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Ore. Administrator To Leave Post
By Staff WriterScott Kipper will be stepping down from his position as administrator of the Oregon Insurance Division Oct. 31, officials say.Kipper is leaving to pursue other ...
October 16, 2008
Insurer Responds To Rating AgencyProtective Life Corp. says it believes it is doing a good job of addressing the current economic challenges.Protective, Birmingham, Ala., issued a statement about its ...
October 16, 2008
Candidates Continue Clash Over Health CareSen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama today kept up their dispute about the best strategy for expanding access to health coverage.McCain, R-Ariz., the Republican ...
October 16, 2008
Fitch: Capital Buffers May Protect Life InsurersFitch Ratings says it may reduce the ratings of a number of insurers and reinsurers in coming weeks as a result of the current economic ...
October 16, 2008
Life Insurers Offer To Help PaulsonSeveral dozen large U.S. life insurers have written to offer their assistance and any information they can provide to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.The American Council ...
October 16, 2008
Analyst: Turmoil To Bring Swaps OversightTightening regulation of the credit default swaps market probably will be one of the first tasks on the congressional agenda in 2009.Sam Leaman of Washington ...
October 16, 2008
College Plan Rules Can Lock Investors InSome 529 college savings plan holders are discovering that restrictions on asset allocation moves are limiting their ability to respond to plunging stock prices.The problem ...
October 15, 2008
Quick facts for the mature marketRetirement preparation education is a high priority for some employers. The Harvard School of Public Health announced that elderly people with active social lives have a slower rate of memory decline. Forty-eight percent of retirees s