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NBC poll: Dead Heat in 3 Key States (Politico)
By Staff WriterLess than six months away from election day Obama and Romney are tied in three battleground states.
May 31, 2012
IAIS Releases 18-Point Assessment Methodology for I.D.'ing G-SIIsThe IAIS has created 18 indicators divided into five categories for identifying global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs or G-SIFIs).
May 31, 2012
100 Best Sales & Marketing Ideas: Tips 20-11Whether face-to-face, at a luncheon or via Skype, there are many ways to meet prospects and clients.
May 30, 2012
Google+ for Agents: Sowing Seeds for Tomorrow’s BusinessIt's SEO-friendly, consumer savvy and mercifully easy to use. Check out why Google+ may just be your new favorite social media network.
May 30, 2012
Before You Sell That 7-Year Annuity…This fan of long-term surrender charges on annuities has had a change of heart. Find out why.
May 30, 2012
Health Insurers, Consumer Reps Weigh Exchanges Marketing & Consumer Info via NAICNAIC gets pointers on its development of a white paper that seems to point to best practices on the Navigator role and marketing for consumers hopping on the PPACA-mandated state exchanges.
May 30, 2012
POGO Assails House Financial Services Committee's SRO BillIn a letter to the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Financial Services Committee, the Project On Government Oversight raised serious concerns about H.R. 4624, a bill that would authorize one or more SROs to oversee the investment advisor industry.
May 30, 2012
IT Could End Up Being Health Reform’s Highest Hurdle (Politico)If states' computer systems fail the final tests leading up to 2014, states may have to switch to a partnership exchange model with the Department of Health and Human Services running key functions.