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Principal To Buy Back Stock
By Staff WriterPrincipal Financial Group Inc. says its board has approved a program to spend up to $250 million on buying back the company's common stock.Principal, Des ...
November 27, 2006
High Court Vacates Disability Discretion RulingThe U.S. Supreme Court says the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should take another look at a group long-term disability insurance case involving allegations ...
November 27, 2006
Firm Introduces Presentation SystemWealth2k Inc. has added the Traject product marketing service.Insurance companies and other financial services companies can use the Web-based system to help distribution partners offer ...
November 26, 2006
NCOIL Acts On Life IssuesState legislators adopted a resolution to strengthen annuity suitability measures during the recent annual meeting of the National Conference of Insurance Legisators, Troy, New York.During ...
November 26, 2006
Insurers To Test VA Reserving MethodAn arm of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is trying to find out how insurers will apply a principles-based approach to computing variable annuity ...
November 26, 2006
New York Life And MassMutual Lead Dalbar Website RankingsNew York Life Insurance Company remains the top consumer website offered by life insurance and annuity companies, while Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company continues to ...
November 20, 2006
Johannessen To Lead FPAMark Johannessen will be president-elect of the Financial Planning Association in 2007.Johannessen will take over as president in 2008, according to the FPA, Denver.Johannessen is ...
November 19, 2006
Why Some BGAs Are Wooing Banks And B-DsBrokerage general agencies have been striking up alliances with banks and broker-dealers, inking deals where the BGA provides specialized products, services and support in life ...