Life Insurance
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Dodd-Frank: ACLI Releases Swaps Proposal (WITH ACLI RESPONSE) (Corrected)
By Arthur D. PostalThe American Council of Life Insurers has proposed definitions that could free life insurers from most of the swaps activity oversight required by the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
September 20, 2010
OECD Analysts: Please, Tax InsuranceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development researchers suggest that the United States might be wise to change insurance tax rules.
September 20, 2010
Researchers: General Pressure Fueled Health Bill CrisisMedical bills have been hitting U.S. consumers so hard partly because the consumers are so short on cash.
September 20, 2010
IMSA Board Calls for TransformationThe Insurance Marketplace Standards Association board wants to replace IMSA with the Life Insurers' Forum for Ethics and Compliance, a group that would focus on helping life compliance professionals do their jobs.
September 20, 2010
ASPPA: Don't Make 5500 Clerks RegisterThe American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries is asking the Internal Revenue Service to think about the red tape it is about to wrap around the support staffers who help prepare Form 5500 data.
September 20, 2010
OECD Analysts: Please, Tax InsuranceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development researchers suggest that the United States might be wise to change insurance tax rules.
September 20, 2010
PPACA: Sept. 23 is NighHealth insurance rates and children's access to health coverage are some of the hot topics this week as an important Affordable Care Act implementation deadline nears.
September 20, 2010
The Time is Now: Convincing Your Life Insurance Clients to Seize the MomentMany clients realize they need life insurance. In fact, 70 percent of women and 62 percent of men believe that life insurance is a necessity and that all adults should have it, according to research by LIMRA.