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By Bill Coffin, Bill CoffinOne of the most interesting stories this week came from Washington, where, during the NAIFA annual meeting, when representatives from NAIFA and the AALU squared ...
September 15, 2011
Consumers Union: You Call THIS Transparency?A group that helps Americans shop for computers and toasters is asking why federal regulators want to charge $200,000 for the data it would need to develop health care provider performance reports.
September 15, 2011
PPACA: CCIIO Fears Risk Adjustment BugsA flawed health insurance risk adjustment program could have strange, unintended consequences, such as pushing doctors to start by using insulin to control mild diabetes rather than by recommending that patients eat better.
September 15, 2011
ACLI: PBR Component Needs WorkLife insurers are having trouble using VM-20, a section of a draft valuation manual that applies a principles-based approach to reserving.
September 15, 2011
SEC Head Defends Need for Funding IncreaseU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro has accused House Republicans of trying to cripple the agency by holding its budget flat and imposing burdensome cost-benefit analysis requirements.
September 15, 2011
NAIFA Meeting: Democrat Pans Tax Expenditure ChartFederal analysts made a mistake recently when they included the tax rules governing life insurance death benefits and the buildup of cash value inside permanent life policies on a list of deficit reduction targets, according to Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass.
September 15, 2011
Witnesses to Congress: Be Careful with Retirement AccountsLawmakers should think twice before meddling with 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts and other retirement savings programs, witnesses told the Senate Finance Committee today.
September 15, 2011
The #1 business survival skill for financial advisors...and five ways to practice it.