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Personnel Changes: Pan-American Life, Jackson National, Mintel Comperemedia, Vertafore, Heffernan
By Ashley ScudderPan-American Life Insurance Group Inc. has hired Robert DiCianni to succeed Eugenio Magdalena as senior vice president for Latin America.
August 18, 2011
NBGH: Large Plans to Increase Cost-SharingMany large U.S. employers intend to increase employees' in-network deductibles and employees' share of the premiums in 2012.
August 18, 2011
Highline Data Has the NumbersHighline Data has added second-quarter insurance company statutory financial data to its data services.
August 18, 2011
AAA Points Birnbaum to 2010 Disciplinary RecordsBirny Birnbaum has asked the American Academy of Actuaries for information about the effectiveness of its disciplinary process, and the AAA has suggested that he get the information from public sources on its website.
August 18, 2011
Your prospect is not paying attentionA prospect's short attention span may drastically harm your ability to close a sale.
August 18, 2011
FSP Speaker: Prepare for Super Committee-Related Portfolio AdjustmentsAdvisors must be prepared to make quick adjustments to clients' retirement portfolios in response to the recommendations of the new "Super Committee" created by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
August 18, 2011
10th Circuit Rules on FDIC Protection of Annuity AccountsTwo life insurance company subsidiaries of Aviva USA should recover only 16% of the $11.3 million they deposited in a Topeka, Kan., bank that failed in 2008, according to a 3-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
August 17, 2011
Groups Start Uniform Medical Claims Payer Reporting Standard ProjectStandards group say they hope to free health insurers, public health plans and other payers from variations in state medical claims reporting requirements.