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Allianz Life Unit To Market UMA Services
By Staff WriterA registered investment advisor unit affiliated with Questar Capital Corp. has set up a new Wealth Designs asset management platform.Questar, Minneapolis, a unit of Allianz ...
April 15, 2007
Will Annuity Agents Survive Today's Challenges?Could successful annuity producers face harsh regulatory sanctions and see their professional reputations destroyed if they continue to use marketing strategies that regulators may deem ...
April 15, 2007
NAIC Ponders Data AgentInsurance regulators are talking about the nuts and bolts of setting up a statistical data agent to handle data for preferred mortality tables.Members of the ...
April 15, 2007
Dramatic Changes Ahead For Life Product Reserving RulesThe rules for setting reserves and the capital requirements for life insurance products sold in the U.S. are about to undergo a dramatic overhaul.The new ...
April 13, 2007
Utah Extends Exam Period For Replacement PoliciesThe Beehive State is giving consumers extra time to decide whether they really want to trade in old life insurance policies and annuity contracts.Utah has ...
April 13, 2007
Penn Mutual Adds Tar Heel State AgencyA large life insurer has expanded its career agency system.Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Horsham, Pa., has added Navigon Financial Group Inc., Durham, N.C., to ...
April 13, 2007
Northwestern Agency Leases LA OfficeStrategic Financial Group, a firm that belongs to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company distribution network, has agreed to lease 64,000 square feet of office ...
April 13, 2007
Bay State Implements Health Plan Nondiscrimination RulesMassachusetts agencies are moving ahead with efforts to implement the state's health coverage access expansion program.The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has issued a bulletin that ...