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N.Y. Eyes Securities Lending Collateral
By Staff WriterThe New York State Insurance Department wants insurers to be careful with the collateral backing their securities lending operations.The New York department recommends in Circular ...
July 08, 2008
No bids for auction rate securitiesA survey by Pluris Valuation Advisors shows 57 percent of companies holding auction rate securities have taken writedowns on those holdings, according to the Financial...
July 01, 2008
Working to motivate change"Great minds think alike." -- Anonymous The recent annual meeting of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting brought together a collection of great minds to discuss the current economic climate and
July 01, 2008
GLD Gets OptionsAfter a long four-year wait, trading of call and put options on the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has finally come to pass. The regulatory hurdles...
July 01, 2008
Strength From WeaknessThat which makes us strong is often our greatest weakness. That which provides us with our greatest advantage usually is our biggest handicap as well. What...
June 30, 2008
Working to motivate change"Great minds think alike." -- Anonymous The recent annual meeting of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting brought together a collection of great minds to discuss the current economic climate and
June 25, 2008
Treasury Eyes Social Security ReductionsBush administration officials have published a discussion of strategies for cutting Social Security income benefits.Critics of the Bush administration argue that it has exaggerated the ...
June 19, 2008
Unum Describes Good WorksA disability insurer has released a corporate social responsibility report.Unum Group Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., discusses the $6 million it gave to charities, the $2.3 million ...