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House Panel Adds Group Life To TRIA Bill
By Arthur D. Postal, Matt BradyThe U.S. House Financial Services Committee approved a Terrorism Risk Insurance Act reauthorization bill today after agreeing to add group life to the program.[@@]The ...
September 28, 2004
Serio Talks About SMART, TRIA And SOXThe current draft of the "SMART" federal insurance reform bill is not a "sea change" from existing regulation and is a "fairly well crafted ...
September 28, 2004
KPMG Settles General American SuitKPMG L.L.P., New York, has settled a lawsuit stemming from the 2000 failure of General American Life Insurance Company, St. Louis, regulators say.[@@]State liquidators ...
September 27, 2004
Principal Updates Voluntary Term ProductNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 2:45 p.m. EDTThe Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, is updating its voluntary term life program.[@@]Principal ...
September 27, 2004
Herseth Sponsors LTC Insurance Deduction BillNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTRep. Stephanie Herseth, D.-S.D., has introduced a bill that would create new tax breaks for ...
September 27, 2004
Rider Increases Hancock UL Policy LTC BenefitsNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 4:44 p.m. EDTJohn Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, has introduced a rider that can double the long ...
September 24, 2004
Congress Cuts 2004 Mutual Relief From H.R. 1308Congress has left 2004 tax relief mutual life insurers out of the conference report version of H.R. 1308.[@@]Mutual life insurers have been trying to ...
September 23, 2004
NaviSys Hires Accenture VeteranNU Online News Service, Sept. 23, 2004, 4:09 p.m. EDTNaviSys Inc., Edison, N.J., has hired Richard Miller to be its senior vice president of ...