Federal Regulation
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IRS Offers Union Plan Extension Advice
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service has published rules for union pension plans that want to spread out the burden of pension funding adjustments over 5 to ...
November 07, 2008
Draft Would Revamp Anti-Money-Laundering RegsThe Bush administration has come out with a proposed revision of the regulations that govern how insurers and other financial services companies are supposed to ...
November 06, 2008
IRS Releases COLI RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final version of rules that will help employers comply with federal corporate-owned life insurance reporting requirements.The final regulations ...
November 05, 2008
Dems Make Gains, Miss Mark In SenateSen. Barack Obama swept to victory Tuesday as Democrats added to their majorities in Congress, but the Democrats continue to lack a "filibuster-proof" 60-vote majority ...
November 04, 2008
Obama Wins, Dems Increase Senate Majority (Updated)The insurance industry is facing a whole new world in Washington.Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the Republican presidential nominee, tonight has conceded the presidential election to ...
November 04, 2008
Obama Wins, Dems Increase Senate Majority (Updated)The insurance industry is facing a whole new world in Washington.Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the Republican presidential nominee, tonight has conceded the presidential election to ...
November 03, 2008
IRS Eyes Charitable Trust Interest SalesThe Internal Revenue Service says it is looking to see whether some charitable trust transactions should be identified as tax-avoidance transactions.IRS officials report in IRS ...
November 02, 2008
Battle Rages On The Suitability Of Current Annuity RegulationWhen state insurance commissioners adopted a model regulation to curtail the abusive use of senior designations recently, it highlighted the ongoing efforts regulators are currently ...