is for AG 38: The ABCs of the NAIC's 2012 Top Priorities
By Elizabeth D. FestaMcCarty tells opening session of NAIC Spring Conference in New Orleans that issues both international and domestic will be reviewed for action or wrapped up this year
March 02, 2012
Sen. Sanders Unveils Report on Nation's 'Dental Crisis' (The Hill)Many Americans are living without access to dental care, and even if they treatment is easy to come by, many don't have insurance to cover it.
March 02, 2012
Reader Comments of the WeekSee what readers are saying about this week's top stories on LifeHealthPro.com.
March 02, 2012
Regulators Struggling to Balance State, Federal and NAIC's SERFF roles in ExchangesThe NAIC says "the full scope of SERFF is evolving based on state needs, insurer input and CCIIO requirements, as states, weary of staring down the federal government on setting up exchanges, start asking questions--and awaiting answers.
March 02, 2012
IRI, SIFMA and FSR Rip Fiduciary StandardThree financial services industry trade groups are signaling to the Department of Labor (DOL) that they will fight tooth-and-nail to sustain the current exemption of the sale of retirement investment products from a fiduciary standard.
March 02, 2012
New Alzheimer's Council To Review Draft National PlanMembers of the public can sign up for a chance to speak at the teleconference meeting.
March 02, 2012
Camp Asks Geithner About PPACA Tax Subsidy BudgetThe Ways and Means chairman says he is still waiting for answers about what looks like a $111 billion increase.
March 02, 2012
Camp Asks Geithner About PPACA Tax Subsidy BudgetThe Ways and Means chairman says he is still waiting for answers about what looks like a $111 billion increase.