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NAIC Posts 2007 Permitted Practices List
By Allison BellU.S. life insurer use of non-standard accounting practices was common in 2007 as well as in 2008, but it has had a bigger effect on 2008 capital and surplus figures.
March 11, 2009
Time to Stay or Go?This is the fourth part of an ongoing series written by Steven Insel for advisers evaluating recruiting packages, retention packages, plans to set up their...
March 11, 2009
A Toughening MarketAnother 6,400 jobs were eliminated in February from the securities industry, for a reduction of over 0.75 percent for the month. This brings the total job loss from the peak employment month in June 2008 to over 54,000, or a decline of bout 6.4 percent.
March 11, 2009
Fresh Perspective, New Opportunities: Practice Edge, March 2009One of the defining characteristics of successful businesspeople is the habit of seeing challenges as opportunities.
March 11, 2009
A New Look Over An Old FenceSome advisors imagine that wholesalers enjoy cushy lives: big base salaries plus fees for new assets, dinners on the company tab, golf outings, and other perks. It's time to radically rethink this picture.
March 10, 2009
Hartford Updates STD Claims ProcessNurses are the stars of an expanded short-term disability insurance case planning effort.
March 10, 2009
NAIC Posts Permitted Practices ReportThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a list of the insurers that are using non-standard accounting practices in their 2008 statutory financial filings.
March 09, 2009
NAIC Posts Permitted Practices ReportThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a list of the insurers that are using non-standard accounting practices in their 2008 statutory financial filings.