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McRaith named head of Technical Committee of IAIS
By Elizabeth D. FestaMichael McRaith, director of the Federal Insurance Office in the Treasury Department, has been named to head the Technical Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, its influential policy-developing body.
October 04, 2012
An Uneasy Eye to the FutureRobert Miller, now the immediate past president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, provided an exclusive interview to National Underwriter Senior Editor Warren S. Hersch
October 04, 2012
Mind the GapThe width and depth of the protection Gap is clearly a double-edged sword for insurance companies as well as the agents who sell their products.
October 04, 2012
The tales of 9 stocks that doubledThe third quarter was good to large-cap stocks and even better for nine relatively unknown, little stocks.
October 04, 2012
Primerica to buy back shares from Warburg PincusThe repurchase will complete a $75 million buyback program the company started in the third quarter.
October 04, 2012
With IAIS in town, focus is on avoiding bank-centric standardsInsurers are preparing for a bold discussion on working out global standards for insurance supervision that have the ability to change the industry and the insurance market in the U.S. once they are put in place.
October 04, 2012
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan business improvingThe recent economic crisis has actually increased the need for efficient retirement savings vehicles and company-sponsored non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
October 04, 2012
Annuities go with the flowAnnuities are in a constant state of flux as markets shift and baby boomers near retirement.