Federal Regulation
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GAO Says EBSA Needs Routine Exam System
By Staff WriterThe Employee Benefits Security Administration should examine a random sample of pension and retirement plans as well as plans that spark complaints.An official at the ...
February 22, 2007
NAIFA Skeptical About FTC Regulation Of InsuranceA provision in the new insurance industry antitrust exemption bill could expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission.One federal law, the McCarran-Ferguson Act, now ...
February 22, 2007
NAIFA Skeptical About FTC Regulation Of InsuranceA provision in the new insurance industry antitrust exemption bill could expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission.One federal law, the McCarran-Ferguson Act, now ...
February 20, 2007
Pension Insurer Drafts Rate RegulationsThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is starting to update the pension insurance premium structure.The agency has proposed a rule to implement pension insurance premium provisions ...
February 19, 2007
IRS Rules On Life Policy Grantor Trust TransfersThe Internal Revenue Service has issued a batch of guidance that could affect life insurance policyholders and others who use trusts to transfer policies.The guidance, ...
February 19, 2007
IRS Rules On Life Policy Grantor Trust TransfersThe Internal Revenue Service has issued a batch of guidance that could affect life insurance policyholders and others who use trusts to transfer policies.The guidance, ...
February 18, 2007
IRS Clarifies Rules For Dependent Care FSAsTwo recent proclamations by the Internal Revenue Service establish further clarity regarding the dependent care assistance programs, or DCAPs, within an employer's flexible spending account ...
February 16, 2007
IRS Sets Rules For FSA-To-HSA RolloversThe Internal Revenue Service has come up with procedures for employers that want to help employees shift unused flexible spending account assets into health savings ...