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NAIC Panel OKs Most Of ACLI Package
By Jim ConnollyMembers of a National Association of Insurance Commissioners panel today heard comments about a capital and surplus rules change proposal and decided to recommend adoption of most of it.
January 26, 2009
MetLife: Long Lives Could Surprise Pension Plan SponsorsRelatively few U.S. pension managers are paying much attention to risk factors such as mortality risk, longevity risk and early retirement risk.
January 26, 2009
Groups Speak Out Against OII ProposalA property-casualty association and the Coalition Opposed to a Federal Insurance Regulator are fighting efforts to create an Office of Insurance Information within the U.S. Treasury Department.
January 26, 2009
MWA: Bank Holding Company Annuity Income Increases 33%Bank holding companies increased annuity income to $1.5 billion for the first 3 quarters of 2008, up 33% from the total for the comparable period in 2007.
January 26, 2009
SEC Publishes VA Message Attachment NoticeThe National Securities Clearing Corp. is moving ahead with a project that could increase automation of the annuity sales process.
January 26, 2009
High Court Sides With Pension PlanThe U.S. Supreme Court has blocked efforts by the daughter of a DuPont Company worker to collect benefits from her late father's pension plan.
January 26, 2009
House Panel To Name Subcommittee MembersThe House Financial Services Committee plans to meet at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to organize its operations.
January 26, 2009
IMCA Raises Standards for Its CertificantsThe Investment Management Consultants Association announced changes in its certification process to attendees of its Consultants Conference in New York on January 12.