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Insurance Agents Charged in $100 Million Fraud Scheme (Forbes)
By Staff WriterThe Manhattan United States Attorney and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have charged three insurance agents with a $100 million fraud scheme involving stranger-owned life insurance or STOLI.
February 23, 2012
Cerulli: Sector Mutual Fund, ETF Flows Declined 5.2% in 2011The report finds that sector mutual funds and ETFs attracted $25.3 billion in 2011. This is down 5.2% from 2010's net inflow of $26.7 billion.
February 23, 2012
Allianz Life's Operating Profit Dips 9% in 2011Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Minneapolis, posted an operating profit of $428 million for its 2011 financial year, a decline of 9% from $472 million in 2010. Allianz Life also improved its capital position, reporting regulatory risked-based capital ratio growth from 294% to 361%, an increase of 67...
February 23, 2012
Week in Pictures | February 24, 2012The number of people seeking unemployment remained at a four-year low, another medicine recall, Allianz announces a gaping fourth quarter loss and Romney and Santorum yuk it up during the last debate before decisive primaries in Arizona and Michigan.
February 22, 2012
Think Tank Looks at Attitudes About DeathThe percentage of California residents who die at home has increased considerably since 1989.
February 22, 2012
Romney Calls for 20% Income Tax CutsRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday called for 20 percent across-the-board cuts in personal income tax rates as part of a program to help the economy grow.
February 22, 2012
Seniors Speak Out on Their Greatest FearIt has been widely reported that the No. 1 thing seniors worry about is outliving their money. How are they working to get over this fear?
February 22, 2012
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