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The New Law Enforcer In Town
By Linda KocoInsurance and securities are increasingly intersecting, and the National Association of Securities Dealers is making moves to expand its regulatory response accordingly, panelists here at the Retirement Industry Conference indicated.
May 13, 2007
NAIC Changes Model Law PolicyThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners' executive committee voted to make changes to its process of adopting model laws.The new framework requires the parent committee ...
May 13, 2007
NCOIL's Kennedy Assails NAIC's 'Closed Door' MeetingsA letter from Rep. Brian Kennedy, D-Dist. 38-R.I., vice president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators, Troy, N.Y., assailed the "closed door meetings" of ...
May 11, 2007
Utah Offers Risk Pool IncentiveA Beehive State health insurance program for consumers with medical problems is trying to encourage insurance agents and producers to send customers its way.The Utah ...
May 10, 2007
Utah Goes ElectronicThe Utah Insurance Department is telling insurers to stop sending rate and form filings in on paper.Insurers that have been sending in paper submissions should ...
May 09, 2007
NASD Imposes Military Sales FinesThe National Association of Securities Dealers today fined 2 broker-dealers $400,000 in connection with allegations that they gave misleading investment plan sales literature to U.S. ...
May 09, 2007
States And NASD Back Suitability RuleThe National Association of Securities Dealers has joined with 3 state insurance commissioners to sign a statement supporting a new annuity sales suitability rule.The suitability ...
May 09, 2007
NCOIL Challenges NAIC Accreditation ProcessState legislators continue to press state insurance regulators to examine their process for developing regulatory requirements.Michigan state Sen. Alan Sanborn, R-Richmond Township, Mich., president of ...