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Why FIA Producers Are Pondering Their Future
By Danette KennedyProducers in the fixed index annuity (FIA) market are increasingly asking: Should I become a Registered Investment Advisor? Will the Securities and Exchange Commission start ...
February 14, 2008
Hartford Backs Cancer FoundationAn insurer will be the first founding partner supporting a high-profile women's health charity.Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, has agreed to help pay for ...
February 13, 2008
DTCC Eliminates Insurance Product File FeesThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. says standardization and automation have helped it cut the cost of processing insurance transactions.The DTCC, New York, a company ...
February 13, 2008
Aetna To Insist On CORE Standards CertificationA large health insurer is backing efforts by the Council for Affordable Quality Health Care to create new benefits eligibility data exchange standards.Aetna Inc., Hartford, ...
February 13, 2008
Experts Explain New Nonprofit Plan RulesA unit of MetLife Inc. has published a paper discussing the steps schools and other nonprofit employers that sponsor 403(b) retirement plans need to take ...
February 11, 2008
Hancock Updates Universal Life PoliciesJohn Hancock is rolling out new versions of its Performance UL and Protection SUL-G products.The universal life insurance policies are aimed mainly at consumers ages ...
February 11, 2008
MassMutual To Reward Key ProducersMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is setting up an Elite Advisor Program.The new program will recognize "loyal retirement plan advisors who consistently strive to provide ...
February 11, 2008
National Planning Allows Web-Only Fund ProcessingThe broker-dealer arm of Jackson National Life Insurance Company has added direct business processing for mutual funds to its Electronic Order Entry representative workstation system.National ...