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Tech Firm Updates Administration System
By Staff WriterLIDP Consulting Services Inc. has released the 2008 version of The Administrator.The Administrator is a Web-based system for administering life insurance agencies, and for administering ...
April 08, 2008
Hartford: Sandwich Generation Duties Hurt SavingsMany U.S. residents who tend both to children and to older relatives are having a hard time preparing for their own retirement.Researchers at Hartford Financial ...
April 08, 2008
Regulators Defend The Current SystemInsurance commissioners responded to the question, "Is state insurance regulation working?", here at a packed conference organized by the New York City Bar Association.The seminar ...
April 07, 2008
The Financial Underwriting Test: "Does It Make Sense?"When it comes to financial underwriting, there is one key question: "Does it make sense?" It's important because this is the question underwriters focus on when evaluating life insurance applications for
April 06, 2008
Principles-Based Reserving Delay ExpectedTwo major pieces of a new principles-based reserving system are not expected to be delivered on time, say actuaries and regulators working on the proposal.During ...
April 06, 2008
New York Gets Its Own Life Settlement Bill ReadyAfter 9 months of work, the New York insurance department is ready to introduce its own life settlement bill, says First Deputy Superintendent Kermitt Brooks.The ...
April 06, 2008
Spinning 8 Prospecting Plates That Will Lead To Greater SalesDid you ever watch the 1950's TV program, The Ed Sullivan Show? There was a very popular act that appeared regularly on the show. It ...
April 06, 2008
State Insurance Regulators Ready For Fight On Treasury's ProposalState insurance commissioners were uniformly negative in their reaction to the Treasury Department's sweeping proposal that calls for an optional federal charter and a national ...