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Designation Deception Creates Need For Senior Protection, Officials Say
By Jim Connolly"More has to be done to protect seniors" who fall victim to those who use dubious senior designations to promote themselves as financial planning experts, ...
March 08, 2008
Carrier Adds Group Disability School SessionsHartford Life has added Boston, Chicago and Dallas to the 2008 schedule for the Vault program.Hartford Life, Simsbury, Conn., a unit of Hartford Financial Services ...
March 08, 2008
ING Forms Alliance With AAIFPAA large insurer has established a relationship with a group that serves Asian-American insurance agents and brokers.ING U.S., an arm of ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, ...
March 08, 2008
The Duck Drives Again, And The Gorilla AdvisesTwo insurers are finding new ways to use their spokesmascots.Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ohio, a worksite benefits company, has included the Aflac Duck in a new ...
March 07, 2008
Why Producers Need Public RelationsMany people often confuse marketing and public relations (PR). However, the difference between PR and marketing is fairly simple - PR handles the relations between a company and its various publics, such as the
March 07, 2008
Carrier And Distributor Execs Grapple With IOLIInvestor-originated life insurance poses a danger to the insurance industry and the way Congress looks at life insurance, according to speakers and attendees at a ...
March 07, 2008
Cuomo Subpoenas Health InsurersA number of health insurers say they are cooperating with a New York official's requests for information about their health care cost reimbursement practices.New York ...
March 06, 2008
State Farm Ends Ties To 3 After FINRA ActionState Farm Insurance Companies says it has terminated the registration of 3 of its principals after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority disciplined 16 of its ...