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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
"Toxic" VAs Need Careful Reserving: Regulator
By Jim ConnollyEven as one regulator called variable annuities "toxic products," industry representatives were saying the current draft actuarial guideline creates reserves that are redundant and too ...
June 09, 2006
Fight Vowed If Settlement Halt AdvancesA prominent figure in the life settlements industry promised a "frontal assault" if regulators place a moratorium on the ability to settle a life insurance ...
June 09, 2006
N.H. Bureau Files Against INGThe New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation has charged two U.S. units of ING Groep with disclosing too little information about the company's mutual fund ...
June 05, 2006
Texas Expands Health Program AccessThe Lone Star State has received permission from the federal government to let more pregnant women into its State Children's Health Insurance Program.The U.S. Department ...
June 04, 2006
New EIA Oversight On Fast TrackTighter regulation of equity index annuities is on a fast track with plans to advance three new standards and add four states to the project, ...
June 04, 2006
Insurance Accounting Apps Allow Detailed Drilling Of Financial DataAccounting system packages available in a variety of platforms allow insurers to keep essential financial data in one place and to retrieve and work with ...
June 01, 2006
Plan for a partnership's futureWhat will happen to your business when your partner dies? Without adequate planning, the partnership no longer exists as a legal business entity - except for the purpose of winding up its affairs. When a partner dies, the surviving partner has two
June 01, 2006
Seven steps to newsletter successSeveral years ago James Finneran, president of Finneran Senior Resource Group in Gig Harbor, Wash., began sending an e-newsletter to his computer-savvy clients. Today, he uses it to communicate regularly with more than 300 subscribers. In addition