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MWA: BHC Insurance Income Rises
By Staff WriterBank holding company insurance brokerage fee income climbed to more than $3.5 billion in the second quarter, up 18% from the total for the second quarter of 2009.
October 20, 2010
NAIC Crafts 2011 BudgetNational Association of Insurance Commissioners officials want to include funding for a principles-based valuations impact study in the group's 2011 budget.
October 20, 2010
Cross-selling takes teamworkProgressive companies understand the power of cross-selling and recognize it as a critical component for promoting both customer retention and revenue growth.
October 19, 2010
PPACA: HHS Offers Consumer Assistance GrantsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be awarding $30 million to states and territories to help them start or expand health insurance consumer assistance programs.
October 19, 2010
IRS Posts Hybrid Plan RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations relating to hybrid retirement plans and started the process of writing additional hybrid plan regulations.
October 19, 2010
Dodd Frank: SEC Writes Executive Comp Disclosure RegsPublic companies may be able to keep nondiscriminatory group health and group life benefits out of the new executive compensation disclosures.
October 19, 2010
IMSA Becomes CEFLIMarketplace Standards Association members have agreed to dissolve that group and create a successor organization, the Compliance and Ethics Forum for Life Insurers.
October 19, 2010
FASB, IASB Ask for Advice on Effective DatesU.S. and international insurance regulators are seeking comments on the implementation schedule for the insurance contracts standards they are trying to develop.