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NAIC To Hold Hearings On Annuity Secondary Market
By Staff WriterThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners today announced plans to hold a public hearing on the emergence of stranger-originated and stranger-owned annuities.
March 04, 2010
2010 Producer's Guide to Brokerage General Agencies and Other WholesalersLife Insurance Selling has just published the 13th annual BGA and Other Wholesaler guide, which includes alphabetical listings, contact information and product category listings for 45 BGSs and other wholesalers throughout the United States.
March 04, 2010
Why You Absolutely Need a Target MarketWhy is it so important for an insurance producer to have a target market? Basically, you need to know how to spend your marketing time.
March 03, 2010
Senate Restores COBRA ProvisionThe U.S. Senate finally passed legislation Tuesday night restoring eligibility for 30 days to a provision that allows laid-off people to receive unemployment insurance and COBRA health insurance benefits through December 31, 2010.
March 03, 2010
Revised Proposal Mandates Level FeeBroker-dealers and advisors can only be paid on a "level-fee" basis for providing investment suggestions to retirement plan beneficiaries under a revised rule proposed by the Obama administration Friday.
March 03, 2010
Obama Presses For Healthcare ReformPresident Obama today launched the end game on healthcare reform legislation, saying he wants a vote on the bill in Congress by the end of the month.
March 03, 2010
Disability Event Speakers: Stability Is Not EnoughU.S. disability insurers have held sales and revenue reasonably steady over the past year, but speakers here at a disability insurance conference organized by JHA urged attendees to seek growth, not just stability.