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Obama Plan Could Boost Revenue From Life Insurers: UBS (Corrected)
By Staff WriterThe budget proposal released Monday by the Obama administration could generate $15 billion in additional revenues for the U.S. government from the life insurance industry over 10 years if enacted, UBS Investment Research says.
February 05, 2010
Web Exclusive: Retirement Plan ReviewsHave products that could fill holes in your clients' retirement plans? Mary Sanderson writes about how to find the cavities by providing annual retirement checkups.
February 05, 2010
SEC To Eye Target Date FundsThe Securities and Exchange Commission will be focusing on several areas in the year ahead, including target date funds, surprise inspections of money managers, disclosures and 12(b)1 fees.
February 05, 2010
Firms Ally On N.C. School Worksite PlansA voluntary benefits carrier has teamed up with 2 other firms to upgrade enrollments of workers at North Carolina schools.
February 05, 2010
VA Company Asks Court to Toss 151AAn issuer of equity-indexed annuities advised an appeals court to vacate a regulation that the Securities and Exchange Commission wants to use to oversee equity-indexed annuities as securities.
February 05, 2010
Tech Bits: Unum, Mutual of Omaha, AlterityUnum Group Corp. (NYSE:UNM) will be using the Internet-based Customer Interaction Center system from Interactive Intelligence Inc.
February 05, 2010
Report Advises Shift In Life Settlement Sales PointsThe life settlement industry is losing major market opportunities by failing to explain the value of life settlements to consumers, according to a new report.
February 05, 2010
Personnel Changes: InsPro, National Life, CIGNA, WellPoint, OthersInsPro Technologies L.L.C., a policy administration system company, has hired James Rourke to be senior vice president - sales and marketing.