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10 Reasons Why Insurance M&A Remains Slow
By Bill CoffinThe life and health industry is expected to see continued sluggishness in mergers and acquisitions, thanks to a number of factors unlikely to abate any time soon. This comes from a recent report published by Deloitte that highlights the top 10 issues impacting insurance M&A for 2012.
March 05, 2012
Lawsky Hopes to Make Retained Asset Accounts a National NAIC IssueNew York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky said he hopes that his departments focus on retained asset accounts (RAAs) will become a national standard.
March 05, 2012
NAIC: CDAs are Annuities to be Sold by InsurersThe NAIC CDA Subgroup says CDAs are annuities best written by life insurers. But continued scrutiny of solvency regulations is to be expected.
March 05, 2012
The Bright Side of Being Hacked (New York Times)Disruptive as they may be, the repeated attacks of hackers operating under the banner Anonymous serve a valuable purpose: they raise the awareness level about more damaging online espionage.
March 05, 2012
AIG Sells Off 14% of AIA Group StockAmerican International Group today sold 14 percent of the stock of its Hong Kong life insurer, AIA Group, Ltd., for approximately $6 billion.
March 05, 2012
AHIP: Only MLR Rebate Recipients Should Get Rebate NoticesHealth insurers ask CMS not to add more paperwork on top of what PPACA officially requires.
March 05, 2012
NAIC's McCarty: How About Too Big to Bail, Instead of Too Big to Fail?Sen. Vitter weighs in and warns state regulators to be wary of FIO trying to expand its role, although it is not a regulator itself.