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The Eight Slices of An Ultra-Productive, Fully Balanced Life
By Jim PiatchekWith 2009 almost here, you may be among the many making resolutions for the new year. In that spirit, let me share some ideas I have found useful in helping me develop and maintain an ultra-productive, fully balanced
December 10, 2008
Regulators Eye IIPRC UseConcerns about the expiration of a product standards rule may be holding down the number of products filed with the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.
December 10, 2008
NAIC Looks At DI Best PracticesAdvocates of a proposed disability claims best practices list are clashing with insurers over the need for the list.
December 10, 2008
Dinallo: Securities Lending Needs AttentionRegulators should take a look at securities lending programs, according to New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo.
December 09, 2008
Settlement Broker Seeks AIG PoliciesSettlement SYNC says it can find new buyers for in-force life insurance policies underwritten by units of American International Group Inc.
December 09, 2008
Sy SternbergSy Sternberg, CLU, was recently awarded the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Round Table of New York. Sternberg is Chairman of the Board of the New York Life Insurance Company. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those who have made
December 09, 2008
Targeting boomers as clientsAs we all know full well, the first boomers have begun hitting retirement age and will be doing so over the next 20 years. That's the potential for millions more clients to hit the "senior" market and the target of much of your
December 09, 2008
NAIC Technical Groups Share Capital LoadMany panels at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners are looking into life insurers' request for changes in capital and surplus requirements.