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Reid Lugs Out Senate Health Bill
By Allison BellThe main Senate health bill -- the 2,074-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- has arrived.
November 17, 2009
Watchdogs: Fed Saved AIG After Private Deal DiedFederal Reserve System officials started out underestimating the cost of bailing out American International Group Inc., according to the Office of the Special Inspector for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
November 16, 2009
Kurtz To Lead FPAThe Financial Planning Association has picked Martin Kurtz to be 2010 president-elect.
November 16, 2009
New York Weighs In On Financial Guaranty InsuranceA New York insurer can buy financial guaranty insurance to back its commercial mortgage-backed securities, but New York will look mainly at ratings when deciding whether the CMBS can be used to invest reserves.
November 16, 2009
Hancock: Many Mistaken About LTCMost U.S. residents understand that they might need long term care, but they greatly underestimate the cost of such care, according to John Hancock Long Term Care.
November 16, 2009
AALU Asks Members To Campaign For ReunificationThe House could move sometime this week to take up legislation extending the 2009 estate tax level to 2010.
November 16, 2009
Health Reform Faces Tough Path In Senate, Despite House VoteWhether health care reform legislation should include a public option--an option opposed by the insurance industry--remains a critical stumbling block as the debate on the legislation moves to the Senate floor in the near future.
November 16, 2009
Dodd Bill Imposes Fiduciary StandardCongressional committees have proposed changes in suitability standards that, if sustained, could pose a crippling blow to life insurance agents who sell a limited number of investment products.