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Regulators, Rating Agencies Mull Hybrid Issue
By Jim ConnollyMost insurers want regulators to treat the hybrid securities they buy as debt, but many of the issuers would prefer to treat the capital they ...
July 02, 2006
Mills Seeks Balance In Hybrid Securities DebateA leading regulator is urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to make the process of rating hybrid securities more transparent and to defer enforcing ...
July 01, 2006
Behind the NumbersUntil recently, Japan's public pension system was in grave danger of being unable to serve the retirement needs of its people in years to come....
July 01, 2006
Kovack Father and Son Join NASD GroupIn what may be a first for the industry, Ron Kovack and son Brian Kovack of Kovack Securities in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., now hold NASD...
July 01, 2006
Associated Securities Expands Its Sales, Geographic MixAssociated Securities' President and CEO John Hurley has been with the Los Angeles-based independent firm for more than a year now. And, Hurley is pleased...
June 30, 2006
Senate Security Breach Bill Could Affect InsurersMembers of the Senate Banking Committee have added their 2 cents to efforts to pass a consumer information data security bill.[@@Sens. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, the ...
June 30, 2006
Senate Security Breach Bill Could Affect InsurersMembers of the Senate Banking Committee have added their 2 cents to efforts to pass a consumer information data security bill.[@@Sens. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, the ...
June 29, 2006
Mills Tells NAIC To Hold Back On Hybrid SecuritiesA top insurance regulator says the National Association of Insurance Commissioners should give the public more information about how it rates the riskiness of hybrid ...