Life Insurance
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FIO Wants Your Input on Industry Regulation. Please Give It to Them!
By Brian AndersonHave a strong opinion on what the federal governments role should be going forward in regulating insurance? I hope you do. Now is your chance to have your opinion heard by the people actually making the rules.
October 23, 2011
TaggedTHE TRAIN I TAKE to and from work goes through Newark, New Jersey, and at one point, there is a pretty interesting view where in the foreground, spray painted against an old industrial warehouse is a crazy patchwork of graffiti. Much of it complicated graphics and murals, the work of...
October 23, 2011
The Blame GameWe are on the cusp of a great new age for the American character. However, just like stretching before going on a long run, there are some preliminary exercises that one must do to meet all the physical demands of this new movement.
October 23, 2011
Watch and See How SIFI Changes EverythingA proposal outlining the factors federal regulators want to use in determining whether an insurer is systemically significant has launched a period of great uncertainty for the life insurance industry.
October 23, 2011
New York: Health Rate Filings Are Public DocumentsEmpire State officials have told insurers, The public policy benefits to transparency are clear and overwhelming.
October 21, 2011
For Investors, Playing it 'Safe' can be RiskyInvestors remain anxious to find safety even as the stock market moves back toward positive territory for the year.
October 21, 2011
Benartzi, Thaler and Previtero Attack the ‘Annuity Puzzle’ (AdvisorOne)A new paper, slated for publication next month in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, examines why annuities aren't a more popular solution for retirees.
October 21, 2011
Does ‘4 Percent’ Still Work for Retirement? (Chicago Tribune)It's an age-old question: What percentage of their savings can retirees comfortably spend each year?