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By Staff WriterOver the years, a curious coincidence has emerged when Investment Advisor profiles successful advisors in its pages--many of those advisors appear to have at least...
April 30, 2006
Boehner: Agent Investment Advice Will Get The Go-AheadHouse Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said on April 27 that progress is being made in crafting compromise defined benefit pension reform legislation and vowed ...
April 30, 2006
Ruling On Hybrids Has Insurers Concerned Over Capital CostsInsurers are concerned over the classification of hybrid securities as common stock in their portfolios and it has them asking state insurance regulators what it ...
April 25, 2006
Hybrids' Capital Costs Remain A ConcernInsurers' concern over the classification of hybrid securities as common stock in their portfolios has them asking state insurance regulators about what a recent decision ...
April 23, 2006
Regulators Seek Evaluation Of Split Mortality Tables PlanRegulators are asking actuaries to evaluate a plan to split the 2001 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary mortality tables to incorporate preferred and non-preferred mortality rates.Insurers use ...
April 23, 2006
Interstate Compact Close To Becoming A RealityWhen legislation enabling an optional federal charter for insurance companies was introduced in the Senate a few weeks ago, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ...
April 19, 2006
AHIP, Pharmacies Cut Part D Red TapeAmerica's Health Insurance Plans and pharmacy groups are trying to show that they will work quickly to solve Medicare prescription drug program startup problems.AHIP, Washington, ...
April 19, 2006
Planning Groups Form Think TankOrganizations for legal, accounting and financial services professionals are starting a financial services policy coalition.Organizers say the new think tank, the Synergy Summit, Chattanooga, Tenn., ...