Federal Regulation
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Industry Backs FINRA's Delay Of Some Rule 2821 Provisions
By Arthur D. PostalThe life insurance industry is voicing support for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's decision to delay the effective date of certain provisions of a new ...
January 06, 2008
Prognostication TimeWell, here we are in what is generally the soggiest insurance/political news period of the entire year--that time between mid-December and the first week in ...
January 06, 2008
Industry Pans IRS Proposals On Added Insurance Coverage By DB PlansProposed regulations from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the providing of added insurance coverage by a defined benefit plan could in fact inhibit the ability ...
January 06, 2008
IRS Proposes Hybrid Plan And Pension Asset RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has released a draft of regulations that would help employers use new federal laws that endorse adoption of cash balance plans ...
January 06, 2008
Industry Pans IRS Proposals On Added Insurance Coverage By DB PlansProposed regulations from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the providing of added insurance coverage by a defined benefit plan could in fact inhibit the ability ...
January 04, 2008
IRS Proposes Plan Diversification RegsThe Internal Revenue Service wants to develop regulations explaining how employers and retirement plan advisors should implement new defined contribution plan investment diversification rules.Members of ...
January 04, 2008
SEC Notes Lack Of International Insurance StandardsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has included a discussion of international insurance regulatory efforts in a new final financial report rule.The final rule, which ...
January 04, 2008
SEC Notes Lack Of International Insurance StandardsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has included a discussion of international insurance regulatory efforts in a new final financial report rule.The final rule, which ...