Federal Regulation
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NAIFA CEO: We Didnt Change Our Policy, We 'Strengthened' It
By Staff WriterNAIFA CEO: We Didnt Change Our Policy, We Strengthened ItTo The Editor: I would like to clarify a key point in your report on the ...
January 29, 2004
One Way To Cover The Uninsured? Trim Health Services Regulation CostsByWashington The net burden of health services regulation likely exceeds the annual cost of covering all 44 million uninsured Americans, says a health care researcher."A ...
January 29, 2004
Changing LTC Products Prompt A Look At Existing RegulationsChanging LTC Products Prompt A Look At Existing RegulationsByRegulators are deciding whether long term care products are changing sufficiently to warrant making changes to existing ...
January 28, 2004
IRS Gives HSA Contributions A CodeNU Online News Service, Jan. 28, 2004, 1:26 p.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has spelled out the rules for recording employer contributions ...
January 22, 2004
Moodys Warns Of Hidden Credit Risks Tied To Re ProgramsByRegulations for level premium term products and universal life products are creating hidden credit risks for reinsurance, according to a report from Moodys Investors ...
January 20, 2004
NAIFA Endorses Optional Federal CharteringNU Online News Service, Jan. 20, 2004, 10:12 a.m. EST, Washington -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has endorsed optional federal ...
January 13, 2004
FASB Allows Flexibility On Retiree Drug AccountingNU Online News Service, Jan. 13, 2004, 12:15 p.m. EST -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., says employers can choose whether to ...
January 12, 2004
IRS Updates Determination Letter ProceduresNU Online News Service, Jan. 12, 2004, 11:39 a.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has published a 42-page guide that sets out the ...