Life Insurance
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Groups Oppose Fiduciary Mandate
By Arthur D. PostalLife insurance agent trade groups are asking members of the Senate Banking Committee to reconsider a bill that would impose a fiduciary standard on agents.
November 21, 2009
Senate Health Bill: Lincoln, Landrieu Boost Effort To Move Ahead With DebateMembers of the Senate have started debating whether they ought to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu now say they favor letting the bill come up for discussion.
November 20, 2009
Personnel Changes: Prudential, Conseco, OthersPrudential Financial Inc. has named Robert Falzon treasurer and John Fleurant controller.
November 20, 2009
Labor Withdraws Investment Advice RegsThe Obama administration has decided to cancel implementation of a final rule that was approved in January and work on rewriting and reissuing some of the regulations that were in the final rule.
November 20, 2009
Wilton Re To Reinsure Bankers Life PoliciesConseco Inc. says it has agreed to a reinsurance arrangement that could increase the company's overall risk-based capital ratio by 9 percentage points.
November 20, 2009
Guide Charts LTC Insurance SavingsA long term care insurance industry group is offering a consumer guide to reducing the cost of LTC coverage.
November 20, 2009
Sammons Financial Group Names Dinshaw As CEOSammons Financial Group announced on Nov. 19 that Esfand Dinshaw has been named Chief Executive Officer of the West Des Moines, Iowa-based company while CIndy Reed has been promoted to President of Sammons Annuity Group.
November 20, 2009
Sammons Financial Group Names Dinshaw As CEOSammons Financial Group announced on Nov. 19 that Esfand Dinshaw has been named Chief Executive Officer of the West Des Moines, Iowa-based company while CIndy Reed has been promoted to President of Sammons Annuity Group.