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Coalition Sues To Overturn SEC Annuity Rule
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is facing a court challenge to its effort to regulate equity indexed annuities as securities.
January 15, 2009
Vaughan To Lead NAICTherese Vaughan is set to become the chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Feb. 18.
January 15, 2009
Americans demand clarity, transparencyA survey of 1,214 American homeowners and investors conducted by Siegel+Gale found 84 percent are more likely to trust a company that doesn't use industry jargon in communications. Seventy-nine percent say a government mandate that
January 15, 2009
AIG Posts Maiden Lane III Shortfall PactAmerican International Group Inc. has shed some light on how a failed AIG derivatives unit and a rescue entity will handle differences between the value of collateral and the value of canceled derivatives transactions.
January 15, 2009
Zero-percent income increase for America's seniorsFor the first time since cost-of-living adjustments went into effect in 1975, the 37 million American seniors who receive monthly Social Security checks are forecast to receive no increase whatsoever. Since automatic raises were first established,
January 14, 2009
Even in tough times, success is still the standardIs it still possible, in what seem to be the worst of economic times, to make a strong go of it? Chuck McAleer, CLU, ChFC, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Mutual Trust, says that despite ongoing challenges in the economy and further
January 13, 2009
NAVA Updates Web SiteAn annuity group has developed separate portals for advisors and investors along with a new RSS newsfeed feature.
January 13, 2009
Stephen L. DobrowStephen L. Dobrow has been named president of the American Society of Pension Professionals Actuaries. Currently, he is president of Primark Benefits. He joined ASPPA as a volunteer in 1994.