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NIPR To Team Up With ACORD
By Staff WriterThe National Insurance Producer Registry and ACORD Corp. have signed a "memorandum of understanding" that calls for NIPR to harmonize some NIPR processes with existing ACORD data and message definitions.
November 25, 2009
Dividends!Years ago, maybe in 2002, at a conference I attended in St. Louis, Dr. Bob Goodman, then Putnam's economist and a spokesman for the firm, said that dividends would become increasingly important to Americans.
November 24, 2009
Agency Argues Reform's State BenefitsProposed health care reforms could have significant benefits for families, seniors and businesses in many states, a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asserts.
November 24, 2009
Reform Could Cut Provider Pay: StudyMedicare Advantage payments to providers under the Senate health care reform bill would be based on enrollment-weighted competitive bidding instead of the current system.
November 24, 2009
Insurer Wants SEC To Start Over On 151AA federal Appeals Court panel should require the Securities and Exchange Commission to start from scratch if it continues to want to regulate equity-indexed annuities as securities
November 24, 2009
Enough economic "Woe is me"You are not a cow in a ditch. Grab the bull by the horns, and get out your shovel and dig!
November 23, 2009
Senate To Debate Health Care ReformFollowing the Senate's vote Saturday to open debate on health care reform, groups representing insurance agents and actuaries are voicing deep concern about the proposed legislation.