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Compact Commission Holds Inaugural Meeting
By Jim ConnollyState insurance regulators, insurers and producers celebrated the launch of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission here last week and started the business of putting ...
June 18, 2006
12 Weeks To BreakthroughBreakthrough performance is a quantum leap in results. It occurs when we do something different that produces a significant gain--of 50%, 100% or 200%. Breakthrough ...
June 17, 2006
Securian Introduces EIASecurian Financial Group Inc. has introduced the SecureLink equity indexed annuity.Securian will be issuing the policy through its Minnesota Life Insurance Company subsidiary.Securian, a unit ...
June 14, 2006
Oklahoma Gov. Signs Insurance BillOklahoma Governor Brad Henry has signed a bill to protect military personnel, strengthen industry ethics standards, streamline government processes and bolster the state insurance department's ...
June 14, 2006
Planners Want Fiduciary StandardAlmost all members of a financial planners group say they should be held to a fiduciary standard requiring them to act in a client's best ...
June 13, 2006
In Face Of Storm, Florida Lifts Rx LimitsIn response to the tropical storm that hit its panhandle region today, Florida's insurance commissioner has issued an emergency order suspending certain statutes regulating prescription ...
June 13, 2006
Principle-Based Reserving AdvancesThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has authorized a new working group that will examine the issue of principle-based reserving.The NAIC gave its endorsement to ...
June 12, 2006
New Hampshire Regulators Charge ING Over Fund SalesThe New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation has charged two U.S. units of ING Groep N.V. with disclosing too little information about the company's mutual ...