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Agency Helps Kids
By Staff WriterMaxim Insurance Services Inc. says its employees became "Secret Santas" for 19 children living at the Devereux Texas Treatment Network facility.Maxim, League City, Texas, sells ...
December 20, 2006
American College Honors TurnerThe American College has awarded its Huebner Gold Medal to Jack B. Turner, a former president of the Million Dollar Round Table and the Association ...
December 19, 2006
Many Insurer Sites Consumer-Unfriendly, Group SaysA study of life insurer Web sites concludes most are below average in their respect for customers.The Customer Respect Group, Ipswich, Mass., measures 50 life ...
December 17, 2006
NAIC Adopts Several ModelsThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has adopted model acts and regulations ranging from long term care coverage to treatment of hybrid securities. The adoption ...
December 17, 2006
For 2007, Health Care Is #1 On Many Regulators' 'To Do' ListsAvailable and affordable health care surfaced as the number one concern among regulators and legislators organizing their "to do" list for 2007. State insurance commissioners ...
December 17, 2006
Compact's Public Access Rule Troubles CommissionersA public access rule adopted by the Interstate Insurance Product Commission is raising concern among commissioners in several key states. The rule was adopted when ...
December 17, 2006
Contentious Viatical Model Gets Unanimous Nod From NAIC PanelAn amended Viatical Settlements Model Act designed to stop the sale of life insurance policies initiated solely for the purpose of settling the contract was ...
December 17, 2006
Experts Applaud Gains, But Warn Of Continuing ChallengesAs 2006 ends, industry experts applaud the year's positive developments, including legislative gains on Capitol Hill, continuing high interest among business owners in non-qualified deferred ...