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Older Americans Worry Less About Health Costs
By Staff WriterU.S. consumers over age 45 are less likely than comparable consumers in some other developed countries to cite affordability of health care as a critical ...
November 14, 2008
Landgraf: States Will Try To Limit Federal RoleThe financial crisis will affect how insurers will be regulated, one legal expert predicts.Charles Landgraf, an attorney in the Washington office of Dewey & LeBoeuf ...
November 14, 2008
Mishkin To NAILBA: We Stand StrongToday's financial crisis is leading to news reports that question the capabilities of the insurance industry, warns Douglas Mishkin.Mishkin, the 2008 chairman of the National ...
November 14, 2008
Hartford Applies For Thrift CharterHartford Financial Services Inc. says it has applied for permission to become a savings and loan holding company, clearing the way for it to participate ...
November 14, 2008
Cerulli: Advisors Often Stick With WirehousesFinancial advisors generally seem to like the idea of being able to move to a firm where they can operate as they see fit, but ...
November 13, 2008
Empire State Asks For Liquidity UpdatesThe New York State Insurance Department wants life insurers and life reinsurers to tell it how liquid they are by Dec. 10.Department officials say the ...
November 13, 2008
Condron: Risk Management Is KeyIn spite of short-term concerns about the current market crisis, life insurers continue to be uniquely poised to help prevent a retirement crisis, according to ...
November 12, 2008
Coalition Asks Ways And Means For Pension ReliefAbout 300 insurers, business groups, employers and union chapters are pleading with House Ways and Means Committee leaders for help easing Pension Protection Act funding ...