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Bachus: SEC About to Draft Fiduciary Standard Regs
By Arthur D. PostalThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reassigning examiners to speed up the process of writing a uniform fiduciary standard regulation, a lawmaker says.
August 03, 2011
Colonial Life: Benefits Crystal Ball Half FullThree types of benefit plan changes could be on the horizon at about half of large and midsize U.S. employers.
August 03, 2011
PPACA: Joel Ario to Leave CCIIOJoel Ario, director of the Office of Insurance Exchanges at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seems to be leaving that post.
August 03, 2011
Gallagher Makes Arkansas Benefits DealArthur J. Gallagher & Company has acquired Group Benefits of Arkansas L.L.C.
August 03, 2011
Ashe named SVP of New York Life unitNew York Life Insurance Company has named Chris Ashe, CFA, senior vice president and chief financial officer for the company's Retirement Income Security unit.
August 03, 2011
FASB, IASB Still Dickering Over Insurance StandardsA senior credit officer at Moody's Investors Service has produced a list of some of the differences that remain between U.S. and international negotiators working on an insurance accounting standards project.
August 03, 2011
Symetra Tries Selling Variable Annuities Without the Safety NetsLiving benefits guarantees have become about as common in the U.S. variable annuity market as automatic transmissions are in the U.S. automobile market.
August 03, 2011
Debt ceiling deal leaves bad tasteIs there anybody out there who feels good about the debt ceiling deal?