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Calif. Names New Insurance Enforcement Officer
By Staff WriterCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has appointed Rick Plein as deputy commissioner of the Department of Insurance's enforcement branch.Plein, who had been bureau chief of ...
August 26, 2008
Iowa Overhauls Anti-Rebate RuleThe Iowa Insurance Department Friday substantially loosened its ban on providing gifts to policyholders or prospects.The department's original anti-rebate policy had drawn heavy criticism from ...
August 25, 2008
Regulators Discuss Federal Office, Indexed AnnuitiesThe proposed Office of Insurance Information currently before Congress was among the issues state insurance commissioners discussed last week during their gathering in Chicago.The meeting ...
August 25, 2008
Compliance Staff To Get Boost: CerulliMore than 40% of asset managers plan to increase their marketing compliance staff, Cerulli Associates Inc. reports.Compliance positions are becoming increasingly high-profile as the marketplace ...
August 22, 2008
Doug GrittonAmerican United Life Insurance Company has named Doug Gritton vice president of sales and marketing. He has previously served as vice president at UNIFI and regional vice president for Ameritas Life Insurance Company in Lincoln, Neb.
August 22, 2008
Diahann W. LassusDiahann W. Lassus, CFP(R), CPA/PFS has joined the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors as leader for the 2008-09 National Board. She is the co-founder of New Providence, N.J.-based wealth management firm Lassus Wherley.
August 22, 2008
State Farm Life: Women Wary Of AdvisorsU.S. women trust their doctors and themselves far more than they trust financial professionals.Researchers at State Farm Life Insurance Company, a unit of State Farm ...
August 22, 2008
Top Nevada Regulator To Leave PostNevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman will retire Sept. 7, state officials say.Molasky-Arman has been serving as the state's insurance commissioner since 1995, when she was ...