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By Staff WriterEvery financial advisor comes to the business with a different mix of personal strengths and weaknesses. Top producers aren't necessarily worthier than those who are...
July 31, 2008
Phoenix Asset Manager Gets New NamePhoenix Investment Partners will become Virtus Investment Partners Inc. when it separates from Phoenix Companies Inc.Phoenix, Hartford, wants to give Phoenix Investment Partners to shareholders ...
July 31, 2008
Video Explains FINRA Rule 2821Integrity Life Insurance Company has developed a 10-minute Web presentation on new variable annuity supervision, suitability and training rules.Integrity, Cincinnati, a unit of Western & ...
July 30, 2008
House Postpones Action On BillsThe House will be delaying floor action on the federal Office of Insurance Information bill and the national producer licensing system bill.The OII bill is ...
July 30, 2008
The Senate Banking Hearing, Part IIRepresentatives for life insurers and regulators updated Senate Banking Committee members Tuesday on their current positions on federal involvement in insurance regulation.John Pearson, president of ...
July 29, 2008
Dodd: Congress Could Pass OII BillSen. Christopher Dodd says Congress really could pass a federal Office of Insurance Information bill this year.H.R. 5840, a bill endorsed by the House Financial ...
July 29, 2008
Japanese Carriers Face VA Guarantee RiskA 30% drop in Japanese stock prices has drawn attention to Japanese life insurers' variable annuity minimum guarantee provisions.Masahiko Miwa, an analyst in the Tokyo ...
July 29, 2008
Ohio Issues Plan Communications FineThe Ohio Department of Insurance has imposed a $150,000 fine and $100,000 in administrative costs on a health carrier in response to concerns about provider ...